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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 381-386 |
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Photon interaction coefficients for the colorectal cancer tissue
Emmanuel Okon Esien-Umo1, Joseph Abebe Obu2, Ndubuisi Ozoemena Chiaghanam1, Theophilus Ipeh Ugbem3, Nneoyi Onen Egbe1
1 Department of Radiography and Radiological Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
2 Department of Physics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
3 Department of Pathology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Emmanuel Okon Esien-Umo
Department of Radiography and Radiological Science, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/jmp.jmp_29_22
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Purpose: The application of radiotherapy to the treatment of cancer requires the knowledge of photon interaction coefficients such as mass attenuation (μm) and mass energy-absorption coefficients (μen/ρ). Although these coefficients have been determined for different tissues, it is lacking for the colorectal cancer (CRC) tissue in the literature. This study determines the μm and μen/ρ for the CRC tissue within the radiotherapy energy range. Materials and Methods: The CRC tissue from autopsy patients was freeze-dried, grounded into a fine powder, and made into pellets of 1 cm thickness. The elements detected in the CRC tissue using Rutherford backscattering spectrometry were used in XCOM to determine the theoretical values of μm and μen/ρ. The CRC tissue was again exposed to X-rays of energies of 6 and 15MV, respectively, to determine its experimental values of μm and μen/ρ. Results: Elements detected included carbon, oxygen and nitrogen making up 96.67%, high atomic number and trace elements making up the remaining 3.33% fraction of the CRC tissue. Conclusion: The theoretical and experimental μm and μen/ρ values showed a good agreement of about 2% difference between them. These values can be used to simulate the CRC tissue with respect to μm and μen/ρ. |
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