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Table 2 The elemental composition of each tissue type used for the simulation

From: Evaluation of a treatment planning system developed for clinical boron neutron capture therapy and validation against an independent Monte Carlo dose calculation system

Tissue type

Elemental composition (weight fraction)

H

C

N

O

Other

Soft tissue

0.101

0.111

0.026

0.762

–

Air

–

0.0001

0.755

0.232

0.013a

Bone

0.047

0.144

0.042

0.446

0.320b

Brain

0.107

0.145

0.022

0.712

0.014c

Skin

0.1

0.204

0.042

0.645

0.009d

Water

0.112

–

–

0.888

–

  1. aAr (0.013)
  2. bMg (0.002), P (0.105), S (0.003), Ca (0.210), Zn (0.0001)
  3. cNa (0.002), P (0.004), S (0.002), Cl (0.003), K (0.003)
  4. dNa(0.002), P(0.001), S(0.002), Cl(0.003), K(0.001)
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Radiation Oncology

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