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. 2023 Jul 24;13:11965. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38648-y

Table 3.

The mean and maximum boron doses of each tissue were calculated using COMPASS and MCNP.

Tissue Mean Boron Dose (MeV/g) COMPASS Mean Boron Dose (MeV/g) MCNP6 Deviation of Mean Dose (%) Max. Boron Dose (MeV/g) COMPASS Max. Boron Dose (MeV/g) MCNP6 Deviation of Max. Dose (%)
Brain 2.40562e−08 (0.04%) 2.40724e−08 (0.01%) 0.07 8.16418e−08 (0.7%) 8.20211e−08 (0.88%) 0.46
Brain Stem 2.66256e−08 (0.12%) 2.65779e−08 (0.05%) 0.18 4.36625e−08 (1.0%) 4.4742e−08 (1.15%) 2.41
Spinal Cord 2.36025e−08 (0.18%) 2.3652e−08 (0.1%) 0.21 3.42794e−08 (1.1%) 3.43419e−08 (1.28%) 0.18
Mandible 4.58901e−08 (0.06%) 4.59036e−08 (0.04%) 0.03 1.29109e−07 (0.8%) 1.29302e−07 (0.89%) 0.15
Mucosa 4.97985e−08 (0.07%) 4.98503e−08 (0.03%) 0.10 1.39289e−07 (0.8%) 1.39973e−07 (0.91%) 0.49
Tumor 1.95008e−07 (0.05%) 1.95342e−07 (0.02%) 0.17 3.17612e−07 (0.8%) 3.17639e−07 (0.93%) 0.01