Neutronic design of a fission converter-based epithermal neutron beam for neutron capture therapy

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-22

  Kiger III, W S ^a   Sakamoto, S ^a   Harling, O K ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0000300438     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE99-A2015     Document Type: Article

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