Measurement of the 9Be(p,n) thick target spectrum for use in accelerator-based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1233-1235

  Howard, W B ^a   Yanch, J C ^b   Grimes, S M ^c   Massey, T N ^c   Al Quraishi, S I ^c   Jacobs, D K ^c   Brient, C E ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR-BASED BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPIES; THICK TARGET;

BORON;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; BIOPHYSICS; HUMAN; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICS;

BERYLLIUM;

BERYLLIUM; BIOPHYSICS; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029657926     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597684     Document Type: Article

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