PbF2 compared to Al2O3 and AlF3 to produce an epithermal neutron beam for radiotherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 279-280

  Liu, Hungyuan B ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; LEAD COMPOUNDS;

EPITHERMAL NEUTRON BEAMS;

FLUORINE COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM FLUORIDE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; FLUORIDE; LEAD; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; LEAD FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIATION SCATTERING;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; LEAD; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0029664743     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597721     Document Type: Article

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