Capillary optics for neutron capture therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 487-494

  Peurrung, A J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT); neutron capture therapy; neutron optics; thermal neutron beam

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRONS;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; CAPILLARY OPTICS; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON OPTICS; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; THERMAL NEUTRON BEAMS; THERMAL NEUTRONS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; LENS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029926774     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597680     Document Type: Article

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