An improved neutron collimator for brain tumor irradiations in clinical boron neutron capture therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2051-2060

  Liu, Hungyuan B ^a   Greenberg, Dennis D ^a   Capala, Jacek ^a   Wheeler, Floyd J ^b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

BNCT; collimator; dosimetry; epithermal neutron beam; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; BORON; BRAIN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DOSIMETRY; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRONS; PHANTOMS; POLYETHYLENES; SOFTWARE TESTING; TUMORS;

ABSORBED DOSE DISTRIBUTION; BNCT; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; COLLIMATOR; CONICAL CAVITY; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON BEAMS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON;

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRAIN TUMOR; COLLIMATOR; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030442606     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597772     Document Type: Article

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