A γ-ray telescope for on-line measurements of low boron concentrations in a head phantom for BNCT

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 394, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 163-172

  Verbakel, W F A R ^a,b   Stecher Rasmussen, F ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ray telescope; Boron concentration; Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT); In vivo dosimetry; Neutron capture ray spectroscopy; Tomography

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BORON; DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS; RADIOTHERAPY;

BORON 10; BORON ISOTOPE CONCENTRATION; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; GAMMA TELESCOPES;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0031189719     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00667-0     Document Type: Article

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