In-phantom neutron fluence measurements in the orthogonal Birmingham boron neutron capture therapy beam

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1964-1966

  Tattam, D A ^a   Allen, D A ^a   Beynon, T D ^a   Constantine, G ^a   Green, S ^b   Scott, M C ^a   Weaver, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BNCT; Epithermal neutrons; Fluence; Foil activation; Monte Carlo; Neutron

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS;

BNCT; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BORON TRIFLUORIDE; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLUENCES; MONTE CARLO MODEL; NEUTRON FLUENCES;

PHANTOMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031732621     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598386     Document Type: Article

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