A practical target system for accelerator-based BNCT which may effectively double the dose rate

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 894-896

  Randers Pehrson, G ^a   Brenner, D J ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerator; Beryllium; BNCT; Lithium; Neutron target

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; BERYLLIUM ALLOYS; BINARY ALLOYS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; NEUTRON SOURCES; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; THERMAL ENGINEERING;

BNCT; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; ENGINEERING PROBLEMS; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON; LIQUID LITHIUM; LOW MELTING POINT; NEUTRON PRODUCTION; NEUTRON TARGET;

NEUTRONS;

BERYLLIUM; LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COOLING; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0031802948     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598266     Document Type: Article

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