On the optimal energy of epithermal neutron beams for BNCT

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-58

  Bisceglie, E ^a   Colangelo, P ^a   Colonna, N ^a   Santorelli, P ^b   Variale, V ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; GLIOBLASTOMA; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

BORON; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRONS;

EID: 0033958116     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/1/304     Document Type: Article

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