Modification of the University of Washington neutron radiotherapy facility for optimization of neutron capture enhanced fast-neutron therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 359-367

  Nigg, David W ^a   Wemple, Charles A ^a   Risler, Ruedi ^b   Hartwell, John K ^a   Harker, Yale D ^a   Laramore, George E ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BNCT; Boron; Cyclotron; Neutron; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BORON; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CYCLOTRONS; LIME; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON FLUX; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRONS; PHANTOMS;

BNCT; DESIGN CALCULATIONS; FAST NEUTRON THERAPY; HIGH-ENERGY NEUTRON; RADIOTHERAPY FACILITY; THERMAL-NEUTRON FLUX; UNFOLDING TECHNIQUES; UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON;

RADIOTHERAPY;

BERYLLIUM; BORON; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CYCLOTRON; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0034007642     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598839     Document Type: Article

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