Neutron beam optimization for boron neutron capture therapy using the D-D and D-T high-energy neutron sources

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 257-278

  Verbeke, Jérôme M ^a,b   Vujic, Jasmina L ^a   Leung, Ka Ngo ^b  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUSION REACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODERATORS; NEUTRON SOURCES; NUCLEAR REACTOR REFLECTORS; ONCOLOGY;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN TUMORS; DELIMETERS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0034140020     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT00-A3061     Document Type: Article

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