Remodeling and basic characteristics of the heavy water neutron irradiation facility of the Kyoto University Research Reactor, mainly for neutron capture therapy

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 354-378

  Kobayashi, Tooru ^a   Sakurai, Yoshinori ^a   Kanda, Keiji ^a   Fujita, Yoshiaki ^a   Ono, Koji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALUMINUM; HEAVY WATER; MODERATORS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; RADIATION SHIELDING; RADIOTHERAPY;

EPITHERMAL NEUTRONS; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (NCT); NEUTRON ENERGY SPECTRUM; RADIATION BIOLOGY; RADIATION MEDICINE;

RESEARCH REACTORS;

EID: 0034259559     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT00-A3122     Document Type: Article

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