Filter, collimator and moderating material to achieve boron neutron capture enhanced fast neutron therapy

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 116, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 470-474

  Sweezy, J ^a   Hertel, Nolan ^b   Lennox, Arlene ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; BORON; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; GRAPHITE; IRON; LEAD; POLYETHYLENE; TUNGSTEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; COLLIMATOR; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; FAST NEUTRON THERAPY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAST NEUTRONS; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 31544455249     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci256     Document Type: Article

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