Engineering design of a spallation reaction-based neutron generator for boron neutron capture therapy

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-19

  Tahara, Yoshihisa ^a,b   Oda, Yasushi ^a   Shiraki, Takako ^a   Tsutsui, Takehiko ^b   Yokobori, Hitoshi ^c   Yonai, Shunsuke ^d   Baba, Mamoru ^d   Nakamura, Takashi ^d  

^a MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^b Engineering Development Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c Advanced Reactor Technology Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accelerator; Boron neutron capture therapy; Cancer; Neutron generator; Proton; Spoliation; Stress analysis; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (BNCT); ENGINEERING DESIGN; SPOLIATION;

BORON; COOLING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOACTIVITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 32444437302     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: 00223131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.43.9     Document Type: Article

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