Characteristics of the new THOR epithermal neutron beam for BNCT

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 861-864

  Tung, C J ^a   Wang, Y L ^a   Hsu, F Y ^b   Chang, S L ^a   Liu, Y W H ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BNCT; Boron neutron capture therapy; THOR; Tsing Hua open pool reactor

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHOTONS; RADIOISOTOPES; TISSUE; TUMORS;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (BNCT); DOSE PATTERNS; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON FLUX;

NEUTRON BEAMS;

BORON; BORON 10;

AIR; BEAM THERAPY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; HEALTH CARE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS; FAST NEUTRONS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TAIWAN;

EID: 4143088291     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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