Benchmark experiments for cyclotron-based neutron source for BNCT

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 997-1001

  Yonai, S ^a   Itoga, T ^a   Baba, M ^a   Nakamura, T ^a   Yokobori, H ^b   Tahara, Y ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Advanced Reactor Technology Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epithermal neutrons; Gold activation technique; MCNPX; Spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLOTRONS; MODERATORS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ARCYLIC PHANTOMS; CYCLOTRON-BASED NEUTRON SOURCE;

NEUTRON BEAMS;

BORON; GOLD; GOLD 198; HELIUM; POLYETHYLENE; SILASTIC;

ACCURACY; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYCLOTRON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; NEUTRON; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SPECTROMETER; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLOTRONS; FAST NEUTRONS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 4143091601     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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