Development of real-time thermal neutron monitor using boron-loaded plastic scintillator with optical fiber for boron neutron capture therapy

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 775-779

  Ishikawa, M ^a   Ono, K ^b   Sakurai, Y ^b   Unesaki, H ^b   Uritani, A ^c   Bengua, G ^b   Kobayashi, T ^b   Tanaka, K ^d   Kosako, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BNCT; Real time measurement; SOF detector; Thermal neutron monitor

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY DEVICES; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON BEAMS; OPTICAL FIBERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (NCT); THERMAL NEUTRON FLUX MONITOR;

DOSIMETRY;

BORON; GLASS FIBER; WATER;

BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; MELANOMA; MONITOR; NEUTRON; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

EID: 4143122316     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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