An optimized neutron-beam shaping assembly for accelerator-based BNCT

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 811-815

  Burlon, A A ^a   Kreiner, A J ^a,b,c   Valda, A A ^a   Minsky, D M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

7Li(p,n)7Be reaction; AB BNCT; Al PTFE LiF moderator; MCNP simulations

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; LEAD; MONTE CARLO METHODS; REFLECTION; TISSUE;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (BNCT); PROTON BEAM ENERGIES;

NEUTRON BEAMS;

ALUMINUM; LEAD; LITHIUM; METAL DERIVATIVE; POLITEF;

BLOOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ENERGY; EVALUATION; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ALUMINUM; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; LEAD; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 4143123428     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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