MCNP study for epithermal neutron irradiation of an isolated liver at the Finnish BNCT facility

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 781-785

  Kotiluoto, P ^a   Auterinen, I ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epithermal irradiation; Liver metastases; MCNP; Triga reactor

Indexed keywords

BORON; BRAIN; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TUMORS;

EPITHERMAL NEUTRON FIELDS; LIVER;

NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY;

BORON;

CONFERENCE PAPER; IRRADIATION; ISOLATED LIVER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; FAST NEUTRONS; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 4143147541     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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