Flux and instrumentation upgrade for the epithermal neutron beam facility at Washington State University

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 993-996

  Nigg, D W ^a   Venhuizen, J R ^a   Wemple, C A ^a   Tripard, G E ^b   Sharp, S ^b   Fox, K ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BNCT; Boron; Epithermal neutron beam; Preclinical research

Indexed keywords

EPITAXIAL GROWTH; ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

EPITHERMAL BEAMS; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (NCT);

NEUTRON BEAMS;

FLUORIDE;

BEAM THERAPY; COLLIMATOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; NEUTRON; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR;

ANIMALS; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 4143152935     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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