Fission reactor based epithermal neutron irradiation facilities for routine clinical application in BNCT-Hatanaka memorial lecture

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Harling, Otto K ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Fission reactor sources for epithermal neutron capture therapy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL APPLICATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL USE; CURRENT STATUS; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON SOURCE; FISSION REACTOR SOURCES FOR EPITHERMAL NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; HIGH THROUGHPUT; IRRADIATION FACILITIES;

NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS;

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REACTOR;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FAST NEUTRONS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; NUCLEAR FISSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 67649395523     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.03.095     Document Type: Article

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