Compact D-D neutron source-driven subcritical multiplier and beam-shaping assembly for boron neutron capture therapy

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 302-324

  Ganda, Francesco ^a   Vujic, Jasmina ^a   Greenspan, Ehud ^a   Leung, Ka Ngo ^a,b  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep seated brain tumor; Subcritical multiplication maximization; Treatment time minimization

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DEUTERIUM; HEAT FLUX; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON SOURCES; TUMORS;

ALUMINUM STRUCTURES; BEAM SHAPING ASSEMBLIES; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; BRAIN TUMORS; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DEUTERIUM DEUTERIUMS; FUSION NEUTRON SOURCE; TREATMENT TIME;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 78951468953     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT10-A10939     Document Type: Article

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