High-power liquid-lithium target prototype for accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1654-1656

  Halfon, S ^a,b   Paul, M ^b   Arenshtam, A ^a   Berkovits, D ^a   Bisyakoev, M ^a   Eliyahu, I ^a   Feinberg, G ^a,b   Hazenshprung, N ^a   Kijel, D ^a   Nagler, A ^a   Silverman, I ^a  

^a SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Accelerator based BNCT; Liquid lithium; Target

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR-BASED BNCT; ACCELERATOR-BASED BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPIES; APPLIED RESEARCH; BEAM IRRADIATION; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; COLD TRAPS; HIGH INTENSITY; HIGH VELOCITY; HIGH-POWER; HIGH-POWER ELECTRON BEAMS; LIQUID-LITHIUM; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NEUTRON SPECTRA; NUCLEAR RESEARCH; PROPER DESIGN; RADIOLOGICAL RISKS; SUPERCONDUCTING LINEAR ACCELERATORS; THERMAL POWER;

ACCELERATION; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; LIQUIDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; RADIOLOGY;

LITHIUM;

LITHIUM; PROTON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON BEAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RADIATION; LIQUID; NEUTRON; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; RADIATION HAZARD; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL STIMULATION;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LITHIUM;

EID: 80055066803     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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