A phantom experiment for the evaluation of whole body exposure during BNCT using cyclotron-based epithermal neutron source (C-BENS)

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1830-1833

  Tsukamoto, T ^a   Tanaka, H ^a   Yoshinaga, H ^a   Mitsumoto, T ^b   Maruhashi, A ^a   Ono, K ^a   Sakurai, Y ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclotron based epithermal neutron source; Dose equivalent; Water phantom; Whole body exposure

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; CONSTRUCTION WORKS; DOSE EQUIVALENT; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON SOURCE; FAST NEUTRONS; KYOTO UNIVERSITY RESEARCH REACTORS; MEDICAL IRRADIATION; PHANTOM EXPERIMENT; WATER PHANTOM; WHOLE BODY;

CYCLOTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON SOURCES;

NEUTRONS;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTRON; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FAST NEUTRON RADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; CYCLOTRONS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 80055071663     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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