Experimental verification of beam characteristics for cyclotron-based epithermal neutron source (C-BENS)

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1642-1645

  Tanaka, H ^a   Sakurai, Y ^a   Suzuki, M ^a   Masunaga, S ^a   Mitsumoto, T ^b   Fujita, K ^b   Kashino, G ^a   Kinashi, Y ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Takada, M ^c   Ono, K ^a   Maruhashi, A ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boron neutron capture therapy; Cyclotron based neutron source; Epithermal beam; Multi foil

Indexed keywords

BEAM CHARACTERISTICS; BEAM TRANSPORT SYSTEM; BEAM-SHAPING; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; CYCLOTRON-BASED NEUTRON SOURCE; EPITHERMAL; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON SOURCE; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; IRRADIATION TEST; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MULTI-FOIL; NEUTRON PRODUCTION; SIMULATION RESULT; WATER PHANTOM;

BERYLLIUM; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLOTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON SOURCES;

NEUTRONS;

BERYLLIUM; BORON;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTRON BASED EPITHERMAL NEUTRON SOURCE; GAMMA RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTON RADIATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; REACTION TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 80055082427     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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