Method for Determining the Characteristics of an Epithermal-Neutron Beam for Boron-Neutron-Capture Therapy

Atomic Energy ◽

10.1023/b:aten.0000022814.22066.cb ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 96 (1) ◽

pp. 52-56

Author(s):

Yu. A. Kashchuk ◽

V. V. Frunze ◽

D. V. Prosvirin

Keyword(s):

Neutron Beam ◽

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Neutron Capture ◽

Epithermal Neutron ◽

Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Boron Neutron Capture

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Design for an accelerator-based orthogonal epithermal neutron beam for boron neutron capture therapy

Medical Physics ◽

10.1118/1.598479 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 71-76 ◽

Author(s):

D. A. Allen ◽

T. D. Beynon ◽

S. Green

Keyword(s):

Neutron Beam ◽

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Neutron Capture ◽

Epithermal Neutron ◽

Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Boron Neutron Capture

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Optimization of the Epithermal Neutron Beam for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy at the Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor

Health Physics ◽

10.1097/00004032-200405002-00013 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 86 ◽

pp. S103-S109 ◽

Author(s):

Jih-Perng Hu ◽

Richard N. Reciniello ◽

Norman E. Holden

Keyword(s):

Medical Research ◽

Neutron Beam ◽

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Neutron Capture ◽

Epithermal Neutron ◽

Research Reactor ◽

Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Boron Neutron Capture

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Relative Neutron Sensitivity of Tissue-Equivalent Ionisation Chambers in an Epithermal Neutron Beam for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

Radiation Protection Dosimetry ◽

10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031958 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

pp. 27-32 ◽

Author(s):

J.T.M. Jansen ◽

C.P.J. Raaijmakers ◽

B.J. Mijnheer ◽

J. Zoetelief

Keyword(s):

Neutron Beam ◽

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Neutron Capture ◽

Epithermal Neutron ◽

Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Boron Neutron Capture ◽

Tissue Equivalent

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Sensitivity studies of beam directionality, beam size, and neutron spectrum for a fission converter-based epithermal neutron beam for boron neutron capture therapy

Medical Physics ◽

10.1118/1.598784 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 26 (9) ◽

pp. 1979-1988 ◽

Author(s):

S. Sakamoto ◽

W. S. Kiger ◽

O. K. Harling

Keyword(s):

Neutron Beam ◽

Neutron Spectrum ◽

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Neutron Capture ◽

Epithermal Neutron ◽

Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Beam Size ◽

Boron Neutron Capture ◽

Sensitivity Studies ◽

Beam Directionality

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Conceptual Design of a Californium-Based Epithermal Neutron Beam for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Using a Subcritical Multiplying Assembly

Nuclear Technology ◽

10.13182/nt98-a2917 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 124 (2) ◽

pp. 175-182 ◽

Author(s):

Do Heon Kim ◽

Jong Kyung Kim

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Design ◽

Neutron Beam ◽

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Neutron Capture ◽

Epithermal Neutron ◽

Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Boron Neutron Capture

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Optimization study for an epithermal neutron beam for boron neutron capture therapy at the University of Virginia Research Reactor

10.2172/671978 ◽

1995 ◽

Author(s):

Thomas Dean Burns, Jr.

Keyword(s):

Neutron Beam ◽

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Neutron Capture ◽

Epithermal Neutron ◽

Research Reactor ◽

Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

University Of Virginia ◽

Boron Neutron Capture ◽

Optimization Study ◽

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2025 Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), using the epithermal neutron beam at the Brookhaven national laboratory

International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics ◽

10.1016/s0360-3016(97)85604-0 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 290

Author(s):

Manjeet Chadha ◽

Jacek Capala ◽

Jeffrey A. Coderre ◽

Eric H. Elowitz ◽

Darrel D. Joel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Glioblastoma Multiforme ◽

Neutron Beam ◽

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Neutron Capture ◽

Epithermal Neutron ◽

National Laboratory ◽

Brookhaven National Laboratory ◽

Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Boron Neutron Capture

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Dose monitoring for boron neutron capture therapy using a reactor-based epithermal neutron beam

Physics in Medicine and Biology ◽

10.1088/0031-9155/41/12/015 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 41 (12) ◽

pp. 2789-2797 ◽

Author(s):

C P J Raaijmakers ◽

E L Nottelman ◽

M W Konijnenberg ◽

B J Mijnheer

Keyword(s):

Neutron Beam ◽

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Neutron Capture ◽

Epithermal Neutron ◽

Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Dose Monitoring ◽

Boron Neutron Capture

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Determination of dose components in phantoms irradiated with an epithermal neutron beam for boron neutron capture therapy

Medical Physics ◽

10.1118/1.597447 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 321-329 ◽

Author(s):

C. P. J. Raaijmakers ◽

M. W. Konijnenberg ◽

H. W. Verhagen ◽

B. J. Mijnheer

Keyword(s):

Neutron Beam ◽

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Neutron Capture ◽

Epithermal Neutron ◽

Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Boron Neutron Capture

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Dose Homogeneity in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Using an Epithermal Neutron Beam

Radiation Research ◽

10.2307/3579142 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 142 (3) ◽

pp. 327 ◽

Author(s):

M. W. Konijnenberg ◽

L. G. H. Dewit ◽

B. J. Mijnheer ◽

C. P. J. Raaijmakers ◽

P. R. D. Watkins

Keyword(s):

Neutron Beam ◽

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Neutron Capture ◽

Epithermal Neutron ◽

Neutron Capture Therapy ◽

Boron Neutron Capture ◽

Dose Homogeneity

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