TY - JOUR
T1 - Design of epithermal neutron field generated by 150-MeV proton beam injections for boron neutron capture therapy
AU - Ohta, Ikuo
AU - Matsuura, Takenori
AU - Shigyo, Nobuhiro
AU - Ishibashi, Kenji
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - An epithermal neutron field using a Fixed Field Alternating Gradient (FFAG) accelerator has been studied by Kyushu University to develop epithermal neutron flux monitors. A spallation neutron source was utilized as the neutron generator. Tungsten was chosen as the target material. Iron, aluminum fluoride, and lead were selected for the moderator assembly material for high- and intermediate-energy neutrons and gamma rays, respectively. The Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) was used to calculate the neutron flux on a water phantom surface and the RBE-weighted dose distributions in the phantom.
AB - An epithermal neutron field using a Fixed Field Alternating Gradient (FFAG) accelerator has been studied by Kyushu University to develop epithermal neutron flux monitors. A spallation neutron source was utilized as the neutron generator. Tungsten was chosen as the target material. Iron, aluminum fluoride, and lead were selected for the moderator assembly material for high- and intermediate-energy neutrons and gamma rays, respectively. The Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) was used to calculate the neutron flux on a water phantom surface and the RBE-weighted dose distributions in the phantom.
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U2 - 10.1080/00223131.2008.10875834
DO - 10.1080/00223131.2008.10875834
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84911997474
SN - 0022-3131
VL - 45
SP - 249
EP - 252
JO - Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology
JF - Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology
ER -