Research in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy at MIT LABA

Journal Article · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1997 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.52637· OSTI ID:580014

Yanch, J C ^[1]; Shefer, R E; Klinkowstein, R E ^[2]; Howard, W B; Song, H ^[3]; Blackburn, B; Binello, E ^[1]

---

1. Department of Nuclear Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
2. Newton Scientific Incorporated, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141 (United States)
3. Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)

A 4.1 MeV tandem electrostatic accelerator designed for research into Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) has recently been installed in the MIT Laboratory for Accelerator Beam Applications (LABA). This accelerator uses a very high current switch mode high voltage power supply in conjunction with a multi-cusp negative ion source to supply the multimilliampere current required for clinical BNCT applications. A number of individual research projects aimed at evaluating the potential of this accelerator design as a hospital-based neutron source for radiation therapy of both tumors and rheumatoid arthritis are described here. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 580014
• Report Number(s): CONF-961110-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 98:004015
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 392, Issue 1; Conference: 14. international conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry, Denton, TX (United States), 6-9 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
TANDEM ELECTROSTATIC ACCELERATORS
NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY
BORON 10 TARGET
NEUTRON SOURCES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
ACCELERATOR FACILITIES