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Title: System and method for delivery of neutron beams for medical therapy

Abstract

A neutron delivery system that provides improved capability for tumor control during medical therapy. The system creates a unique neutron beam that has a bimodal or multi-modal energy spectrum. This unique neutron beam can be used for fast-neutron therapy, boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), or both. The invention includes both an apparatus and a method for accomplishing the purposes of the invention.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
872374
Patent Number(s):
US 5920601
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-94ID13223
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; delivery; neutron; beams; medical; therapy; provides; improved; capability; tumor; control; creates; unique; beam; bimodal; multi-modal; energy; spectrum; fast-neutron; boron; capture; bnct; apparatus; accomplishing; purposes; energy spectrum; provides improved; neutron capture; boron neutron; capture therapy; neutron beam; neutron beams; medical therapy; /376/

Citation Formats

Nigg, David W, and Wemple, Charles A. System and method for delivery of neutron beams for medical therapy. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Nigg, David W, & Wemple, Charles A. System and method for delivery of neutron beams for medical therapy. United States.
Nigg, David W, and Wemple, Charles A. 1999. "System and method for delivery of neutron beams for medical therapy". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872374.
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Works referenced in this record:

Analysis of epithermal neutron production by near-threshold (p,n) reactions
journal, October 1997


A multirod collimator for neutron therapy
journal, January 1996