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:
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- 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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abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999}
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