Neutron and gamma measurements at the Petten high-flux reactor (HB-11) beam

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6953474

Harker, Y D; Amaro, C R; Anderl, R A ^[1]; Watkins, R D; Voorbraak, W P

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1. Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (United States)

The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) at Petten in the Netherlands are coparticipants in experiments related to the development of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) for the treatment of brain tumors. As a part of this effort, a series of neutron and gamma measurements was performed on the newly developed, epithermal-neutron beam at the high-flux reactor (HFR) at Petten. Objectives of these measurements were to (a) characterize the unperturbed neutron beam and (b) evaluate the neutron and gamma fields in plastic-head phantoms. Both measurement series are considered essential to the development of an effective patient treatment planning program for BNCT used by the INEL to characterize the epithermal-neutron beam at the Brookhaven medical research reactor (BMRR). This paper presents the results of neutron spectrum measurements in the unperturbed beam and neutron and gamma field measurements inside plastic phantoms. Based on the present work and the earlier BMRR studies, a comparison of the two neutrons beams is also presented.

• OSTI ID: 6953474
• Report Number(s): CONF-920606--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 65
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
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BEAMS
BODY
BORON 10
BORON ISOTOPES
BRAIN
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COOPERATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISEASES
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ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
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HADRONS
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ISOTOPES
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MATERIALS TESTING REACTORS
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEOPLASMS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NETHERLANDS
NEUTRON BEAMS
NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY
NEUTRON THERAPY
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
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NUCLEON BEAMS
NUCLEONS
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PHANTOMS
RADIATIONS
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
REACTORS
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