Nuclear modeling for applications in medical radiation therapy and accelerator-driven technologies

Conference · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:102414

Chadwick, M B

An understanding of the interactions of neutrons and protons below a few hundred MeV with nuclei is important for a number of applications. In this paper, two new applications are discussed: radiation transport calculations of energy deposition in fast neutron and proton cancer radiotherapy to optimize the dose given to a tumor; and intermediate-energy proton accelerators which are currently being designed for a range of applications including the destruction of long-lived radioactive nuclear waste. We describe nuclear theory calculations of direct, preequilibrium, and compound nucleus reaction mechanisms important for the modeling of these systems.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 102414
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-121107; CONF-9509219-1; ON: DE95017257; TRN: 95:006773
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1. Latinoamerican workshop on on and off gamma beam spectroscopy for the study of heavy-ion reactions and pre-equilibrium processes, Caracas (Venezuela), 4-8 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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