An accelerator-based epithermal photoneutron source for BNCT

Technical Report · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/421334· OSTI ID:421334

Nigg, D. W.; Mitchell, H. E.; Harker, Y. D.; Yoon, W. Y. ^[1]

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Therapeutically-useful epithermal-neutron beams for BNCT are currently generated by nuclear reactors. Various accelerator-based neutron sources for BNCT have been proposed and some low intensity prototypes of such sources, generally featuring the use of proton beams and beryllium or lithium targets have been constructed. This paper describes an alternate approach to the realization of a clinically useful accelerator-based source of epithermal neutrons for BNCT that reconciles the often conflicting objectives of target cooling, neutron beam intensity, and neutron beam spectral purity via a two stage photoneutron production process.

• Research Organization: Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• OSTI ID: 421334
• Report Number(s): INEL-95/0561; ON: DE96003995; TRN: 97:002188
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Nov 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of INEL BNCT Research Program annual report 1994; Venhuizen, J.R. [ed.]; PB: 83 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCE TECHNOLOGY
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY
NEUTRON SOURCES
NEUTRON SOURCE FACILITIES
DESIGN
PROGRESS REPORT
BERYLLIUM
EPITHERMAL NEUTRONS
LITHIUM
NEUTRON BEAMS
TARGETS
PHOTONEUTRONS
ACCELERATOR FACILITIES
ELECTRON BEAMS