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Neutron-beam-shaping assembly for boron neutron-capture therapy. / Zaidi, L.; Kashaeva, E. A.; Lezhnin, S. I. et al.
In: Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Vol. 80, No. 1, 01.01.2017, p. 60-66.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Neutron-beam-shaping assembly for boron neutron-capture therapy
AU - Zaidi, L.
AU - Kashaeva, E. A.
AU - Lezhnin, S. I.
AU - Malyshkin, G. N.
AU - Samarin, S. I.
AU - Sycheva, T. V.
AU - Taskaev, S. Yu
AU - Frolov, S. A.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - A neutron-beam-shaping assembly consisting of a moderator, a reflector, and an absorber is used to form a therapeutic neutron beam for the boron neutron-capture therapy of malignant tumors at accelerator neutron sources. A new structure of the moderator and reflector is proposed in the present article, and the results of a numerical simulation of the neutron spectrum and of the absorbed dose in a modified Snyder head phantom are presented. The application of a compositemoderator and of a composite reflector and the implementation of neutron production at the proton energy of 2.3MeVare shown to permit obtaining a high-quality therapeutic neutron beam.
AB - A neutron-beam-shaping assembly consisting of a moderator, a reflector, and an absorber is used to form a therapeutic neutron beam for the boron neutron-capture therapy of malignant tumors at accelerator neutron sources. A new structure of the moderator and reflector is proposed in the present article, and the results of a numerical simulation of the neutron spectrum and of the absorbed dose in a modified Snyder head phantom are presented. The application of a compositemoderator and of a composite reflector and the implementation of neutron production at the proton energy of 2.3MeVare shown to permit obtaining a high-quality therapeutic neutron beam.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85017590607&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1134/S106377881701015X
DO - 10.1134/S106377881701015X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85017590607
VL - 80
SP - 60
EP - 66
JO - Physics of Atomic Nuclei
JF - Physics of Atomic Nuclei
SN - 1063-7788
IS - 1
ER -
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