Improvement of dose distribution in phantom by using epithermal neutron source based on the Be(p,n) reaction using a 30 MeV proton cyclotron accelerator.

Tanaka, H; Sakurai, Y; Suzuki, M; Takata, T; Masunaga, S; Kinashi, Y; Kashino, G; Liu, Y; Mitsumoto, T; Yajima, S; Tsutsui, H; Takada, M; Maruhashi, A; Ono, K

Tanaka, H; Sakurai, Y; Suzuki, M; Takata, T; Masunaga, S; Kinashi, Y; Kashino, G; Liu, Y; Mitsumoto, T; Yajima, S; Tsutsui, H; Takada, M; Maruhashi, A; Ono, K.

Affiliation

Tanaka H; Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Asashiro-nishi 2-1010, Kumatori-cho, Osaka 590-0494, Japan. h-tanaka@rri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Appl Radiat Isot ; 67(7-8 Suppl): S258-61, 2009 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19376720

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Boron Neutron Capture Therapy/methods; Cyclotrons; Fast Neutrons; Beryllium; Biophysical Phenomena; Boron Neutron Capture Therapy/instrumentation; Boron Neutron Capture Therapy/statistics & numerical data; Cyclotrons/statistics & numerical data; Fast Neutrons/therapeutic use; Humans; Monte Carlo Method; Phantoms, Imaging/statistics & numerical data; Protons

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cyclotrons / Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / Fast Neutrons Type of study: Evaluation_studies / Health_economic_evaluation Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Appl Radiat Isot Journal subject: MEDICINA NUCLEAR / SAUDE AMBIENTAL Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Japan Country of publication: United kingdom

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