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The energy distribution of 3H(d, n)4He neutrons from a neutron therapy facility has been studied in different depths in a lucite phantom with two methods. Thin foils of 8 different target materials with well-known excitation functions and reaction thresholds between 1.8 and 12.6 MeV for the reactions to be observed have been activated. Secondly, recoil proton spectra have been measured with a small stilbene crystal. In both cases neutron energy spectra have been determined with unfolding methods. The two techniques are compared with respect to the application in neutron dosimetry and for monitoring purposes in neutron therapy.

A girl at the age of nearly 13 years with a haemodynamic insignificant defect of the ventricular septum fell ill with a staphylococcal endocarditis of the aortic valve. After a high dosage therapy with oxacillin for some weeks occurred a leucocytopenia which was reversible after discontinuation of this therapy. Because we could find only few reports about this problem in the german literature, we will report about our patient and give a short survey of literature.