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In-phantom characterisation studies at the Birmingham Accelerator-Generated epIthermal Neutron Source (BAGINS) BNCT facility.
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Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine [Appl Radiat Isot] 2004 Nov; Vol. 61 (5), pp. 733-8. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- A broad experimental campaign to validate the final epithermal neutron beam design for the BNCT facility constructed at the University of Birmingham concluded in November 2003. The final moderator and facility designs are overviewed briefly, followed by a summary of the dosimetric methods and presentation of a small subset of the results from this campaign. The dual ionisation chamber technique was used together with foil activation to quantify the fast neutron, photon, and thermal neutron beam dose components in a large rectangular phantom exposed to the beam with a 12 cm diameter beam delimiter in place. After application of a normalisation factor, dose measurements agree with in-phantom MCNP4C predictions within 10% for the photon dose, within 10% for thermal neutron dose, and within 25% for the proton recoil dose along the main beam axis.
- Subjects :
- Boron Neutron Capture Therapy methods
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy statistics & numerical data
Humans
In Vitro Techniques
Models, Theoretical
Radiometry instrumentation
Radiometry statistics & numerical data
Radiotherapy Dosage
United Kingdom
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy instrumentation
Phantoms, Imaging
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0969-8043
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15308136
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.05.057