Intercalibration of physical neutron dosimetry for the RA-3 and MURR thermal neutron sources for BNCT small-animal research.

Authors :: Pozzi EC
Thorp S
Brockman J
Miller M
Nigg DW
Hawthorne MF
Source :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine [Appl Radiat Isot] 2011 Dec; Vol. 69 (12), pp. 1921-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Feb 01.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: New thermal neutron irradiation facilities to perform cell and small-animal irradiations for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy research have been installed at the Missouri University Research Reactor and at the RA-3 research reactor facility in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Recognizing the importance of accurate and reproducible physical beam dosimetry as an essential tool for combination and intercomparisons of preclinical and clinical results from the different facilities, we have conducted an experimental intercalibration of the neutronic performance of the RA-3 and MURR thermal neutron sources.<br /> (Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1872-9800
Volume :: 69
Issue :: 12
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 :: 21330143
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.031

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