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Application of an ultraminiature thermal neutron monitor for irradiation field study of accelerator-based neutron capture therapy
Phantom experiments to evaluate thermal neutron flux distribution were performed using the Scintillator with Optical Fiber (SOF) detector, which was developed as a thermal neutron monitor during boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) irradiation. Compared with the gold wire activation method and Monte...
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2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4380057/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25589504 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrr/rru112 |
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author | Ishikawa, Masayori Tanaka, Kenichi Endo, Satrou Hoshi, Masaharu |
author_facet | Ishikawa, Masayori Tanaka, Kenichi Endo, Satrou Hoshi, Masaharu |
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description | Phantom experiments to evaluate thermal neutron flux distribution were performed using the Scintillator with Optical Fiber (SOF) detector, which was developed as a thermal neutron monitor during boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) irradiation. Compared with the gold wire activation method and Monte Carlo N-particle (MCNP) calculations, it was confirmed that the SOF detector is capable of measuring thermal neutron flux as low as 10(5) n/cm(2)/s with sufficient accuracy. The SOF detector will be useful for phantom experiments with BNCT neutron fields from low-current accelerator-based neutron sources. |
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spelling | pubmed-43800572015-04-15 Application of an ultraminiature thermal neutron monitor for irradiation field study of accelerator-based neutron capture therapy Ishikawa, Masayori Tanaka, Kenichi Endo, Satrou Hoshi, Masaharu J Radiat Res Physics Phantom experiments to evaluate thermal neutron flux distribution were performed using the Scintillator with Optical Fiber (SOF) detector, which was developed as a thermal neutron monitor during boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) irradiation. Compared with the gold wire activation method and Monte Carlo N-particle (MCNP) calculations, it was confirmed that the SOF detector is capable of measuring thermal neutron flux as low as 10(5) n/cm(2)/s with sufficient accuracy. The SOF detector will be useful for phantom experiments with BNCT neutron fields from low-current accelerator-based neutron sources. Oxford University Press 2015-03 2015-01-14 /pmc/articles/PMC4380057/ /pubmed/25589504 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrr/rru112 Text en © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Japan Radiation Research Society and Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology. |
spellingShingle | Physics Ishikawa, Masayori Tanaka, Kenichi Endo, Satrou Hoshi, Masaharu Application of an ultraminiature thermal neutron monitor for irradiation field study of accelerator-based neutron capture therapy |
title | Application of an ultraminiature thermal neutron monitor for irradiation field study of accelerator-based neutron capture therapy |
title_full | Application of an ultraminiature thermal neutron monitor for irradiation field study of accelerator-based neutron capture therapy |
title_fullStr | Application of an ultraminiature thermal neutron monitor for irradiation field study of accelerator-based neutron capture therapy |
title_full_unstemmed | Application of an ultraminiature thermal neutron monitor for irradiation field study of accelerator-based neutron capture therapy |
title_short | Application of an ultraminiature thermal neutron monitor for irradiation field study of accelerator-based neutron capture therapy |
title_sort | application of an ultraminiature thermal neutron monitor for irradiation field study of accelerator-based neutron capture therapy |
topic | Physics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4380057/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25589504 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrr/rru112 |
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