Neutron-beam-shaping assembly for boron neutron-capture therapy

L. Zaidi; E. A. Kashaeva; S. I. Lezhnin; G. N. Malyshkin; S. I. Samarin; T. V. Sycheva; S. Yu Taskaev; S. A. Frolov

doi:10.1134/S106377881701015X

Neutron-beam-shaping assembly for boron neutron-capture therapy

L. Zaidi, E. A. Kashaeva, S. I. Lezhnin, G. N. Malyshkin, S. I. Samarin, T. V. Sycheva, S. Yu Taskaev, S. A. Frolov

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Abstract

A neutron-beam-shaping assembly consisting of a moderator, a reflector, and an absorber is used to form a therapeutic neutron beam for the boron neutron-capture therapy of malignant tumors at accelerator neutron sources. A new structure of the moderator and reflector is proposed in the present article, and the results of a numerical simulation of the neutron spectrum and of the absorbed dose in a modified Snyder head phantom are presented. The application of a compositemoderator and of a composite reflector and the implementation of neutron production at the proton energy of 2.3MeVare shown to permit obtaining a high-quality therapeutic neutron beam.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	60-66
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physics of Atomic Nuclei
Volume	80
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1134/S106377881701015X
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017

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