<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Boron Neutron Capture Therapy is a very promising form of cancer therapy, consisting in irradiating a stable isotope of boron (10B) concentrated in tumor cells with a low energy neutron beam. This technique makes it possible to destroy tumor cells, leaving healthy tissues practically unaffected. In order to carry out the therapy in the proper way, the proper range of the neutron beam energy has to be chosen.In this paper we present a filter/moderator system modeled with MCNP code in order to obtain an epithermal neutron beam for BNCT post at MARIA reactor in Swierk.</abstract>

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy is a very promising form of cancer therapy, consisting in irradiating a stable isotope of boron (10B) concentrated in tumor cells with a low energy neutron beam. This technique makes it possible to destroy tumor cells, leaving healthy tissues practically unaffected. In order to carry out the therapy in the proper way, the proper range of the neutron beam energy has to be chosen.In this paper we present a filter/moderator system modeled with MCNP code in order to obtain an epithermal neutron beam for BNCT post at MARIA reactor in Swierk.

Filter/moderator system for a BNCT beam of epithermal neutrons at nuclear reactor MARIA

Institute of Atomic Energy, 05-400 Otwock-Swierk, Poland

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy is a very promising form of cancer therapy, consisting in irradiating a stable isotope of boron (10B) concentrated in tumor cells...

Filter/moderator system for a BNCT beam of epithermal neutrons at nuclear reactor MARIA

Publicado en línea: 22 sept 2010

Páginas: 77 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-009-0008-6

Palabras clave
BNCT, Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

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Filter/moderator system for a BNCT beam of epithermal neutrons at nuclear reactor MARIA

Publicado en línea: 22 sept 2010

Páginas: 77 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-009-0008-6

Palabras claveBNCT, Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
BNCT, Boron Neutron Capture Therapy