Monte Carlo shielding analysis for an accelerator epithermal neutron irradiation facility (AENIF) in a conventional X-ray irradiation room
- 1. Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Description
An Accelerator Epithermal Neutron Irradiation Facility (AENIF) was proposed for BNCT. The proposed AENIF consists of a low-energy high-current proton accelerator, a high energy beam transport system, a target assembly, and a moderator assembly. The accelerator generates a 30 mA-2.5 MeV proton beam. The protons strike the 7Li target and create neutrons via the 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction. The source neutrons, having an average energy of about 400 keV, are too energetic for BNCT. Therefore a moderator assembly is used to degrade the energy of the neutrons to epithermal energies (1 eV - 1 keV). It is the purpose of this study to investigate the dose equivalent to radiation therapy personnel, if the moderator assembly is placed inside a conventional x-ray irradiation room
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Plenum Press.
- Imprint Place
- New York, NY (United States)
- Imprint Title
- Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy
- Imprint Pagination
- 853 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 115-118.
Conference
- Title
- 5. neutron capture therapy.
- Dates
- 14-17 Sep 1992.
- Place
- Columbus, OH (United States).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 25052275
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCELERATORS; DOSE EQUIVALENTS; EPITHERMAL NEUTRONS; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON SOURCES; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION PROTECTION
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; BEAMS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEON BEAMS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE SOURCES; PERSONNEL; RADIATION SOURCES
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-9209280--.