Published 1991
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Report
Biomedical and biophysical research and calibration projects: radiation physics. Determination of neutron fluence and kerma spectra
Creators
- 1. National Accelerator Centre, Faure (South Africa)
- 2. Cape Town Univ. (South Africa). Dept. of Physics
Description
Knowledge of neutron therapy beam spectra is of interest as a measure of beam quality. Spectra have been measured in the National Accelerator Centre neutron therapy beam for a variety of beam conditions. The time-of-flight technique is one of the most convenient ways to measure neutron spectra, but suitable facilities are usually not available on therapy machines. Measurements are presented that are probably the first made of the p/Be reaction on a clinical machine using the time-of-flight method. 5 refs., 4 figs., 2 tabs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- ISBN
- 1 8748 7703 3
- Imprint Title
- NAC annual report March 1991
- Imprint Pagination
- 129 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 83-85.
- Report number
- NAC-AR--91-01
INIS
- Country of Publication
- South Africa
- Country of Input or Organization
- South Africa
- INIS RN
- 24057914
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Progress Report, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- BERYLLIUM; ENERGY SPECTRA; KERMA; MEV RANGE 10-100; NAC CYCLOTRON; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON FLUENCE; NEUTRON SPECTRA; NEUTRON THERAPY; PROGRESS REPORT; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BEAMS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; CYCLOTRONS; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS; ISOCHRONOUS CYCLOTRONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEDICINE; METALS; MEV RANGE; NUCLEON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOTHERAPY; SPECTRA; THERAPY