Published December 1993 | Version v1
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Feasibility study on neutron energy spectrum shifter in the KUR Heavy Water Facility for neutron capture therapy

Creators

  • 1. Kyoto Univ., Kumatori, Osaka (Japan). Research Reactor Inst.

Description

Simulation calculations using DOT 3.5 were carried out in order to confirm the characteristics of depth-dependent dose distribution in water phantom dependent on incident neutron energy. The epi-thermal neutrons mixed to thermal neutron field is effective for improving the thermal neutron depth-dose distribution for neutron capture therapy. A feasibility study on the neutron energy spectrum shifter was performed using ANISN-JR for the KUR Heavy Water Facility. The design of the neutron spectrum shifter is feasible, without reducing the performance as a thermal neutron irradiation field. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annual Reports of the Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University
Journal Volume
26
Journal Page Range
p. 8-25.
ISSN
0454-9244
CODEN
KURAAV

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
25055558
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
BORIC ACID; D CODES; DEPTH DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; ENERGY SPECTRA; HEAVY WATER; KUR REACTOR; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON FLUX; PHANTOMS; THERMAL NEUTRONS; TUMOR CELLS
Descriptors DEC
ANIMAL CELLS; BARYONS; BORON COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER CODES; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MEDICINE; MOCKUP; NEUTRON THERAPY; NEUTRONS; NUCLEONS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POOL TYPE REACTORS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION FLUX; RADIOTHERAPY; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECTRA; STRUCTURAL MODELS; THERAPY; TRAINING REACTORS; WATER; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS