Applications of the TANDAR accelerator to BNCT
Creators
- Burlon, Alejandro A.1
- Salfity, Maria1
- Kreiner, Andres J.1
- Debray, Mario E.1
- Caraballo, Maria E.1
- Hojman, Daniel L.1
- Cardona, Maria A.1
- Kesque, Jose M.1
- Stoliar, Pablo A.1
- Naab, Fabian1
- Ozafran, Mabel J.1
- Vazquez, Monica E.1
- Rey, Ricardo1
- Levinton, Gad1
- Schuff, Juan A.1
- Davidson, Miguel2
- Davidson, Jorge2
- Policastro, Lucia L.3
- Bocanera, Laura V.3
- Duran, Hebe3
- Chimeno, Silvina3
- Dagrosa, Maria A.3
- Kreimann, Erica L.3
- Pisarev, Mario A.3
- Schwint, Amanda E.3
- Beraldi, Gabriela4
- 1. Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, General San Martin (Argentina). Dept. de Fisica
- 2. Buenos Aires Univ. (Argentina). Dept. de Fisica
- 3. Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, General San Martin (Argentina). Dept. de Radiobiologia
- 4. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Description
In the frame of AB-BNCT (Accelerator-Based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy), the applications of the 20 MV tandem accelerator TANDAR at CNEA has been studied. Detection of low 10B concentrations in biological samples was tested using PIGE (Particle Induced Gamma Emission). Calibration curves and a detection limit of 10 ppm were determined. On the other hand, the 7Li(p,n)7Be nuclear reaction as a neutron source for BNCT was investigated. Irradiations with a 2 MeV proton beam on a thick LiF target were attempted. The neutron production was observed by means of the detection of the 0.478 MeV and 2.22 MeV gamma ray from the neutron capture in boron and hydrogen, respectively. The gamma spectrum was simulated using the Monte Carlo code MCNP (Monte Carlo Neutron and Photon). (author)
Availability note (English)
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Additional titles
- Original title (Spanish)
- Aplicaciones del acelerador TANDAR a la tecnica BNCT
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- AATN
- Imprint Place
- Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Imprint Pagination
- 3 p.
- Report number
- INIS-AR-C--173
Conference
- Title
- 26. Annual meeting of the Argentine Association of Nuclear Technology (AANT)
- Original Conference Title
- AATN '99: 26. Reunion anual de la Asociacion Argentina de Tecnologia Nuclear (AATN)
- Acronym
- AATN '99
- Dates
- 9-12 Nov 1999
- Place
- San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Argentina
- Country of Input or Organization
- Argentina
- INIS RN
- 32065542
- Subject category
- S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BORON; M CODES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; TANDEM ELECTROSTATIC ACCELERATORS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; CALCULATION METHODS; COMPUTER CODES; ELECTROSTATIC ACCELERATORS; ELEMENTS; MEDICINE; NEUTRON THERAPY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SEMIMETALS; THERAPY
Optional Information
- Notes
- 5 figs.