SCOPING ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL ACTIVATION AT A BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY FACILITY BASED ON THE Be(p,xn) REACTION WITH 30 MeV PROTONS
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncx289
Abstract: Material activation assessment of a proposed accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy facility was performed using the FLUKA Monte Carlo code to quantify the magnitude of the problem in terms of the isotope inventories, induced activities,… read more here.
Keywords: capture therapy; therapy facility; neutron capture; boron neutron ... See more keywords
Hi’Beam-A: A Pixelated Beam Monitor for the Accelerator of a Heavy-Ion Therapy Facility
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DOI: 10.1109/tns.2021.3085030
Abstract: In this article, a noninterceptive and high-accuracy beam position monitor, named Hi’Beam-A, has been designed for the accelerator of a heavy-ion therapy facility. The Hi’Beam-A consists of the detector subsystem and the readout subsystem. In… read more here.
Keywords: heavy ion; accelerator heavy; monitor; beam ... See more keywords