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- Title
Characterization of a boron neutron capture therapy beam line at the University of Missouri Research Reactor.
- Authors
Brockman, J. D.; Nigg, D. W.; Hawthorne, M. F.; Lee, M. W.; McKibben, C.
- Abstract
A new research effort aimed at increasing the catalog of boron delivery agents for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) has been undertaken by the International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine (IINMM) at the University of Missouri. The MU Research Reactor (MURR) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have constructed a facility for small animal BNCT experiments. The facility incorporates silicon and bismuth single crystal filters to produce a thermal neutron beam. The thermal beam has a measured thermal flux of 8.8 × 108 n cm−2 s−1 and a gold cadmium ratio of 130. The neutron and photon dose rates were measured using paired ion chambers.
- Subjects
COLUMBIA (Mo.); MISSOURI; BORON-neutron capture therapy; UNIVERSITY of Missouri; IDAHO National Laboratory; CRYSTAL filters
- Publication
Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry, 2009, Vol 282, Issue 1, p157
- ISSN
0236-5731
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10967-009-0169-5