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Accelerator-Based BNCT

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There is a generalized perception that the availability of suitable particle accelerators installed in hospitals, as neutron sources, may be crucial for the advancement of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). In this chapter, a variety of possible charged-particle-induced nuclear reactions and the characteristics of the resulting neutron spectra will be discussed along with corresponding particle accelerators as neutron-producing sources. Different past and present efforts to develop such facilities worldwide will be described including an ongoing project to develop a tandem-electrostatic-quadrupole (TESQ) accelerator for accelerator-based (AB)-BNCT.

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  1. Physics Department, Gerencia de Investigación y Aplicaciones, Centro Atomico Constituyentes, Av. Gral Paz 1499, 1650, San Martin, Argentina

    Andres J. Kreiner

  2. Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad de San Martín, San Martín, Argentina

    Andres J. Kreiner

  3. CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Andres J. Kreiner

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  1. Zentrum für Konservative Onkologie, Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Univ.Klinikum Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, Essen, 45122, Germany

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  2. Philipps-University Marburg, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Marburg,, Baldingerstrasse 1, Marburg, 35043, Germany

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Kreiner, A.J. (2012). Accelerator-Based BNCT. In: Sauerwein, W., Wittig, A., Moss, R., Nakagawa, Y. (eds) Neutron Capture Therapy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31334-9_3

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