Specific design features and main characteristics of a compact accelerator-based epithermal neutron source for boron neutron capture therapy are described. High quality of the neutron flux generated by the accelerator-based source has been experimentally confirmed. The opportunities for medical use of the accelerator-based epithermal neutron source in oncological centers for boron neutron capture therapy are assessed.
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Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 52, No. 2, Mar.-Apr., 2018, pp. 1-3.
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Taskaev, S.Y., Kanygin, V.V., Byvaltsev, V.A. et al. Opportunities for Using an Accelerator-Based Epithermal Neutron Source for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. Biomed Eng 52, 73–76 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-018-9785-0
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