Abstract
A method for performing direct measurements of the energy of the neutron-capture reaction on gadolinium is proposed and tested. Measurement of the absorbed dose is an important problem for gadolinium neutron-capture therapy.
Experimental investigations using a chemical dosimeter, which makes it possible to measure the absorbed dose of captured γ radiation, conversion and Auger electrons, and x-rays, which are products of the reaction Gd(n, γ), are described.
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Klykov, S.A., Kapchigashev, S.P., Potetnya, V.I. et al. Experimental Determination of the Energy Released as a Result of Neutron Capture by Gadolinium. Atomic Energy 91, 1026–1029 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014871822781
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