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Just four years ago, the epithermal-neutron beam, even a beam of marginal intensity and purity, was just a hope. Today, epithermal-neutron research beams of varying characteristics exist at the Joint Research Center (JRC) near Petten, The Netherlands (Europe), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) (Upton, NY), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Cambridge, MA). Concepts for modification of existing facilities, or construction of new facilities, exist at several sites worldwide. The challenge for the physicist, at least in the case of reactors, is no longer in providing the neutron source. The challenge now is to support the clinician, the biologist, and the chemist in effective implementation of Neutron Capture Therapy (NCT).
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Wheeler, F.J., Nigg, D.W., Wessol, D.E. (1992). Beyond the Epithermal-Neutron Beam: The Analytical Physicist’s Role. In: Allen, B.J., Moore, D.E., Harrington, B.V. (eds) Progress in Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3384-9_30
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