TY - GEN
T1 - A new single-crystal filtered thermal neutron source for neutron capture therapy research at the University of Missouri
AU - Brockman, John
AU - Niggb, David W.
AU - Frederick Hawthorne, M.
AU - McKibben, Charles
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Parameter studies, design calculations and initial neutronic performance measurements have been completed for a new thermal neutron beamline to be used for neutron capture therapy cell and small-animal radiobiology studies at the University of Missouri Research Reactor. The beamline features the use of single-crystal silicon and bismuth sections for neutron filtering and for reduction of incident gamma radiation. The calculated and measured thermal neutron flux produced at the irradiation location is on the order of 9.5×108 neutrons/cm2-s, with a measured cadmium ratio (Au foils) of 105, indicating a well-thermalized spectrum.
AB - Parameter studies, design calculations and initial neutronic performance measurements have been completed for a new thermal neutron beamline to be used for neutron capture therapy cell and small-animal radiobiology studies at the University of Missouri Research Reactor. The beamline features the use of single-crystal silicon and bismuth sections for neutron filtering and for reduction of incident gamma radiation. The calculated and measured thermal neutron flux produced at the irradiation location is on the order of 9.5×108 neutrons/cm2-s, with a measured cadmium ratio (Au foils) of 105, indicating a well-thermalized spectrum.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79953836884
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79953836884
SN - 9781617821219
T3 - International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2008, PHYSOR 08
SP - 2508
EP - 2516
BT - International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2008, PHYSOR 08
PB - Paul Scherrer Institut
T2 - International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2008, PHYSOR 08
Y2 - 14 September 2008 through 19 September 2008
ER -