A d(16) + Be fast neutron beam for therapy.
A fast neutron therapy facility has been established utilizing the classical solid-pole cyclotron of the National Accelerator Centre (CSIR) in Pretoria. The neutron field is generated from the 9Be(d,n)10B reaction using 16 MeV deuterons on a thick target, yielding 0.51 cGy.min-1.microA-1 at an SSD of 135 cm. Essentially the beam characteristics concur with those measured at other centres with comparable energies.
D005214:Fast Neutrons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009502:Neutrons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000295:instrumentation*