title: Intercalibration of physical neutron dosimetry for the RA-3 and MURR thermal neutron sources for BNCT small-animal research.
abstract: New thermal neutron irradiation facilities to perform cell and small-animal irradiations for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy research have been installed at the Missouri University Research Reactor and at the RA-3 research reactor facility in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Recognizing the importance of accurate and reproducible physical beam dosimetry as an essential tool for combination and intercomparisons of preclinical and clinical results from the different facilities, we have conducted an experimental intercalibration of the neutronic performance of the RA-3 and MURR thermal neutron sources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Argentina.
authors.forename: Emiliano C C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Pozzi
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thorp
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brockman
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Nigg
authors.forename: M Frederick
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hawthorne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; D002138:Calibration; D009502:Neutrons