title: Current progress and future prospects of the VITA based neutron source.
abstract: At the BINP, a pilot accelerator based epithermal neutron source is now in use. Most recent investigations on the facility are related with studying the dark current, X-ray radiation measuring, optimization of H(-)-beam injection and new gas stripping target calibrating. The results of these studies, ways of providing stability to the accelerator are presented and discussed, as well as the ways of creating the therapeutic beam and strategies of applying the facility for clinical use.
authors.affiliation: Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 11 Lavrentiev ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aleynik
authors.affiliation: Novosibirsk State Technical University, 20 Karl Marx str., 630092 Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bashkirtsev
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Center, 2a Vladimirovskiy spusk, 630003 Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kanygin
authors.affiliation: Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogov str., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kasatov
authors.affiliation: Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 11 Lavrentiev ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuznetsov
authors.affiliation: Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 11 Lavrentiev ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makarov
authors.affiliation: Novosibirsk State Technical University, 20 Karl Marx str., 630092 Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schudlo
authors.affiliation: Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 11 Lavrentiev ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sorokin
authors.affiliation: Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 11 Lavrentiev ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogov str., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia. Electronic address: taskaev@inp.nsk.su.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taskaev
authors.affiliation: Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 11 Lavrentiev ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tiunov
mesh_terms: D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005544:Forecasting; D010315:Particle Accelerators / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012426:Russia
keywords: Accelerator; Boron neutron capture therapy; Epithermal neutron source