title: Methods for dose measurements in small phantoms irradiated at BNCT epithermal column.
abstract: Suitable dosimeter methods have been proposed and tested, to measure the different dose contributions in small phantoms exposed to epithermal/thermal neutron beams designed for BNCT. One method is based on Fricke-gel dosimeter in small tubes of 2.8mm of external diameter, that allow determining profiles of gamma dose and of boron dose. The other method is based on the use of TLD-700 chips, from whose answer the contribution of thermal neutrons is subtracted by means of appropriate parameters of the glow curve.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; INFN - Section of Milan, Italy. Electronic address: grazia.gambarini@mi.infn.it.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gambarini
authors.affiliation: INFN - Section of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Negri
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; INFN - Section of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Regazzoni
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Magni
authors.affiliation: Energy Department, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy; INFN - Section of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nolli
authors.affiliation: Energy Department, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Campi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neutron Physics, Research Centre Rez, Ltd., Czech Republic.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burian
authors.affiliation: Department of Neutron Physics, Research Centre Rez, Ltd., Czech Republic.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marek
authors.affiliation: Department of Neutron Physics, Research Centre Rez, Ltd., Czech Republic.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Klupak
authors.affiliation: Department of Neutron Physics, Research Centre Rez, Ltd., Czech Republic.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Viererbl
mesh_terms: D032701:Biomimetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008904:Miniaturization; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
keywords: BNCT; Fricke gel; Neutron dosimetry; TLD