Experimental study on the performance of an epithermal neutron flux monitor for BNCT.
The performance of an epithermal neutron (0.5eV<En<10keV) flux monitor designed for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) was experimentally studied by using a prototype monitor in an appropriate neutron field at the intense deuterium-tritium neutron source facility OKTAVIAN of Osaka University, Japan. It was convinced from the experimental results that the developed monitor worked well and the epithermal neutron fluxes in BNCT neutron sources can be measured within 5% by the monitor.
School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Tianshui South Road 222, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730000, PR China. Electronic address: guanxc11@lzu.edu.cn.
Xingcai
X
Guan
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Masanobu
M
Manabe
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Shingo
S
Tamaki
School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Tianshui South Road 222, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730000, PR China.
Shuangtong
S
Liu
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Fuminobu
F
Sato
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Isao
I
Murata
School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Tianshui South Road 222, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730000, PR China.
Tieshan
T
Wang
D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009502:Neutrons; D000072232:Radiation Dosimeters / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
BNCT neutron source; Epithermal neutron; Neutron flux monitor; OKTAVIAN