Filter/moderator system for a BNCT beam of epithermal neutrons at nuclear reactor MARIA

• Authors: Katarzyna Tyminska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy is a very promising form of cancer therapy, consisting in irradiating a stable isotope of boron (10B) concentrated in tumor cells with a low energy neutron beam. This technique makes it possible to destroy tumor cells, leaving healthy tissues practically unaffected. In order to carry out the therapy in the proper way, the proper range of the neutron beam energy has to be chosen.In this paper we present a filter/moderator system modeled with MCNP code in order to obtain an epithermal neutron beam for BNCT post at MARIA reactor in Swierk.

Keywords

EN

BNCT; Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Polish Journal of Medical Physics And Engineering
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 77-85

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2009

online

22 - 9 - 2010

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Tyminska

• Institute of Atomic Energy, 05-400 Otwock-Swierk, Poland

References

• Tyminska K. Monte Carlo calculations of epithermal and fast neutron dose in a human head model for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. Pol J Med Phys Eng. 2008; 14(2): 79-85.
• Pytel K, Andrzejewski K, Owsianko I, Golnik N. A concept of the facility for Boron Neutron Capture therapy in MARIA reactor in Swierk. Recent Development and Applications of Nuclear Technologies, Bialowieza.
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• Current status of neutron capture therapy. IAEA, VIENNA, 2001, p. 7.

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10013-009-0008-6