Clinical requirements and accelerator concepts for BNCT

Author

Ledewigt, B.A.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

12-16 May 1997

Firstpage

3791

Abstract

Accelerator-based neutron sources are an attractive alternative to nuclear reactors for providing epithermal neutron beams for boron neutron capture therapy. Based on clinical requirements and neutronics modeling the use of proton and deuteron induced reactions in ⁷Li and ⁹Be targets has been compared. Excellent epithermal neutron beams can be produced via the ⁷Li(p,n)⁷Be reaction at proton energies of ~2.5 MeV. An electrostatic quadrupole accelerator and an Li target, which can deliver and handle 2.5 MeV protons at beam currents up to 50 mA, are under development for an accelerator-based BNCT facility at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Keywords

electrostatic accelerators; nuclear bombardment targets; proton accelerators; radiation therapy; 2.5 MeV; ⁷Li target; ⁹Be target; BNCT; Be; Li; accelerator; beam currents; boron neutron capture therapy; electrostatic quadrupole accelerator; epithermal neutron beams; neutron sources; Acceleration; Electrostatics; Inductors; Laboratories; Lithium; Neoplasms; Neutron capture therapy; Particle beams; Proton accelerators; Tumors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4376-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1997.753418

Filename

753418