ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN NEUTRON ACTIVATOR FOR BRACHYTHERAPY

A neutron activator for neutron activation of a material, the neutron activator being configured to produce neutrons from an interaction with a proton beam (7), the neutron activator comprising:a neutron source comprising a metallic target (1), anda Beryllium first reflector-moderator (4) peripheral...

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Hauptverfasser: MACIOCCO, Luca, BUONO, Stefano
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Zusammenfassung:A neutron activator for neutron activation of a material, the neutron activator being configured to produce neutrons from an interaction with a proton beam (7), the neutron activator comprising:a neutron source comprising a metallic target (1), anda Beryllium first reflector-moderator (4) peripheral to the neutron source and comprising a neutron activation-area (10) configured to accommodate the neutron source and the material to be activated, the neutron activation area (10) of the first reflector-moderator (4) comprising a bore configured to accommodate the neutron source.