BNCT dose distribution in liver with epithermal D–D and D–T fusion-based neutron beams

Monte Carlo Simulations of Powerful Neutron Interaction with Matter for the Goals of Disclosure of Hidden Explosives and Fissile Materials and for Treatment of Cancer Diseases versus their Experimental Verifications

“…forming a sort of a "screen" for the strait-forward beam of neutrons). It appears that this figure is equal to 1.5 barns for nuclei of 12 C, whereas the related magnitude for 16 O, which is going to a minimum at 2.35 MeV (relatively narrow) in this range of (E) is equal to 0.6 barns at its slope. Crosssections of elastic scattering on deuterium and aluminium are 2.35 and 2.2 barns correspondingly.…”

“…These neutrons (D-D fusion neutrons with energy of 2.45 MeV and D-T fusion neutrons with energy of 14 MeV) need to be moderated to the optimal neutron energy spectrum for BNCT. Moderating the neutrons to near the optimal energy of 10 keV [16] can be performed in two stages. In the above-mentioned study [16] the best results were achieved with iron and Fluental TM moderator materials.…”

“…Moderating the neutrons to near the optimal energy of 10 keV [16] can be performed in two stages. In the above-mentioned study [16] the best results were achieved with iron and Fluental TM moderator materials. Fluental TM (69% AlF3/30% Al/1% LiF) is a neutron moderator material developed at VTT in Finland.…”

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

“…Although it is unlikely that this approach will have any significant clinical impact on the treatment of the very large number of patients who develop hepatic metastases from colon cancer, it nevertheless again provides proof of principle that BNCT can eradicate multicentric deposits of tumor in a solid organ. The Pavia group has plans to treat other patients with metastatic liver cancer and several other groups (206)(207)(208) are exploring the possibility of treating patients with primary, as well as metastatic tumors of the liver using this procedure.…”

Presenting and simulating an innovative model of liver phantom and applying two methods for dosimetry of it in neutron radiation therapy

“…As Am-Be source produces a wide spectrum of neutron energies, it is not appropriate for this purpose. 3,4 During radiotherapy by any radiation, it is always indispensable to stop the absorption of the excess dose by a normal tissue. On the other hand, measurement and assessment of absorbed dose is an important matter.…”