Focused Pulsed Neutron Source.

Abstract

A non-reactor neutron source is disclosed that allows for a pulse intense current of ions to generate neutrons that are epithermal neutrons and provide low-energy neutron energy particularly suited for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) treatment. The present invention provides for a neutron fluence on a tumor which can be more than 1012 neutrons/cm2 and is generated into a time scale of less than 1 second. The radiation dose provided by the present invention is focused yet uniformly distributed so as to attack cancerous tissues and reduce collateral damage to healthy tissues.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 08, 1995
Accession Number
ADD017794

Entities

People

  • Adam Drobot
  • Moshe Friedman
  • N. C. Wyeth

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Collateral Damage
  • Current Density
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Fast Neutrons
  • Inventions
  • Ions
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Neutron Beams
  • Neutron Capture
  • Neutron Flux
  • Nuclear Reactions
  • Radiation
  • Therapy
  • Thermal Neutrons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Medical Imaging.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Solar Physics