Conceptual design of beryllium targets for the generation of neutron beams for radiation therapy by the (p ,n ) reaction
- 1 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Medical Physics
- Vol. 7 (5) , 492-494
- https://doi.org/10.1118/1.594748
Abstract
A conceptual design is presented for choosing the Be target thickness and the backstop material. Improvements are achieved in dose-rate, skin sparing and penetration of neutron beams generated by the same proton accelerator.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Cancer Institute (#2P01CA18081)
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