Computational assessment of deep-seated tumor treatment capability of the 9Be(d,n)10B reaction for accelerator-based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (AB-BNCT)
- Capoulat, Maria Eugenia
- Minsky, Daniel Mauricio
- Kreiner, Andres Juan
DOIAbstract
The 9Be(d,n)10B reaction was studied as an epithermal neutron source for brain tumor treatment through Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). In BNCT, neutrons are classified according to their energies as thermal (10 keV). For deep-seated tumors epithermal neutrons are needed. Since a fraction of the neutrons produced by this reaction are quite fast (up to 5–6 MeV, even for low-bombarding energies), an efficient beam shaping design is required. This task was carried out (1) by selecting the combinations of bombarding energy and target thickness that minimize the highest-energy neutron production; and (2) by the appropriate choice of the Beam Shaping Assembly (BSA) geometry, for each of the combinations found in (1). The BSA geometry was det...
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