Mixed Beam Dosimetry - From Reactor Core to BNCT Patient

Accurate radiation dosimetry is of paramount importance in order to ensure safe delivery of radiotherapy, and for the possibility of meaningful evaluation of clinical trials, as the radiation absorbed dose is correlated to tissue response. The aim of the studies described in this thesis was to investigate and devise novel approaches to mixed beam dosimetry in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). The computer model of the epithermal neutron beam at the Studsvik BNCT facility was described and experimentally verified. Good agreement was generally obtained in phantom (