Clinical Requirements and Accelerator Concepts for Bnct
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Accelerator-based neutron sources are an attractive alternative to nuclear reactors for providing epithermal neutron beams for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. Based on clinical requirements and neutronics modeling the use of proton and deuteron induced reactions in 7Li and 9Be targets has been compared. Excellent epithermal neutron beams can be produced via the 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction at proton energies of ~2.5 MeV. An electrostatic quadrupole accelerator and a lithium target, which can deliver and handle 2.5 MeV protons at beam currents up to 50 mA, are under development for an accelerator-based BNCT facility at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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