Introduction: The commercial 252Cf sources are too large in size and clinical applications of neutron brachytherapy (NBT) are limited to a small number of intracavitary treatments of cervical cancers. Recently, under the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Isotron Inc., the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) encapsulated a new medical 252Cf sources, c...

We present recent work in the development of two new types of compact portable neutron generators, axial and field desorption, to be used for associated particle imaging and brachytherapy. The lightweight and small size of these neutron generators allow for greater versatility than current neutron sources that require heavy shielding and large spaces to operate. In these sources, neutrons are c...

PURPOSE The purpose of this paper was to observe and compare long-term curative effects and complications of FIGO stage IIB cervical cancer patients (n = 232) treated with high-dose-rate (HDR) californium ((252)Cf) neutron or cobalt ((60)Co) photon intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) combined with external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT). MATERIAL AND METHODS The EBRT dose to the small pelvis was 50 ...

A glass seed consisting of the β--emitting radionuclide 90Y incorporated with radionuclide 153Sm as SPECT marker is proposed for potential application in brachytherapy in order to reduce the undesirable dose to healthy adjacent organs. The aim of this work is to determine the dosimetric characteristics, as suggested in the AAPM TG-60/TG-149 reports, for this seed using Monte Carlo simulation. M...

*上 田泰司 ,中 原元和,石 井紀明,鈴 木 譲:放 射線医学総合研究所 海洋 放射生 態学研究部,那 珂湊 市 磯崎3609〒311-12 **鈴 木浜治:動 力炉核燃料開発事業団 安全管理部 茨城県那珂郡東海村村松3371 〒319-11 Trace element/Cephalopods/Concentration factor For the estimation of internal radiation to human beings, the amounts of Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Co and Cs in 5 species of marine cephalopods were determined by atomic absorption spectro photometry and neutron activation analysis, and ...

 Introduction:The commercial 252Cf sources are too large in size and clinical applications of neutronbrachytherapy (NBT) are limited to a small number of intracavitary treatments of cervical cancers. Recently, under the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Isotron Inc., the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) encapsulated a new medical 252Cf sources, cal...

background: miniature neutron sources with high neutron flux have abundant applications in medicine, industry and researches. the most important general characteristic of miniature neutron sources is their diameter which is 3mm in average. in this research, we have surveyed and designed an am-be miniature neutron source fabrication. materials and methods: this investigation resulted in creation...