The topic of proton-boron fusion has recently attracted considerable interest in the scientific community, both for its future perspectives energy production and nearer-term possibilities to realize high-brightness α-particle sources. Very interesting experimental results have been obtained, particular laser-driven experiments but also using other approaches. goal this special issue is collect ...

Earlier, the experiments on aneutronic proton-boron (pB) fusion in a miniature nanosecond vacuum discharge (NVD) with oscillatory plasma confinement and correspondent α particles yield were presented. In this work, we consider some specific features of as relatively new type for fusion. Particle-in-cell (PiC) simulations pB processes have shown that NVD, especially axis, is state close to quasi...

Abstract Nuclear fusion between protons and boron-11 nuclei has undergone a revival of interest thanks to the rapid progress in pulsed laser technology. Potential applications such reaction range from controlled nuclear radiobiology cancer therapy. A laser-driven approach consists interaction high-power, high-intensity pulses with H- B-rich targets. We report on an experiment exploiting proton-...

Accelerator-based BNCT (Boron Neutron Capture Therapy) facilities are being studied, developed and constructed at many laboratories and hospitals, especially in Japan. In order to provide sufficient neutron flux in the epi-thermal energy region (0.5 ~ 10 keV), an intense proton beam accelerated with a cyclotron, linear accelerator (linac) or DC accelerator up to 2.5 ~ 30 MeV is directed to lith...

In the current article, we provide in vitro efficacy evaluation of a unique accelerator-based neutron source, constructed at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation), for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), which is particularly effective in the case of invasive cancers. U251MG, CHO-K1 and V79 cells were incubated and irradiated in various concentrations of bo...

An accelerator-based BNCT (Boron Neutron Capture Therapy) facility is now under construction and the entire system including the patient treatment system will be installed in the Ibaraki Medical Center for Advanced Neutron Therapy (tentative name). Investigation of an 8-MeV proton linac and of a beryllium-based neutron production target for the BNCT is progressing. We are aiming at the design a...

The boron neutron capture therapy is mainly suited in the treatment of some tumor kinds which revealed ineffective to the traditional radiotherapy. In order to take advantage of such a therapeutic modality in hospital environments, neutron beams of suitable energy and flux levels provided by compact size facilities are needed. The advantages and drawbacks of several neutron beams are here analy...