Neutron Beam Design, Development, and Performance for Neutron Capture Therapy

K. Harling Otto A. Bernard John

ISBN 10: 1468458043 / ISBN 13: 9781468458046

Published by Springer, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Neutron Beam Design, Development, and Performance for Neutron Capture Therapy
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1468458043
• ISBN 13: 9781468458046
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

For this Workshop, the organizers have attempted to invite experts from all known centers which are engaged in neutron beam development for neutron capture therapy. The Workshop was designed around a series of nineteen invited papers which dealt with neutron source design and development and beam characterization and performance. Emphasis was placed on epithermal beams because they offer clinical advantages and are more challenging to implement than thermal beams. Fission reactor sources were the basis for the majority of the papers; however three papers dealt with accelerator neutron sources. An additional three invited papers provided a summary of clinical results of Ncr therapy in Japan between 1968 and 1989 and overviews of clinical considerations for neutron capture therapy and of the status of tumor targeting chemical agents for Ncr. Five contributed poster papers dealing with NCT beam design and performance were also presented. A rapporteurs' paper was prepared after the Workshop to attempt to summarize the major aspects, issues, and conclusions which resulted from this Workshop. Many people contributed to both the smooth functioning of the Workshop and to the preparation of these proceedings. Special thanks are reserved for Ms. Dorothy K.