A Sealed-Accelerator-Tube Neutron Generator for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Application [electronic resource].
- Published
- Berkeley, Calif. : Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1998.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- 6 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- Radio-frequency (RF) driven ion sources are being developed in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) for sealed-accelerator-tube neutron generator applications. By using a 2.5-cm-diameter RF-driven multicusp source and a computer designed 100 keV accelerator column, peak extractable hydrogen current exceeding 1 A from a 3-mm-diameter aperture, together with H⁺ yields over 94% have been achieved. These experimental findings together with recent moderator design will enable one to develop compact 14 MeV neutron generators based on the D-T fusion reaction. In this new neutron generator, the ion source, the accelerator and the target are all housed in a sealed metal container without pumping. With a 120 keV and 1 A deuteron beam, it is estimated that a treatment time of ≈ 45 minutes is needed for boron neutron capture therapy.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:lbnl-168e
lbnl-168e - Other Subject(s)
- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
06/01/1998.
"lbnl-168e"
8th International Seminar of NCT for Cancer, La Jolla, California, September 13-18, 1998.
Williams, M.D.; Lee, Y.; Leung, K.-N.; Verbeke, J.M.; Wu, L.K.; Zahir, N.; Vurjic, J.
Accelerator&Fusion Research Division - Funding Information
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
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