The paper is focused on the study of a novel photo-neutron source for BNCT preclinical research based on medical electron Linacs. Previous studies by the authors already demonstrated the possibility to obtain a mixed thermal and epithermal neutron flux of the order of 10^7 cm−2 s−1. This paper investigates possible Linac’s modifications and a new photo-converter design to rise the neutron flux above 5 10^7 cm−2 s−1, also reducing the gamma contamination.
Design and simulation of an optimized e-linac based neutron source for BNCT research
DURISI, Elisabetta Alessandra;COSTA, Marco;MONTI, VALERIA;VISCA, Lorenzo;VIVALDO, Gianna;
2015-01-01
Abstract
The paper is focused on the study of a novel photo-neutron source for BNCT preclinical research based on medical electron Linacs. Previous studies by the authors already demonstrated the possibility to obtain a mixed thermal and epithermal neutron flux of the order of 10^7 cm−2 s−1. This paper investigates possible Linac’s modifications and a new photo-converter design to rise the neutron flux above 5 10^7 cm−2 s−1, also reducing the gamma contamination.
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