Boron Neutron Capture Therapy: Physical Aspects
https://doi.org/10.37174/2587-7593-2024-7-4-19-27
Abstract
The basics of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) of malignant tumors and requirements for a therapeutic neutron beam are presented, neutron sources used or being developed for BNCT are listed, and features of dosimetry and treatment planning system are indicated.
Keywords
boron neutron capture therapy,
neutron source,
charged particle accelerator,
neutron-generating target
Supporting agencies: This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant number 19-72-30005), https://rscf.ru/project/19-72-30005/
About the Authors
M. I. Bikchurina
G.I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics;
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
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D. A. Kasatov
G.I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics;
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
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I. A. Kolesnikov
G.I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics;
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
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E. O. Sokolova
G.I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics;
Novosibirsk State University
Russian Federation
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I. S. Taskaeva
G.I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics;
Novosibirsk State University;
Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology
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S. Yu. Taskaev
G.I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics;
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Sergey Yu. Taskaev
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