Intercalibration of physical neutron dosimetry for the RA-3 and MURR thermal neutron sources for BNCT small-animal research

Emiliano C C Pozzi; Silvia Thorp; John Brockman; Marcelo Miller; David W Nigg; M Frederick Hawthorne

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.031

Intercalibration of physical neutron dosimetry for the RA-3 and MURR thermal neutron sources for BNCT small-animal research

Appl Radiat Isot. 2011 Dec;69(12):1921-3. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.031. Epub 2011 Feb 1.

Authors

Emiliano C C Pozzi¹, Silvia Thorp, John Brockman, Marcelo Miller, David W Nigg, M Frederick Hawthorne

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Argentina.

PMID: 21330143
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.01.031

Abstract

New thermal neutron irradiation facilities to perform cell and small-animal irradiations for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy research have been installed at the Missouri University Research Reactor and at the RA-3 research reactor facility in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Recognizing the importance of accurate and reproducible physical beam dosimetry as an essential tool for combination and intercomparisons of preclinical and clinical results from the different facilities, we have conducted an experimental intercalibration of the neutronic performance of the RA-3 and MURR thermal neutron sources.

Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy*
Calibration*
Neutrons