Optimization of the photoneutron target geometry for e-accelerator based BNCT
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Optimization of the photoneutron target geometry for e-accelerator based BNCT
BACKGROUND AND AIM Today, electron accelerators are taken into consideration as photoneutron sources. Therefore, for maximum production of epithermal neutron flux, designing a photoneutron target is of significant importance. In this paper, the effect of thickness and geometric shape of a photoneutron target on neutron output were investigated. METHODS In this study, a pencil photon source wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Electronic Physician
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2008-5842
DOI: 10.19082/4590