Construction of a BNCT Facility using an 8-MeV High Power Proton Linac in Tokai
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An accelerator-based BNCT (Boron Neutron Capture Therapy) facility is now under construction and the entire system including the patient treatment system will be installed in the Ibaraki Medical Center for Advanced Neutron Therapy (tentative name). Investigation of an 8-MeV proton linac and of a beryllium-based neutron production target for the BNCT is progressing. We are aiming at the design and construction of a “Hospital and Patient friendly” BNCT system.
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