In the framework of the Italian BNCT research program, the low-power (5 kW), fast-flux, TAPIRO research reactor, located at the ENEA Casaccia Centre near Rome, is foreseen to be implemented as the national facility devoted to supply an epithermal neutron beam required for malignant brain tumor treatment[1]. The feasibility to provide both thermal and epithermal suitable neutron beams in the mai...

BNCT is a radiotherapy modality based on the neutron capture and fission reactions that occur when boron-10 is irradiated by thermal neutrons. This reaction generates alpha and lithium that produce high density of ionizations in close to the reaction site. The concept provides high absorbed doses into the cancerous cells preserving the adjacent healthy tissues. Nowadays, the available neutron s...

Open spaces in epithermal veins of the Bohemia mining district, Oregon, USA, filled with sediments during hydrothermal activity. These sediments consist mainly of chalcedony, rock fragments, and vein quartz fragments. In addition, hematite is deposited during stage three of the vein development. Observed sedimentary features include draping laminae, erosion surfaces, slumping, and graded beddin...

Radiation sensitive polymer gels are among the most promising three-dimensional dose verification tools developed to date. Polymer gel dosimeter known by the acronym MAGIC has been tested for evaluation of its use in boron neutron capture (BNCT) dosimetry. We irradiated a large (diameter 10 cm, length 20 cm) cylindrical gel phantom in the epithermal neutron beam of the Finnish BNCT facility at ...

Surface geological and geochemical mapping have been key technical contributors to many gold discoveries over the past 25 years. However, in the last ten years there has been a growing emphasis on using geophysical techniques to compliment them in covered terrains. As the search for gold deposits under covered areas expands, there will be increasing emphasis on integrating the geoscientific dis...

Introduction: Epithermal neutrons provide a robust measure of hydrogen abundance and have been used on many planetary bodies to measure hydrogen enhancements [e.g. 1,2,3,4]. Lunar polar epithermal neutrons display a strong, statistically significant, offpolar enhancement that is not clearly explainable by the current thermal environment. One plausible explanation is that these enhancements repr...