Computational and experimental physics performance characterization of the neutron capture therapy research facility at Washington State University

D. W. Nigg; P. E. Sloan; J. R. Venhuizen; C. A. Wemple; G. E. Tripard; K. Fox; E. Corwin

Computational and experimental physics performance characterization of the neutron capture therapy research facility at Washington State University

D. W. Nigg
, P. E. Sloan
, J. R. Venhuizen
, C. A. Wemple
, G. E. Tripard
, K. Fox
, E. Corwin

Division of Newborn Medicine

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Abstract

This paper summarizes the results of the final beam characterization measurements for a dual mode epithermal-thermal beam facility for neutron capture therapy research that was recently constructed at the Washington State University TRIGA™ research reactor. The results show that the performance of the beam facility is consistent with the design computations and with international standards for the intended application. A useful epithermal neutron flux of 1.3 × 10⁹ n/cm²-s is produced at the irradiation point with the beam in epithermal mode and shaped by a 10-cm circular aperture plate. When the beam is thermalized with approximately 34 cm of heavy water, the useful thermal flux at the irradiation point is approximately 3.5 × 10⁸ n/cm²-s. The new WSU facility is one of only two such installations currently operating in the US.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics
State	Published - 2006
Event	PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics - Vancouver, BC, Canada Duration: Sep 10 2006 → Sep 14 2006

Publication series

Name	PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics
Volume	2006

Conference

Conference	PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver, BC
Period	09/10/06 → 09/14/06

Keywords

BNCT
Boron
Epithermal neutron beam
Neutron capture therapy
Neutron spectrometry
Thermal neutron beam
Triga™

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Nigg, D. W., Sloan, P. E., Venhuizen, J. R., Wemple, C. A., Tripard, G. E., Fox, K., & Corwin, E. (2006). Computational and experimental physics performance characterization of the neutron capture therapy research facility at Washington State University. In PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics (PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics; Vol. 2006).

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Nigg, DW, Sloan, PE, Venhuizen, JR, Wemple, CA, Tripard, GE, Fox, K & Corwin, E 2006, Computational and experimental physics performance characterization of the neutron capture therapy research facility at Washington State University. in PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics. PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics, vol. 2006, PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 09/10/06.

Computational and experimental physics performance characterization of the neutron capture therapy research facility at Washington State University. / Nigg, D. W.; Sloan, P. E.; Venhuizen, J. R. et al.
PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics. 2006. (PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics; Vol. 2006).

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