Current progress and future prospects of the VITA based neutron source

V Aleynik; A Bashkirtsev; V Kanygin; D Kasatov; A Kuznetsov; A Makarov; I Schudlo; I Sorokin; S Taskaev; M Tiunov

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.11.132

Current progress and future prospects of the VITA based neutron source

Appl Radiat Isot. 2014 Jun:88:177-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.11.132. Epub 2013 Dec 11.

Authors

V Aleynik¹, A Bashkirtsev², V Kanygin³, D Kasatov⁴, A Kuznetsov¹, A Makarov¹, I Schudlo², I Sorokin¹, S Taskaev⁵, M Tiunov¹

Affiliations

¹ Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 11 Lavrentiev ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia.
² Novosibirsk State Technical University, 20 Karl Marx str., 630092 Novosibirsk, Russia.
³ Neurosurgery Center, 2a Vladimirovskiy spusk, 630003 Novosibirsk, Russia.
⁴ Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogov str., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia.
⁵ Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, 11 Lavrentiev ave., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogov str., 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia. Electronic address: taskaev@inp.nsk.su.

PMID: 24369890
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.11.132

Abstract

At the BINP, a pilot accelerator based epithermal neutron source is now in use. Most recent investigations on the facility are related with studying the dark current, X-ray radiation measuring, optimization of H(-)-beam injection and new gas stripping target calibrating. The results of these studies, ways of providing stability to the accelerator are presented and discussed, as well as the ways of creating the therapeutic beam and strategies of applying the facility for clinical use.

Keywords: Accelerator; Boron neutron capture therapy; Epithermal neutron source.

MeSH terms

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / instrumentation*
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / trends*
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Forecasting*
Particle Accelerators / instrumentation*
Radiometry / instrumentation*
Radiometry / trends*
Radiotherapy Dosage
Russia