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  • Title: Microdosimetric evaluation of the neutron field for BNCT at Kyoto University reactor by using the PHITS code.
    Author: Baba H, Onizuka Y, Nakao M, Fukahori M, Sato T, Sakurai Y, Tanaka H, Endo S.
    Journal: Radiat Prot Dosimetry; 2011 Feb; 143(2-4):528-32. PubMed ID: 21199830.
    Abstract:
    In this study, microdosimetric energy distributions of secondary charged particles from the (10)B(n,α)(7)Li reaction in boron-neutron capture therapy (BNCT) field were calculated using the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS). The PHITS simulation was performed to reproduce the geometrical set-up of an experiment that measured the microdosimetric energy distributions at the Kyoto University Reactor where two types of tissue-equivalent proportional counters were used, one with A-150 wall alone and another with a 50-ppm-boron-loaded A-150 wall. It was found that the PHITS code is a useful tool for the simulation of the energy deposited in tissue in BNCT based on the comparisons with experimental results.
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