Journal article
Dosimetric characterization of the irradiation cavity for accelerator-based in vivo neutron activation analysis
Abstract
A neutron irradiation cavity for in vivo activation analysis has been characterized to estimate its dosimetric specifications. The cavity is defined to confine irradiation to the hand and modifies the neutron spectrum produced by a low energy accelerator neutron source to optimize activation per dose. Neutron and gamma-ray dose rates were measured with the microdosimetric technique using a tissue-equivalent proportional counter at the hand …
Authors
Byun SH; Pejović-Milić A; McMaster S; Matysiak W; Aslam; Liu Z; Watters LM; Prestwich WV; McNeill FE; Chettle DR
Journal
Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 52, No. 6, pp. 1693–1703
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Publication Date
March 21, 2007
DOI
10.1088/0031-9155/52/6/010
ISSN
0031-9155