First experimental demonstration of real-time neutron capture discrimination in helium and carbon ion therapy
Abstract This work provides the first experimental proof of an increased neutron capture photon signal following the introduction of boron to a PMMA phantom during helium and carbon ion therapies in Neutron Capture Enhanced Particle Therapy (NCEPT). NCEPT leverages $$^{10}$$ 10 B neutron capture, le...
Main Authors: | Marissa Kielly, Anita Caracciolo, Andrew Chacon, James Vohradsky, Davide Di Vita, Akram Hamato, Hideaki Tashima, Daniel R. Franklin, Taiga Yamaya, Anatoly Rosenfeld, Marco Carminati, Carlo Fiorini, Susanna Guatelli, Mitra Safavi-Naeini |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-01-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52162-9 |
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