Dose Calculation and Measurement from B¹⁰(n, α)Li⁷ Reaction Using Filtered Neutron Beam at Nuclear Research Institute

Trinh Thi Tu Anh1, Nguyen Danh Hung1, Pham Dang Quyet1, Pham Ngoc Son1
1 Dalat University, 01 Phu Dong Thien Vuong Street, Dalat, LamDong, Vietnam

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Abstract

In this research, dose calculation and measurement from B10 (n, α) Li7 reaction using
filtered neutron beam at the Nuclear Research Institute have been reported. Calculation was carried out by Monte Carlo method using MCNP5 code. Neutron activation technique using vanadium foil was employed to determine neutron flux at various positions in phantom from which neutron dose has been calculated using conversion factor. These calculations are basics for the dose determination research of the Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) in Vietnam.

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