Title : ( TENIS — ThErmal Neutron Imaging System for use in BNCT )
Authors: H. Yazdandoost , Nima Ghal-Eh , M. M. Firoozabadi ,
Full TextAbstract
A thermal neutron flux measurement tool with two perpendicular sets of plastic scintillator arrays was designed and simulated (Ghal-Eh and Green, 2016) with the MCNPX code (Version 2.6.0, with ENDF/B-VII cross section library (ENDF, 2011)). The proposed system aimed to provide a thermal neutron map based on the detection of 2.22 MeV gamma rays resulting from H(n,gamma)D reactions. In the present work, using Monte Carlo code FLUKA and its scintillation light transport capability, several important upgrades were carried out to include the light transport modeling in the response of plastic scintillators, analyze the cross-talk phenomenon, optimize the system geometry, and also provide a new approach in thermal neutron image reconstruction. The results showed that the last two cases played a significant role in improving the longitudinal profile of thermal neutron flux.
Keywords
, Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT); MCNPX; FLUKA; Plastic scintillator; Thermal neutrons; Collimator; Cross, talk;
@article{paperid:1085377,
author = {H. Yazdandoost and Ghal-Eh, Nima and M. M. Firoozabadi},
title = {TENIS — ThErmal Neutron Imaging System for use in BNCT},
journal = {Applied Radiation and Isotopes},
year = {2021},
volume = {176},
month = {October},
issn = {0969-8043},
pages = {109755--109755},
numpages = {0},
keywords = {Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT); MCNPX; FLUKA; Plastic scintillator; Thermal neutrons; Collimator; Cross-talk;},
}
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%T TENIS — ThErmal Neutron Imaging System for use in BNCT
%A H. Yazdandoost
%A Ghal-Eh, Nima
%A M. M. Firoozabadi
%J Applied Radiation and Isotopes
%@ 0969-8043
%D 2021
