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Accelerator based epithermal neutron source for clinical boron neutron capture therapy

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  • Naonori Hu
  • Hiroki Tanaka
  • Kazuhiko Akita
  • Ryo Kakino
  • Teruhito Aihara
  • Keiji Nihei
  • Koji Ono

Abstract

The world’s first accelerator based epithermal neutron source for clinical boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) was designed, developed, and commissioned between 2008 and 2010 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries in collaboration with Kyoto University at the Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science. The accelerator system is cyclotron-based and accelerates a proton up to an energy of approximately 30 MeV. The proton strikes a beryllium target, which produces fast neutrons that traverse a beam shaping assembly composed of a combination of lead, iron, aluminum, and calcium fluoride to reduce the neutron energy down to the epithermal range (∼10 keV) suitable for BNCT. The system is designed to produce an epithermal neutron flux of up to 1.4 × 10 9 n · cm − 2 · s − 1 (exiting from the moderator of a 12 cm diameter collimator) with a proton current of 1 mA. In 2017, the same type of accelerator was installed at the Kansai BNCT Medical Center and in March 2020 the system received medical device approval in Japan (Sumitomo Heavy Industries, NeuCure ® BNCT system). Soon after, BNCT for unresectable, locally advanced, and recurrent carcinoma of the head and neck region was approved by the Japanese government for reimbursement covered by the national health insurance system.

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  • Naonori Hu & Hiroki Tanaka & Kazuhiko Akita & Ryo Kakino & Teruhito Aihara & Keiji Nihei & Koji Ono, 2022. "Accelerator based epithermal neutron source for clinical boron neutron capture therapy," Jadavpur Journal of International Relations, , vol. 24(3-4), pages 359-366, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jadint:v:24:y:2022:i:3-4:p:359-366
    DOI: 10.3233/JNR-220037
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