Monte Carlo simulations of in-phantom RBE dose for optimum design of an electron LINAC driven beam shaping assembly for BNCT

Prateepkaew JAKKRIT

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Oral presentation

II. Radiation, Accelerator, Beam and Medical Technologies » 202-3 Neutron Source, Neutron Technology

[1M01-06] Beam Application and Neutron Facility Development

Wed. Sep 7, 2022 10:15 AM - 11:55 AM Room M (E2 Bildg.1F No.101)

Chair:Kaoru Sakasai(JAEA)

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

[1M02] Monte Carlo simulations of in-phantom RBE dose for optimum design of an electron LINAC driven beam shaping assembly for BNCT

*Prateepkaew JAKKRIT¹, Hiraga Fujio¹ (1. Hokkaido Univ)

Keywords:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy , Accelerator based neutron source, Beam shaping assembly optimization, RBE dose evaluation

The RBE dose in a phantom irradiated by a neutron beam of a beam shaping assembly (BSA) driven by a 40-kW beam of electrons of a LINAC was calculated with the dimensions of components of the BSA as parameters.