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Utilization of the 16 O( n , p ) reaction for monitoring the output of 14 MeV neutron generators
Author(s) -
Buchanan Ron J.,
Beach Joseph L.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.594435
Subject(s) - neutron , neutron source , physics , nuclear physics , neutron generator , neutron capture , nuclear engineering , radiochemistry , nuclear medicine , chemistry , medicine , engineering
A system based upon the 16 O( n , p ) 16 N reaction has been developed for monitoring 14‐MeV neutron production. The system has proven to be quite applicable for monitoring the output of a disk‐shaped neutron source and computer analysis has shown it equally suitable for monitoring the ouput of cone‐shaped neutron sources from gas targets presently being considered for cancer therapy.