Open AccessChoice of accelerator type for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy system
Author(s) -
Yury Svistunov,
Alexander Ovsyannikov,
Nikolai Edamenko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cybernetics and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2226-4116
pISSN - 2223-7038
DOI - 10.35470/2226-4116-2019-8-2-69-72
Subject(s) - beryllium , cyclotron , neutron capture , nuclear physics , neutron , boron , physics , neutron source , nuclear engineering , lithium (medication) , linear particle accelerator , proton , beam (structure) , engineering , plasma , optics , medicine , endocrinology
There are briefly considered physical and medical aspects contemporary development of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) system. Choice of accelerator for neutron produce is discussed. Three of accelerator types are compared: electrostatic accelerator, compact cyclotron and RFQ with working frequency of P-diapason. A few factors determine choice: providing required neutron flux, compactness of accelerator and whole BNCT system, economical power consumption. Our choice is radio-frequency quadrupole. Two of RFQ variants are considered: compact RFQ and universal one, which has possibility to accelerate two of types particles (proton and deuteron) and to use two of types targets (Lithium and Beryllium) for neutron production.