Photoneutron Flux Measurement via Neutron Activation Analysis in a Radiotherapy Bunker with an 18 MV Linear Accelerator
In cancer treatment, high energy X-rays are used which are produced by linear accelerators (LINACs). If the energy of these beams is over 8 MeV, photonuclear reactions occur between the bremsstrahlung photons and the metallic parts of the LINAC. As a result of these interactions, neutrons are also p...
Main Authors: | Çeçen Yiğit, Gülümser Tuğçe, Yazgan Çağrı, Dapo Haris, Üstün Mahmut, Boztosun Ismail |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2017-01-01
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Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715307006 |
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