摘要
An accelerator-based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy(AB-BNCT)experimental facility called D-BNCT01 has been recently completed and is currently able to generate a high-intensity neutron beam for BNCTrelated research.In this study,we perform several experiments involving water phantoms to validate the Monte Carlo simulation results and analyze the neutron beam characteristics.According to our measurements,D-BNCT01 can generate a neutron flux about 1.2×10^(8)n/cm^(2)/s at the beam port using a 5 kW proton beam.Our results also show that the thermal neutron flux depth distribution inside the water phantom is in good agreement with simulations.We conclude that D-BNCT01 may be effectively employed for BNCT research.
基金
supported by the Program for Guangdong Introducing Innovative and Entrepreneurial Teams(No.2017ZT07S225)
the Institute of High Energy Physics Xie-Jialin Foundation(No.Y95461F)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U1932219).
