Measuring neutron spectra in radiotherapy using the nested neutron spectrometer

R Maglieri, A Licea, M Evans, J Seuntjens… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Out‐of‐field neutron doses resulting from photonuclear interactions in the head of
a linear accelerator pose an iatrogenic risk to patients and an occupational risk to personnel …

Neutron spectrum and doses in a 18 MV LINAC

HR Vega-Carrillo, B Hernández-Almaraz… - … of radioanalytical and …, 2010 - Springer
Bonner sphere spectrometer with TLDs pairs has been utilized to measure the neutron
spectrum 100 cm from isocenter of a 18 MV LINAC, simultaneously the ambient dose …

Photoneutron spectrum measured with a Bonner sphere spectrometer in planetary method mode

JL Benites-Rengifo, HR Vega-Carrillo… - Applied Radiation and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The spectrum of photoneutrons produced by a 15 MV VARIAN iX linac working in
Bremsstrahlung mode was measured a 100 cm from the IC located 5 cm-depth of a solid …

Spectrum of isotopic neutron sources inside concrete wall spherical cavities

HR Vega-Carrillo, E Manzanares-Acuña… - Radiation …, 2007 - Elsevier
The neutron spectra of Cf252/D2O, LaBe140, Cf252, Pu238O218, AmB241, AmBe241,
RaBe226 and PuBe239 isotopic neutron sources due to room-return have been determined …

Neutron production during the interaction of monoenergetic electrons with a Tungsten foil in the radiotherapeutic energy range

TG Soto-Bernal, A Baltazar-Raigosa… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The electron, photon, and neutron spectra produced during the interaction between
monoenergetic electron beams (8, 10, 12, 15, and 18 MeV) and a 0.05 cm-thick tungsten …

Features of a subcritical nuclear reactor

HR Vega-Carrillo, IR Esparza-Garcia… - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
A subcritical nuclear reactor is a device where the nuclear-fission chain reaction is initiated
and maintained using an external neutron source. It is a valuable educational and research …

Neutron field characteristics of CIEMAT's Neutron Standards Laboratory

KA Guzman-Garcia, R Mendez-Villafañe… - Applied Radiation and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Monte Carlo calculations were carried out to characterize the neutron field produced by the
calibration neutron sources of the Neutron Standards Laboratory at the Research Center for …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the Secondary Neutron Field Produced in a Thick Aluminum Shield by 1 GeV/u 56Fe Ions Using TLD-Based Ambient Dosimeters

D Boscolo, D Scognamiglio, F Horst, U Weber… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The neutron ambient dose equivalent induced by galactic cosmic-ray-like (1 GeV/u 56Fe)
radiation stopped in a thick aluminum shield was measured at different angles with a GSI …

Comparison of extended-range and conventional Bonner Sphere Spectrometers (BSS) in an AmBe neutron field–Applicability of the ReBUNKI unfolding code for …

R García-Baonza, A Lorente, S Ibáñez… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In proton therapy facilities, high-energy neutron fields are generated as a consequence of
(p, Xn) nuclear interactions. UPM has designed and tested its own extended-range Bonner …

Testing of a high-density concrete as neutron shielding material

E Gallego, A Lorente, HR Vega-Carrillo - Nuclear Technology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
We present the testing of a high-density magnetite concrete [commercially available under
the name Hormirad™, developed by the Spanish company Construcciones Tecnicas de …