Abstract
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 Spheres Spectrometer (BSS) to support the development of this technology in Spain. This work shows the results obtained in the first experimental testing of this new BSS, using for the first time the ReBUNKI unfolding code in this kind of BSS. An intercomparison exercise with several unfolding codes has been carried out to validate ReBUNKI results and the new extended-range BSS response matrix.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 110647 |
Journal | Radiation Physics and Chemistry |
Volume | 203 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work has partially developed under the industrial Doctorate Program IND2017/AMB-7797 funded by Madrid Autonomous Region (CAM), Spain. M.A.S. Lacerda is grateful for the financial support provided by FAPEMIG (Universal Proc. APQ-01018-21).
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Keywords
- Extended-range bonner spheres
- Neutron spectrometry
- ReBUNKI
- Unfolding codes