Micro-and Macroscopic Modelling of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. Thermal NeutronFacility Design Phantom Calculations Microdosimetry

摘要

;Contents: General introduction; Reactor calculations; Introduction to thereactor calculations; Design of the thermal neutron facility; Generalized perturbation theory for reactor calculations; Conclusions about the reactor calculations; Phantom calculations; Introduction to phantom irradiations; Calculations for a cylindrical phantom; Conclusions about phantom calculations; Microdosimetry; Introduction the microdosimetry model; Structure of the microdosimetry model; The Monte Carlo model; Deterministic models; Analysis of a radiobiological experiment; Sensitivity analysis for the radiobiological experiment; Conclusions about the microdosimetry model; General conclusion and recommendations; and Summary.