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Design, Construction and Installation of an Epithermal Neutron Beam for BNCT at the High Flux Reactor Petten

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Following the formation in 1987, of both the European Collaboration group on Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) and the Petten BNCT group, steps were taken to design and implement an epithermal neutron beam for BNCT applications at the High Flux Reactor (HFR) at Petten. The installation would serve as a European facility, which once the modality of BNCT is proven would be the pathfinder for implementation of BNCT at other European nuclear sites.

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  1. Joint Research Centre (JRC), Commission of the European Communities, Petten, The Netherlands

    R. L. Moss, G. Constantine & P. Watkins

  2. Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN), Petten, The Netherlands

    F. Stecher-Rasmussen & K. Ravensberg

  3. (Formerly) AEA Technology, Harwell, UK

    G. Constantine & P. Watkins

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  1. Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Menai, New South Wales, Australia

    Barry J. Allen  & Baiba V. Harrington  & 

  2. University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Douglas E. Moore

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Moss, R.L., Stecher-Rasmussen, F., Ravensberg, K., Constantine, G., Watkins, P. (1992). Design, Construction and Installation of an Epithermal Neutron Beam for BNCT at the High Flux Reactor Petten. In: Allen, B.J., Moore, D.E., Harrington, B.V. (eds) Progress in Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3384-9_11

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