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The Studsvik thermal neutron facility at the R2–0 reactor originally designed for neutron capture radiography has been modified to permit irradiation of living cells and animals. A hole was drilled in the concrete shielding to provide a cylindrical channel with diameter of 25.3 cm. A shielding water tank serves as an entry holder for cells and animals. The advantage of this modification is that cells and animals can be irradiated at a constant thermal neutron fluence rate of approximately 109 n cm-2s-1 (at 100 kW) without stopping and restarting the reactor. Topographic analysis of boron done by neutron capture autoradiograghy (NCR) can be irradiated under the same conditions as previously.
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Pettersson, OA., Svensson, P., Larsson, B., Grusell, E. (1992). Studsvik Thermal Neutron Facility. 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_18
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