IRRADIATING DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: device has active zone of water-to-water nuclear reactor, biological reactor protection concrete mass, slow neutron collimator, which internal surface is coated with material like polyethylene having large scattering cross-section and conically shaped, filter for cleaning slow neutron radiation beam from gamma-quanta and aperture for regulating slow neutron radiation beam diameter. Retarder manufactured from beryllium or graphite or heavy water is available in the space between whole-metal water pool tank casing and adjacent active zone surface. Retarder height and width is not less than corresponding dimensions of the adjacent active zone surface. A hole is available in the bulk of biological reactor protection concrete mass for discharging slow neutrons. The collimator is arranged in the hole so that spatial angle cut out with it contains the whole active zone surface. Its outlet opening is manufactured flush with the external wall of the bulk of biological reactor protection concrete mass and conjugated with the aperture.

EFFECT: high density of slow neutron flux; reduced share of fast neutrons.

3 cl, 3 dwg