ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

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Validation of new thermal scattering libraries for the moderation of epithermal neutrons in phantom materials

Data collected on the
VESUVIO instrument
at the ISIS facility

Abstract: The investigation of neutron transport inside the human body is fundamental in the field of Neutron Capture Therapy. The moderation of neutrons inside soft tissue is usually modeled using specific phantom materials, that approximate the human body. We propose a series of neutron irradiation experiments (on NILE and VESUVIO) on three materials: the well-characterized polymethyl methacrylate (pMMA) and Polyethylene (PE), and poly hydroxyl methacrylate (pHEMA) with 40wt% absorbed water, an alternative material to be used as phantom for neutron dose calculation. To assess the number of moderated neutrons by each material, we will measure the induced activity of foils of materials that present high neutron absorption cross section, that will be placed on the side of the sample. Experimental results will benchmark our new models for thermal neutron transport in organic systems, based on the Average Functional Group Approximation.

Public release date: 02 August 2027

Principal Investigator: Professor Giovanni Romanelli
Experimenter: Dr Altea Russo
Experimenter: Ms Margherita Simoni
Local Contact: Dr Matthew Krzystyniak
Experimenter: Professor Roberto Senesi
Experimenter: Professor Triestino Minniti
Experimenter: Dr Carlo Cazzaniga
Experimenter: Professor Carla Andreani

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2410241-1

Parent DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2410241

ISIS Experiment Number: RB2410241

Part Number: 1

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The release date is: 02 August 2027

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Date of Experiment: 25 July 2024

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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Data Citation

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[author], [date], [title], [publisher], [doi]

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Professor Giovanni Romanelli et al; (2024): Validation of new thermal scattering libraries for the moderation of epithermal neutrons in phantom materials, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.RB2410241-1

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