%0 Journal Article
%T Performance evaluation of a 71Ga(n,γ)72Ga reaction-based epithermal neutron flux detector at an AB-BNCT device.
%A Guan X
%A Wu H
%A Bai R
%A Wu G
%A Yang W
%A Guo W
%A Wang H
%A Wang Y
%A Du J
%A Zhang L
%A Gu L
%J Appl Radiat Isot
%V 207
%N 0
%D 2024 May 25
%M 38428203
%F 1.787
%R 10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111249
%X The 71Ga(n,γ)72Ga reaction-based epithermal neutron flux detectors are novel instruments developed to measure the epithermal neutron flux of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) treatment beams. In this study, a spherical epithermal neutron flux detector using 71Ga(n,γ)72Ga reaction was prototyped. The performance of the detector was experimentally evaluated at an accelerator-based BNCT (AB-BNCT) device developed by Lanzhou University, China. Based on the experimental results and related analysis, we demonstrated that the detector is a reliable tool for the quality assurance of BNCT treatment beams.