Summary of recent BNCT Polish programme and future plans

Gryziński, M.; Maciak, Maciej; Wielgosz, M.

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.07.047

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“…The first specification of the facility, in the current vision, has been presented in the publication of 2015. 1 The above description is a significant update of the information posted at that time. Visualization of the facility and its most important elements:…”

Section: Research Stand At H2 Horizontal Channelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reactor Laboratory for Biomedical Research in National Centre for Nuclear Research in Poland

Michaś

Dorosz

Wójciuk

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Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering

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National Centre for Nuclear Research, NCBJ is one of the biggest research institutes in Poland, in which scientists deal with basic research in the various fields of subatomic physics, development of nuclear technologies and practical applications of nuclear physics methods, including those for nuclear medicine and radiotherapy. NCBJ operates the only Polish nuclear research reactor MARIA, around which a Reactor Laboratory for Biomedical Research, RLBR has been built in the last 4 years. One of the main aims of the RLBR team is to adapt the H2 channel, one of the eight MARIA’s horizontal channels, to a specific irradiation facility delivering a high flux thermal/epithermal neutron beam. The beam derived from the channel will be a tool for biological, physical and material studies for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, BNCT. While NCBJ is focused on building a neutron research facility, the Polish scientific community expressed its interest in BNCT development and implementation as an alternative therapy for cancer treatment. Through the working group meetings organized in the form of regular scientific workshops since 2015, it led to the establishment of a national scientific consortium dedicated to BNCT. Polish Consortium for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy agreement was initially signed by twelve institutions including scientific institutes, universities and oncological centres in October 2019. National Centre for Nuclear Research was appointed the leader of the consortium. A year later the consortium was enlarged by two more institutions.

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Section: Research Stand At H2 Horizontal Channelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reactor Laboratory for Biomedical Research in National Centre for Nuclear Research in Poland

Michaś

Dorosz

Wójciuk

et al. 2021

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering

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“…The newly reconstructed H2 channel will supply a new radiobiological research facility with the neutron beam of epithermal energies. It will be primarily dedicated to boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) research [28,29]. The epithermal energies are achieved by the means of a uranium based neutron converter.…”

Section: Horizontal Channelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

MARIA Reactor Irradiation Technology Capabilities towards Advanced Applications

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The MARIA research reactor is designed and operated as a multipurpose nuclear installation, combining material testing, neutron beam experiments, and medical and industrial radionuclide production, including molybdenum-99 (99Mo). Recently, after fuel conversion to LEU and rejuvenation of the staff while maintaining their experience, MARIA has been used to respond to the increased interest of the scientific community in advanced nuclear power studies, both fission and fusion. In this work, we would like to introduce MARIA’ s capabilities in the irradiation technology field and how it can serve future nuclear research worldwide.

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