1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Development of low-energy proton irradiation system for radiobiology study of neutrons
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09558071
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 展開研究 |
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| Research Field |
環境影響評価(含放射線生物学)
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
HOSHI Masaharu Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Professor, 原爆放射能医学研究所, 教授 (50099090)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NITTA Yumiko Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Research Associate, 原爆放射能医学研究所, 助手 (60171964)
TAKADA Jun Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Associate Professor, 原爆放射能医学研究所, 助教授 (00274134)
ENDO Satoru Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (90243609)
KIMURA Toshio Nissan Electric Co., Ltd., Chief of Research, 研究課長
IWAMOTO Eiji Nissan Electric Co., Ltd., Head of Research, 研究部長
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| Project Period (FY) |
1997 – 1999
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| Keywords | neutron generator / energy spectrums / biological effect / accelerator / TOF / neutron |
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| Research Abstract |
Biological effects of neutrons are relatively large comparing with gamma rays and X rays. Their biological effects are not related directly to neutrons themselves but to the secondary charged particles, which were induced by neutrons. The factors are usually explained by "the relative biological effectiveness (RBE)" and are 7-10 times sometimes even 20 times larger than those of gamma rays and X rays. The reasons are that the 70 to 80% of the neutron doses are given by recoil protons. However, the experimental data of the RBE values of protons are 1.0 to 1.2, therefore our purpose of this study is to find the reason of the high RBE values of neutrons. We considered the possibility is in the protons when they loose energy and stop. At this moment the RBE values may become very high. To verify this assumption we used 3 MeV accelerator (HIRRAC) at Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, which was installed in 1995. We made proton beam extraction window from vacuum to air using a 5 micron meter thick Mylar foil or 2.2 micron meter Harvar alloy foil. To measure proton beam to estimate doses, we used plastic scintillation counter. The whole system was successful. We extracted proton beam and measured proton beam energy and fluence. The final purpose of the study was to make biological experiment using cells, however, the exposure system is now under construction and planning to perform the experiment. We are making effort to complete this study.
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Research Products
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