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Table 1 External neutron dose

From: Secondary neutron dose measurement for proton eye treatment using an eye snout with a borated neutron absorber

Group

Depth [cm]

SWX207

Distance from beam edge [cm]

   

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

A

0.00

W/O

8.79 ± 1.28

0.90 ± 0.08

0.58 ± 0.03

0.51 ± 0.02

W/

5.56 ± 0.53

0.52 ± 0.11

0.38 ± 0.04

0.35 ± 0.01

Ratio

0.63 ± 0.06

0.58 ± 0.13

0.66 ± 0.08

0.67 ± 0.02

B

1.64

W/O

5.60 ± 0.13

0.49 ± 0.06

0.32 ± 0.02

0.37 ± 0.02

W/

2.34 ± 0.20

0.25 ± 0.02

0.22 ± 0.02

0.25 ± 0.01

Ratio

0.42 ± 0.04

0.51 ± 0.07

0.69 ± 0.08

0.68 ± 0.03

C

6.00

W/O

0.20 ± 0.03

0.17 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.02

0.16 ± 0.01

W/

0.23 ± 0.01

0.16 ± 0.02

0.16 ± 0.02

0.13 ± 0.01

  

Ratio

1.15 ± 0.13

0.94 ± 0.20

1.07 ± 0.18

0.82 ± 0.06

  1. External neutron doses (H(10)/D (mSv/Gy)) at various depths and distances from the beam isocenter with and without SWX207HD5 in single-scattering mode.