Research on the design of a radiation biodevice based on a compact D-D neutron generator

ABSTRACT

In this research, we used a self-developed compact D-D neutron generator and designed a neutron radiation biological device. The research results showed that lead was the material with the best neutron permeability; thus, hard lead was selected as the structural material for this device. Our research disclosed a phenomenon that differed from conventional wisdom, namely, the dose contribution of the neutrons reflected from the hard lead material at the top of the device was about twice that of the polyethylene material. Therefore, hard lead was also selected for the material of the top reflector in this device. The study also showed that the device had good dose uniformity, and the standard neutron absorption dose in each irradiation zone could be obtained according to the simulation results. This device may further promote the development of future research work such as neutron radiation biological effects and mutation breeding.

KEYWORDS:

• D-D neutron generator
• neutron
• radiation biodevice
• absorption dose

Acknowledgments

This work was Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12075106), the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (No. 20JR10RA607), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; National Natural Science Foundation of China [12075106]; Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province [20JR10RA607].