Scientists could use the densest material in the known universe, located beneath the surface of neutron stars, to study the cosmos' most mysterious substance—dark matter. New research, published in ...

The neutron irradiation system includes a negative ion, electrostatic, tandem accelerator-based neutron source and proven lithium target technology to generate a clinically optimal neutron spectrum ...

A new boron agent drastically improves the effectiveness of boron neutron capture therapy for glioblastoma, demonstrate researchers at Tokyo Tech. The agent is selectively absorbed by brain tumor ...

Measurements on neutron-rich nuclei help to refine models of how heavy elements came into existence Models for how heavy elements are produced within stars have become more accurate thanks to ...

Distribution and failure patterns of primary central nervous system lymphoma related to the hippocampus: Implications for hippocampal sparing irradiation. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

Boron neutron capture therapy, which targets cancer at the cellular level, is under development by several companies worldwide. (Courtesy: Hanna Koivonoro, Neutron Therapeutics) Boron neutron capture ...

A cancer treatment involving irradiated boron isotopes has been explored as a therapeutic option for several decades but with very little clinical success. But thanks to recent advances in technology, ...

HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On February 14 th the melodious strains of the fourth movement of Mahler's Fifth Symphony were heard inside the building of Tsing Hua Open pool Reactor (THOR) at ...

In the world of nuclear physics, protons often take the spotlight. But now, for the first time, the neutron has stepped into it. A recent experiment using the U.S. Department of Energy’s Jefferson Lab ...

Models for how heavy elements are produced within stars have become more accurate thanks to measurements by RIKEN nuclear physicists of the probabilities that 20 neutron-rich nuclei will shed neutrons ...