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. 2018 Nov 2;8:16257. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34643-w

Table 5.

Thermal neutron fluences obtained for each target volume and treatment plan, assuming a target volume average proton or heavy ion biological dose of 1 GyE.

Target Depth (mm) Primary Ion Thermal neutron fluence per GyE primary dose (n/cm2/GyE)
Minimum Mean Maximum
100–150 Proton 12C 5.96 × 108 7.79 × 108 9.06 ×108
2.86 × 108 3.34 × 108 3.60 × 108
140–190 Proton 12C 6.26 × 108 8.82 × 108 1.09 × 108
3.17 × 108 4.08 × 108 4.68 × 108