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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Neutron Therapeutics, Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Inventors:
Steven P. Konish, Peabody, MA (US);
Theodore H. Smick, Gloucester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Neutron Therapeutics, Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A continuous, thin layer of neutron source material, for example solid lithium, is formed into a belt. The belt is continuously advanced in front of a proton source to generate neutrons from the lithium target. Additionally, the belt is continuously cooled, as it passes through a gas cooling section. Through the continuous motion and cooling of the lithium target, the belt can provide an effective neutron source without melting the target neutron source material.