Beams of low energy neutrons are used in boron capture therapy to treat cancer.
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Thus low energy neutrons " may " be even more reactive than high energy neutrons.
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The patient is then treated with a beam of low energy neutrons at a relatively low neutron radiation dose.
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Li-6 can react with high or low energy neutrons, including those released by the Li-7 reaction.
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For these low energy neutrons ( such as thermal neutrons ) cross section \ sigma ( E ) is inversely proportional to neutron energy.
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But, in fact, it takes low energy neutrons to do it ( in U-235, anyway ) . . . because it's not just about the binding energy alone.
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The tumor is then bombarded with very low energy neutrons ( although often higher than thermal energy ) which are captured by the boron-10 isotope in the boron, which produces an excited state of boron-11 that then decays to produce lithium-7 and an alpha particle that have sufficient energy to kill the malignant cell, but insufficient range to damage nearby cells.
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