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Theranostics in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy [PDF]
Life, 2021 Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) has the potential to specifically destroy tumor cells without damaging the tissues infiltrated by the tumor. BNCT is a binary treatment method based on the combination of two agents that have no effect when applied ...
Wolfgang A. G. Sauerwein +12 more
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Boron Neutron Capture Therapy - A Literature Review [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is a radiation science which is emerging as a hopeful tool in treating cancer, by selectively concentrating boron compounds in tumour cells and then subjecting the tumour cells to epithermal neutron beam radiation ...
Kavitaa Nedunchezhian +3 more
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Boron Vehiculating Nanosystems for Neutron Capture Therapy in Cancer Treatment
Cells, 2022 Boron neutron capture therapy is a low-invasive cancer therapy based on the neutron fission process that occurs upon thermal neutron irradiation of 10B-containing compounds; this process causes the release of alpha particles that selectively damage ...
Giorgia Ailuno +7 more
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Boron neutron capture therapy for malignant gliomas
Annals of Medicine, 2000 Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) represents a promising modality for a relatively selective radiation dose delivery to the tumour tissue. Boron-10 nuclei capture slow 'thermal' neutrons preferentially and, upon capture, promptly undergo 10B(n,alpha)7Li reaction.
Ruimei Ma +2 more
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Investigation of photon doses reaching healthy tissues in the use of different neutron energies in boron neutron capture therapy [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2022 Boron neutron capture therapy is a unique treatment method that aims to kill the tumor cells with the help of heavy particles. Particles resulting from the interaction of the tumor region containing 10B atoms with thermal or epithermal neutrons ...
Tugrul Taylan
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Scientific Reports, 2021 An accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) system employing a solid-state Li target can achieve sufficient neutron flux for treatment although the neutron flux is reduced over the lifetime of its target.
Satoshi Nakamura +20 more
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Construction of targeted 10B delivery agents and their uptake in gastric and pancreatic cancer cells
Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is a new binary radiation therapy for tumor tissue, which kills tumor cells with neutron capture reaction. Boron neutron capture therapy has become a technical means for glioma, melanoma, and other diseases has been ...
Song Wang +13 more
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Carborane Polypeptide Derivatives for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
He huaxue yu fangshe huaxue, 2023 The design and application of carborane polypeptide derivatives have attracted more and more attention, especially as boron carrier in the treatment of malignant tumors(BNCT).
HAN Yi, LI Feng-lin, LUO Zhi-fu
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The three dimensional map of dose components in a head phantom for boron neutron capture therapy [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2013 The in-phantom measurement of physical dose distribution and construction of a convenient phantom is very important for boron neutron capture therapy planning validation.
Bavarnegin Elham +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 While boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) depends primarily on the short flight range of the alpha particles emitted by the boron neutron capture reaction, gadolinium neutron capture therapy (GdNCT) mainly relies on gamma rays and Auger electrons ...
Woonghee Lee +6 more
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