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Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

Known as: Therapy, Boron-Neutron Capture, Boron-neutron capture therapy, BNCT 
A type of radiation therapy. A substance that contains boron is injected into a blood vessel. The boron collects in tumor cells. The patient then… 
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Polymer/boron nitride nanocomposite materials for superior thermal transport performance.
Boron nitride nanosheets were dispersed in polymers to give composite films with excellent thermal transport performances… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Boron Carbide: Structure, Properties, and Stability under Stress
Boron carbide is characterized by a unique combination of properties that make it a material of choice for a wide range of… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Boron neutron capture therapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma.
We evaluate the clinical results of a form of tumor selective particle radiation known as boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The two-dimensional phase of boron nitride: Few-atomic-layer sheets and suspended membranes
We describe the synthesis of very thin sheets (between a few and ten atomic layers) of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), prepared… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Boron neutron capture therapy for glioblastoma.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Folate Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes and their Selective Uptake by Glioblastoma Multiforme Cells: Implications for their Use as Boron Carriers in Clinical Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is increasingly being used in the treatment of several aggressive cancers, including… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Substituted carborane-appended water-soluble single-wall carbon nanotubes: new approach to boron neutron capture therapy drug delivery.
Substituted C(2)B(10) carborane cages have been successfully attached to the side walls of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
The radiation biology of boron neutron capture therapy.
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a targeted radiation therapy that significantly increases the therapeutic ratio relative… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Boron neutron capture therapy for glioblastoma multiforme: interim results from the phase I/II dose-escalation studies
OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of these Phase I/II dose-escalation studies is to evaluate the safety of boronophenylalanine… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Boronated starburst dendrimer-monoclonal antibody immunoconjugates: evaluation as a potential delivery system for neutron capture therapy.
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is based on the nuclear capture reaction that occurs when boron-10, a stable isotope, is… 
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