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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
An efficient functional mimic of the photosynthetic antenna-reaction center has been designed and synthesized. The model contains… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Catalytic asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones with hydrides such as boranes and borohydrides is one of the simplest and the… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Aligned single crystalline boron nanowire arrays are formed by thermal carbon reduction. The SEM image shows an array of boron… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Undifferentiated thyroid cancer (UTC) is a very aggressive tumor with no effective treatment, since it lacks iodine uptake and… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A series of new donor-pi-acceptor type compounds with trivalent boron as acceptor which show strong two-photon excited up… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), a binary treatment modality that can potentially irradiate tumor tissue within cellular… 
1992
1992
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) involves administration of a boron compound followed by neutron irradiation of the target… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
The neutron capture reaction 10B(1n,4He)7Li produces two energetic particles, 4He2+ and 7Li3+ that are strongly cell toxic. Due… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
The efficacy of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) for the treatment of intracerebrally implanted rat gliosarcomas was tested…