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Neutron Capture Therapy

Known as: Neutron Capturing Therapy, Therapy, Neutron Capture, Therapy, Neutron Capturing 
A technique for the treatment of neoplasms in which an isotope is introduced into target cells followed by irradiation with thermal neutrons.

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1954-2017
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Radionuclide therapy
neutron radiationnursing therapystandards characteristicsstatistics & numerical data

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1938-2018
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Neutron Capture Therapy
nursing therapy
Radionuclide therapy
neutron radiation
standards characteristics
statistics & numerical data

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2009
2009
Liposomal boron delivery for neutron capture therapy.
Tumor cell destruction in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is due to the nuclear reaction between (10)B and thermal neutrons… (More)
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2009
2009
Boron neutron capture therapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme: an assessment of clinical potential.
The purpose of this study was to assess the potential of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), with a 6-h infusion of the boron… (More)
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2003
2003
Boron neutron capture therapy of brain tumors: clinical trials at the Finnish facility using boronophenylalanine
Two clinical trials are currently running at the Finnish dedicated boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) facility. Between May… (More)
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1998
1998
Positron emission tomography-based boron neutron capture therapy using boronophenylalanine for high-grade gliomas: part I.
Determination of tumor boron-10 (10B) levels is required for accurate neutron dosimetry during boron neutron capture therapy. We… (More)
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1994
1994
[Neutron capture therapy for cancer].
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a selective radiotherapy using boron-10 which absorbs thermal neutrons and releases high… (More)
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1994
1994
Neutron capture therapy of the 9L rat gliosarcoma using the p-boronophenylalanine-fructose complex.
PURPOSE Intraperitoneal (IP) injection of the solubilized fructose complex of L-p-boronophenylalanine (BPA-F) produced higher… (More)
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1994
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… (More)
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1992
1992
Accelerator-based epithermal neutron beam design for neutron capture therapy.
Recent interest in the production of epithermal neutrons for use in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) has promoted an… (More)
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1990
1990
Boron neutron capture therapy of a rat glioma.
The purpose of the present study was to utilize a well-established rat glioma to evaluate boron neutron capture therapy for the… (More)
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1990
1990
Boron neutron capture therapy of intracerebral rat gliosarcomas.
The efficacy of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) for the treatment of intracerebrally implanted rat gliosarcomas was tested… (More)
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