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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.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Neutron Beam Design, Development, and Performance for Neutron Capture Therapy
Rapporteurs' Report.- Rapporteurs' Report.- Overviews of Clinical Experience, Clinical Considerations, and Tumor Targeting… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Boron in drug discovery: carboranes as unique pharmacophores in biologically active compounds.
Boron in Drug Discovery: Carboranes as Unique Pharmacophores in Biologically Active Compounds Fatiah Issa, Michael Kassiou, and… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Therapeutic and diagnostic applications of dendrimers for cancer treatment.
Review
2008
Review
2008
Nanoparticles synthesis using supercritical fluid technology - towards biomedical applications.
Review
2007
Review
2007
Carboranyl thymidine analogues for neutron capture therapy.
Neutron capture therapy (NCT) is a binary radio-chemotherapeutic modality for the treatment of cancer. A major focus of NCT… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Comparison of cell uptake, biodistribution and tumor retention of folate-coated and PEG-coated gadolinium nanoparticles in tumor-bearing mice.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
A critical examination of the results from the Harvard-MIT NCT program phase I clinical trial of neutron capture therapy for intracranial disease
SummaryA phase I trial was designed to evaluate normal tissue tolerance to neutron capture therapy (NCT); tumor response was also… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Reference dosimetry calculations for neutron capture therapy with comparison of analytical and voxel models.
As clinical trials of Neutron Capture Therapy (NCT) are initiated in the U.S. and other countries, new treatment planning codes… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Progress in Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer
Prognosis for some cancers is good, but for others, few patients will survive 12 months. This latter group of cancers is… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
New thermal neutron capture therapy for malignant melanoma: melanogenesis-seeking 10B molecule-melanoma cell interaction from in vitro to first clinical trial.
Human melanoma regression by single thermal neutron capture therapy (NCT) using melanoma-seeking 10B compounds has been achieved… 
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