Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
"Boron Neutron Capture Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A technique for the treatment of neoplasms, especially gliomas and melanomas in which boron-10, an isotope, is introduced into the target cells followed by irradiation with thermal neutrons.
Descriptor ID |
D016754
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MeSH Number(s) |
E02.815.722.500.100
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Concept/Terms |
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy- Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
- Therapy, Boron Neutron Capture
- Boron-Neutron Capture Therapy
- Therapy, Boron-Neutron Capture
- Neutron Capture Therapy, Boron
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1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Boron Neutron Capture Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of boron compounds on the biological effectiveness of proton therapy. Med Phys. 2022 09; 49(9):6098-6109.
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Effect of spatial distribution of boron and oxygen concentration on DNA damage induced from boron neutron capture therapy using Monte Carlo simulations. Int J Radiat Biol. 2021; 97(7):986-996.
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Dendrimers in medical nanotechnology. IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag. 2009 Jan-Feb; 28(1):12-22.
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A Monte Carlo dosimetry-based evaluation of the 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction near threshold for accelerator boron neutron capture therapy. Med Phys. 2000 Jan; 27(1):192-202.
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Boron neutron capture enhanced fast neutron radiotherapy for malignant gliomas and other tumors. J Neurooncol. 1997 May; 33(1-2):171-8.
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Concomitant boron-neutron capture therapy during fast-neutron irradiation of a rat glioma. Radiology. 1994 Jun; 191(3):863-7.
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Boron neutron capture therapy: a mechanism for achieving a concomitant tumor boost in fast neutron radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1994 Mar 30; 28(5):1135-42.
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Enhancement of fast neutron beams with boron neutron capture therapy. A mechanism for achieving a selective, concomitant tumor boost. Acta Oncol. 1994; 33(3):307-13.