Neutron-capture therapy of brain tumours: neutron sources, neutron-capture drugs, biological tests and clinical perspectives in the Czech Republic

Title:

Neutron-capture therapy of brain tumours: neutron sources, neutron-capture drugs, biological tests and clinical perspectives in the Czech Republic

Creator:

Burian, J., Marek, M., Mareš, V., and Drahota, Z.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:c880f76c-fcc6-4823-b117-2da0e0dd8469
uuid:c880f76c-fcc6-4823-b117-2da0e0dd8469

Subject:

epithermal neutrons, sodium borocaptate, neutron-capture therapy, and brain tumours

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

The paper reviews neutron sources, chemical compounds and clinical perspectives of the boron neutron-capture therapy of brain tumours. Special attention is paid to the physical characteristics and biological effectiveness of the epithermal neutron beam constructed at the LVR-15 nuclear reactor at Řež near Prague.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Source:

Physiological research | 1997 Volume:46 | Number:2

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

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