Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT): Implications of neutron beam and boron compound characteristics

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1237-1244

  Wheeler, Floyd J ^a   Nigg, David W ^a   Capala, Jacek ^b   Watkins, Peter R D ^c   Vroegindeweij, Corine ^c   Auterinen, Iiro ^d   Seppälä, Tiina ^e   Bleuel, Darren ^f  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

BNCT neutron; Glioma; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; HYDROGEN; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON SOURCES; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH REACTORS; TUMORS;

BIOPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; COMPOUND CHARACTERISTICS; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON SOURCE; GLIOMA; LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR CONTROL PROBABILITY;

NEUTRONS;

BORON;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; COLLIMATOR; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; GLIOMA; HUMAN; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032768028     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598618     Document Type: Article

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