Boron neutron capture therapy in cancer: Past, present and future

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 852-856

  Pisarev, Mario A ^a,b   Dagrosa, Maria Alejandra ^a   Juvenal, Guilermo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Boron; Cancer; Neutrons; Thyroid; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348818716     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302007000500024     Document Type: Review

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