The use of heavy water in boron neutron capture therapy of brain tumours
| Autor: | D N Slatkin, M M Levin, A Aronson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1983 |
| Předmět: |
inorganic chemicals
Materials science chemistry.chemical_element Radiation chemistry.chemical_compound Isotopes Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Neutron Boron Neutrons Heavy water integumentary system Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Brain Neoplasms business.industry Radiochemistry technology industry and agriculture Deuterium Neutron temperature Neutron therapy Neutron capture chemistry biological sciences lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Nuclear medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Physics in Medicine and Biology. 28:1447-1451 |
| ISSN: | 1361-6560 0031-9155 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/0031-9155/28/12/011 |
| Popis: | A theoretical analysis is presented from which it is concluded that transient partial deuteration of body water for neutron capture therapy would significantly enhance radiation produced by the neutron-boron reaction at the deep margins of brain tumours and reduce effective gamma radiation to normal brain tissues by 50% or more. The analysis deals only with totally thermalised incident neutrons. |
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