Progress in Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer

By Barry Allen

Project Reviews: The Petten BNCT Project (R.L. Moss et al.). Reactor Neutron Souces: A Compact TRIGA Reactor for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (W.L. Whittemore). Accelerator Neutron Sources: Accelerator Based Neutron Sources for Neutron Capture Therapy (E. Grusell). Dosimetry and Treatment Planning: Beyond the EpithermalNeutron Beam (F.J. Wheeler et al.). Dose Enhancement: Gadolinium as a Neutron Capture Therapy Agent (J.A. Shih, R.M. Brugger). Boron Chemistry General. Boron Chemistry BPA. Boron Macromolecules. Boron Analysis in Biological Samples. Boron Imaging. Radiobiology. Preclinical Animal Studies. Acute and Late Effects in Normal Tissues. Boron Biodistributions in Glioma Patients. Clinical Studies of Cancers with Poor Prognoses. One hundred thirtyone additional articles. Index.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306441047
• ISBN13: 9780306441042
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 706 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"