Boron Neutron Capture Therapy of Brain Tumors: An Emerging Therapeutic Modality
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- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery
- Vol. 44 (3) , 433-450
Abstract
BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE therapy (BNCT) is based on the nuclear reaction that occurs when boron-10, a stable isotope, is irradiated with low-energy therKeywords
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