[A clinical trial of neutron capture therapy for brain tumors]. Technical progress report, 1990 [electronic resource].
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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1990. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
This document briefly describes recent advances in the author`s laboratory. Topics described include neutron beam design, high- resolution autoradiography, boronated phenylalanine (BPA) distribution and survival studies in glioma bearing mice, computer- aided treatment planning, prompt gamma boron 10 analysis facility at MITI-II, non-rodent BPA toxicity studies, and preparations for clinical studies.