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Title: Institute of Medicine letter report: Committee to review the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory proposal to convert its Power Burst Facility for use in boron neutron capture therapy

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:10182402

This report is the result of a request by the Secretary of Energy to the Institute of Medicine to convene an expert committee to evaluate the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory proposal to convert its Power Burst Facility (PBF) for use in research and development for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). The Committee was asked to conduct the evaluation within the context of the overall state of progress of BNCT as a potential therapeutic tool. The background for this request and review are provided first and they are followed by the Committee conclusions.

Research Organization:
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG05-91ER61104
OSTI ID:
10182402
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/61104-T1; ON: DE92040996
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English