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Initiation of a phase-I trial of neutron capture therapy at the MIT research reactor

Journal Article · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:411518
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  1. Massachussets Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States); and others
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the New England Medical Center (NEMC), and Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) initiated a phase-1 trial of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) on September 6, 1994, at the 5-MW(thermal) MIT research reactor (MITR). A novel form of experimental cancer therapy, BNCT is being developed for certain types of highly malignant brain tumors such as glioblastoma and melanoma. The results of the phase-1 trials on patients with tumors in the legs or feet are described.
OSTI ID:
411518
Report Number(s):
CONF-951006--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 73; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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