PBF/BNCT (power burst facility/boron neutron capture therapy) program for cancer treatment

Technical Report · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5560111

Dorn, III, R V

Highlights of the PBF/BNCT Program during June include progress within the areas of gross boron analysis in tissue, blood, and urine; analytical methodologies development for BSH (sodium borocaptate) purity determination; boron microscopic (subcellular) analytical development; noninvasive boron quantification determination; dosimetry; and analytical radiation transport and interaction modeling for BNCT.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 5560111
• Report Number(s): EGG-BNCT-8353-Vol.3-No.6; ON: DE89016193; TRN: 89-029001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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