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 · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7159134

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: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-91ER61104
• OSTI ID: 7159134
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/61104-T1; ON: DE92040996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BORON
ELEMENTS
EVALUATION
MEDICINE
NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY
NEUTRON THERAPY
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
PBF REACTOR
PULSED REACTORS
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
REACTORS
RECOMMENDATIONS
SEMIMETALS
TANK TYPE REACTORS
THERAPEUTIC USES
THERAPY
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