Boron neutron capture therapy for head and neck cancer: Relevance of nuclear-cytoplasmic volume ratio and anti-tumor effect. -A preliminary report

• Published in: Applied radiation and isotopes Vol. 163; p. 109212
• Main Authors: Aihara, Teruhito, Hiratsuka, Junichi, Kamitani, Nobuhiko, Nishimura, Hirotake, Ono, Koji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2020
• Subjects: 10B; ABE factor; BNCT; CBE factor; Head and neck cancer; N/C ratio; CBE factor; Head and neck cancer; BNCT; 10B; N/C ratio; ABE factor

BNCT is a type of particle beam radiation therapy that utilizes an α particle and 7Li nucleus generated when a thermal neutron is captured by a 10B nucleus involved in the boron compound that has been taken up into tumor tissue selectively. In this report, the relevance of N/C ratio of tumor cell an...