Neutron capture therapy of cancer
NONSURGICAL THERAPEUTIC MODALITY FOR TREATING LOCALLY INVASIVE MALIGNANT TUMORS
Boron Neutron Capture Theory; Boron Neutron Capture; BNCT; Boron neutron capture therapy; Boron neutron-capture therapy; Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; Neutron capture therapy; User:Rolf Barth/Neutron Capture Therapy of Cancer; Neutron Capture Therapy of Cancer; Neutron Capture Therapy; Boron capture therapy; Gd NCT; Gadolinium neutron-capture therapy; Gadolinium neutron capture therapy
Neutron capture therapy (NCT) is a type of radiotherapy for treating locally invasive malignant tumors such as primary brain tumors, recurrent cancers of the head and neck region, and cutaneous and extracutaneous melanomas. It is a two-step process: first, the patient is injected with a tumor-localizing drug containing the stable isotope boron-10 (B), which has a high propensity to capture low energy "thermal" neutrons.