A review of techniques for the analysis of boron in the development of neutron capture therapy agents

✍ Scribed by Douglas E. Moore

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 717 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0731-7085
• DOI: 10.1016/0731-7085(90)80078-4

✦ Synopsis

The resurgence of interest in neutron capture therapy, which uses boron-10 labelled compounds and neutron irradiation as a technique for the treatment of cancer, has been accompanied by the application of a new generation of techniques for the analysis and imaging of boron in biological matrices. In this review, a description is given of the requirements for boron neutron capture agents and the achievements to date of the analytical techniques.