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Boron and Gadolinium Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer Treatment
Contributor(s): Hosmane, Narayan S. (Author), Maguire, John A. (Author), Zhu, Yinghuai (Author)

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 ISBN: 9814338672     ISBN-13: 9789814338677
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
OUR PRICE: $121.60  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: March 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Nanoscience
- Science | Chemistry - Organic
- Science | Chemistry - Analytic
Dewey: 616.994
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.19 lbs) 272 pages
Features: Bibliography
 
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The book focuses on two concurrent experimental therapies in cancer treatment known as boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) and gadolinium neutron capture therapy (GdNCT) using a variety of boron- and gadolinium-based compounds. Some of the gadolinium compounds serve the dual purpose as being MRI contrast agents and GdNCT agents. The book describes why BNCT & GdNCT were not at the forefront of the clinical trials during the past seven to eight decades since the discovery of neutrons by John Chadwick in 1932 and how the latest development in the synthesis of target boron- and gadolinium-based drugs has turned the area into the hottest one worthy of further investigation with the new clinical trials in the USA and elsewhere.
 
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