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Initiatives Toward Clinical Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in Japan. 2023

Akira Matsumura, and Tomoyuki Asano, and Katsumi Hirose, and Hiroshi Igaki, and Shinji Kawabata, and Hiroaki Kumada
Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan.

Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) has been performed at nuclear research reactors for many years. The development of accelerators for BNCT resulted in a paradigm shift from research to real clinical applications. In Japan, BNCT was approved as a clinical therapy covered by the National Health Insurance in 2020. In this article, the status of BNCT in Japan is briefly introduced.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007564 Japan A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo. Bonin Islands
D001896 Boron Compounds Inorganic or organic compounds that contain boron as an integral part of the molecule. Borides,Compounds, Boron
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016754 Boron Neutron Capture Therapy A technique for the treatment of neoplasms, especially gliomas and melanomas in which boron-10, an isotope, is introduced into the target cells followed by irradiation with thermal neutrons. Boron-Neutron Capture Therapy,Neutron Capture Therapy, Boron,Therapy, Boron Neutron Capture,Therapy, Boron-Neutron Capture

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