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The Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor (BMRR)1 became operational in 1959 to support Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) research in the Medical Department of the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The research was interrupted in 1961 after the failure of initial BNCT trials to show efficacy.
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Liu, H.B., Brugger, R.M., Rorer, D.C. (1993). Enhancement of the Epithermal Neutron Beam at the Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor. In: Soloway, A.H., Barth, R.F., Carpenter, D.E. (eds) Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2978-1_15
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