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Current methods for quantitative determination of boron in biological tissues include Inducticely Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and Quantitative Neutron Capture Radiography (QNCR). These sophisticated techniques measure independent physical properties. Precise values of B-10 concentrations are reported in literature, even in the subppm range. Nevertheless, convincing data on calibration curves and quality control are lacking. Furthermore, there are no reports on direct comparison of ICP-AES and QNCR. In order to obtain reliable data, we analyzed our specimens - whenever available - by both methods.
This work has been supported by the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique, the Ligue Suisse contre le Cancer, the Ligue Vaudoise contre le Cancer, and the Commission of the European Communities.
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Stragliotto, G., Zbinden, P., Pettersson, O., Fankhauser, H. (1992). Biodistribution of Boron Sulfhydryl (BSH) in Humans: A Quality Control of Analytical Methods* . In: Allen, B.J., Moore, D.E., Harrington, B.V. (eds) Progress in Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3384-9_120
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