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Gadolinium as a Neutron Capture Therapy Agent

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Progress in Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer

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The isotope 157Gd has been evaluated at the University of Missouri- Columbia (MU) as an alternative neutron capture therapy (NCT) agent to 10B The studies were directed to the following three major portions: the evaluation of Gd Neutron Capture Therapy (GdNCT), the combination of NCT and brachytherapy and the development of neutron autoradiography for Gd.

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  1. J.A. Shih, “Gadolinium as a Neutron Capture Therapy Agent”, PhD dissertation, University of Missouri-Columbia May 1991

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Shih, J.A., Brugger, R.M. (1992). Gadolinium as a Neutron Capture Therapy Agent. 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_37

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