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Hatanaka1. has reviewed the many clinical results for the treatment of glioblastoma using Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) carried out at the Musashi TRIGA 100 kW reactor facility. Mishima2 has reviewed the successful application of BNCT to the treatment of malignant melanoma at the same facility. Aizawa3 has reported details of the Musashi TRIGA reactor for the thermal neutron treatment of more than 100 patients and outlined improvements for this small reactor. During the last years, the perception has been growing that epithermal neutrons (Ē < 8.5 keV) are much more suitable for a variety of reasons than thermal neutrons for the treatment of deep seated malignancies.
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Whittemore, W.L. (1992). A Compact Triga Reactor for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. 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_10
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