Application of neutron capture autoradiography to Boron Delivery seeking techniques for selective accumulation of boron compounds to tumor with intra-arterial administration of boron entrapped water-in-oil-in-water emulsion

It is necessary to accumulate the 10B atoms selectively to the tumor cells for effective Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). In order to achieve an accurate measurement of 10B accumulations in the biological samples, we employed a technique of neutron capture autoradiography (NCAR) of sliced sampl...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2009-06, Vol.605 (1), p.171-174
Main Authors: Mikado, S., Yanagie, H., Yasuda, N., Higashi, S., Ikushima, I., Mizumachi, R., Murata, Y., Morishita, Y., Nishimura, R., Shinohara, A., Ogura, K., Sugiyama, H., Iikura, H., Ando, H., Ishimoto, M., Takamoto, S., Eriguchi, M., Takahashi, H., Kimura, M.
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Language:English
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Boron Delivery System
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT)
CR-39
Neutron capture autoradiography (NCAR)
WOW emulsion
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Summary:It is necessary to accumulate the 10B atoms selectively to the tumor cells for effective Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). In order to achieve an accurate measurement of 10B accumulations in the biological samples, we employed a technique of neutron capture autoradiography (NCAR) of sliced samples of tumor tissues using CR-39 plastic track detectors. The CR-39 track detectors attached with the biological samples were exposed to thermal neutrons in the thermal column of the JRR3 of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). We obtained quantitative NCAR images of the samples for VX-2 tumor in rabbit liver after injection of 10BSH entrapped water-in-oil-in-water (WOW) emulsion by intra-arterial injection via proper hepatic artery. The 10B accumulations and distributions in VX-2 tumor and normal liver of rabbit were investigated by means of alpha-track density measurements. In this study, we showed the selective accumulation of 10B atoms in the VX-2 tumor by intra-arterial injection of 10B entrapped WOW emulsion until 3 days after injection by using digitized NCAR images (i.e. alpha-track mapping).
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.147