BNCT project at Tehran Research Reactor: Current and prospective plans

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) for brain tumor treatment is under development at the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR). This paper presents all current research activities that were performed during recent years as well as the prospective of BNCT research at TRR. The theoretical and experimental i...

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Published in:Progress in nuclear energy (New series) 2016-08, Vol.91, p.107-115
Main Authors: Kasesaz, Y., Bavarnegin, E., Golshanian, M., Khajeali, A., Jarahi, H., Mirvakili, S.M., Khalafi, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BNCT
Brain
Capture (nuclear)
Dosimetry
Head phantom
Medical room
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear reactor components
Nuclear reactors
Nuclear research reactors
Pilots
Tehran Research Reactor
Thermal column
Tumors
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Summary:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) for brain tumor treatment is under development at the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR). This paper presents all current research activities that were performed during recent years as well as the prospective of BNCT research at TRR. The theoretical and experimental investigations show that TRR has a very good potential to consider it as a pilot facility for BNCT research in the Middle East and could be facilitated for clinical applications. In this way, there are some steps and also some challenges which are described in the paper. •Recent and future BNCT research at Tehran Research Reactor.•Experimental and theoretical investigation on the use of TRR for BNCT.•There is a good potential to consider TRR as a pilot facility for BNCT research in the Middle East.
ISSN:0149-1970
DOI:10.1016/j.pnucene.2016.04.010