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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI102647

THE POSSIBLE USE OF NEUTRON-CAPTURING ISOTOPES SUCH AS BORON10 IN THE TREATMENT OF NEOPLASMS. II. COMPUTATION OF THE RADIATION ENERGIES AND ESTIMATES OF EFFECTS IN NORMAL AND NEOPLASTIC BRAIN

Manucher Javid, Gordon L. Brownell, and William H. Sweet

Department of Surgery, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Physics Research Laboratory and the Neurosurgical Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.

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Dr. Javid was a Research Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School when this work was done.

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This work has been suported by grants from the Atomic Energy Commission (Contract No. AT [30-1]-1093), by a portion of an institutional grant of the American Cancer Society and by funds from an anonymous donor—all to the Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Department of Surgery, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Physics Research Laboratory and the Neurosurgical Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.

2

Dr. Javid was a Research Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School when this work was done.

1

This work has been suported by grants from the Atomic Energy Commission (Contract No. AT [30-1]-1093), by a portion of an institutional grant of the American Cancer Society and by funds from an anonymous donor—all to the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Find articles by Brownell, G. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Surgery, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Physics Research Laboratory and the Neurosurgical Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.

2

Dr. Javid was a Research Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School when this work was done.

1

This work has been suported by grants from the Atomic Energy Commission (Contract No. AT [30-1]-1093), by a portion of an institutional grant of the American Cancer Society and by funds from an anonymous donor—all to the Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Published June 1, 1952 - More info

Published in Volume 31, Issue 6 on June 1, 1952
J Clin Invest. 1952;31(6):604–610. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI102647.
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