Publication Date:
2003
abstract:
TAOrMINA (Advanced Treatment of Organs by Neutronic Irradiation and Autotransplantation) is a technique
developed at the University of Pavia for treating diffuse cancer in explantable organs. Neutron capture
is the most selective among the treatments based on irradiation. First the affected cells are enriched
in 10B, then the organ is removed and irradiated in a nuclear reactor. The received dose is lethal for the
sick cells while the dose received by the healthy tissue is too low to make damage. After a short historical
introduction, the article describes the first case of this therapy on a human liver that, after 18 months,
is still in an excellent state.
developed at the University of Pavia for treating diffuse cancer in explantable organs. Neutron capture
is the most selective among the treatments based on irradiation. First the affected cells are enriched
in 10B, then the organ is removed and irradiated in a nuclear reactor. The received dose is lethal for the
sick cells while the dose received by the healthy tissue is too low to make damage. After a short historical
introduction, the article describes the first case of this therapy on a human liver that, after 18 months,
is still in an excellent state.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
List of contributors:
Altieri, Saverio
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