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In a previous communication, we reported the radiation effect of gadolinium (Gd) neutron capture reactions in cultured Chinese hamster cells. 1 Comparison of the results at 10% survival level between cell cultures with and without Gd showed a 3.5-fold difference in the neutron fluence. In this paper, total depth-dose distributions have been calculated in a cylindrical phantom with a simulated tumor containing gadolinium.
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Matsumoto, T. (1993). Evaluation of Depth-Dose Distributions for Gadolinium Neutron Capture Therapy. In: Soloway, A.H., Barth, R.F., Carpenter, D.E. (eds) Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2978-1_47
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