继詹姆斯·查兌克在1932年首次发现中子后,T科学家在1935年发现了10硼核对热中子的捕获性。反应产生的11硼极不稳定,迅速裂变产生α粒子和一个7Li离子。[1]1936年,富兰克林研究所的科学家G. L. 罗切认识到了该性质在医疗上的潜力,并建议将中子俘获用于癌症治疗。1951年,W. H. 斯威特首次将这一技术应用于恶性脑瘤的治疗;并于1954年通过与布鲁克海文国家实验室和麻省总医院的合作,使用四硼酸钠作为输送剂,开创了多形性胶质母细胞瘤BNCT临床治疗的先河。
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