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Table 1. Current Status and Performance of Accelerators Intended for BNCT Clinical Trials
Institute
Kyoto
Accelerator type
University,
Target reaction
Cyclotron
Be(p,n)
Beam axis
Horizontal
Beam
Beam
energy
current
(MeV)
(mA)
30
Japan
Present status
Clinical trials for recurrent malignant glioma (MG)(JapicCTI-194742)19 and recurrent and
advanced head and neck (HN) cancer (JHN001)20 and preparing for basic research use
Kansai BNCT
Cyclotron
Be(p,n)
Horizontal
30
Research Center,
Clinical
trial
for
recurrent
MG
(JapicCTI-194742)19
and
Malignant
Meningioma
(jRCT2051190044) and treatments for recurrent and advanced HN cancers
Japan
Southern
Tohoku
Cyclotron
Be(p,n)
Horizontal
30
Hospital, Japan
National
Cancer
(JapicCTI-194640))21, JHN002 Look Up Study) and treatments for HN cancers
Electrodynamic
linear
Li(p,n)
Vertical
2.5
20
Clinical trial for Malignant Melanoma and angiosarcoma (JapicCTI-195062)22
linear
Be(p,n)
Horizontal
10
Preclinical
linear
Be(p,n)
Horizontal
10
Preclinical
Electrostatic accelerator
Li(p,n)
Horizontal
2.6
30
Commissioning
Electrostatic accelerator
Li(p,n)
Horizontal
2.5
10
Commissioning
Center, Tokyo
accelerator
Tsukuba University,
Electrodynamic
Japan
accelerator
Gachon
University
Gil Medical Center,
Clinical trials for MG (JapicCTI-194742)19 and recurrent and advanced HN cancer (JHN002
Electrodynamic
accelerator
South Korea
Helsinki University
Hospital, Finland
Xiamen
Humanity
Hospital, China
Table 2. The facilities of BNCT systems with vertical downward neutron-beam.
Facility
Beam port
Type of BNCT
Main neutron beam
system
Massachusetts Institute of
Downward
Technology Research
vertical &
Reactor (MITR) (USA)
horizontal
CICS-1 in National Cancer
Downward
Center (Japan)
vertical
Novosibirsk State University
Downward
(Ruccisa)
vertical
Reactor
Thermal neutron
AB-BNCT
Epithermal neutron
AB-BNCT
Epithermal neutron
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