OPPORTUNITIES OF NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY IN UZBEKISTAN

In article are presented the devices and characteristics of channel of epithermal neutrons created on nuclear reactor WWR-SM INP AS of RUz for medical and biologic researches. Realized medical and biologic researches on neutroncapture therapy are discussed. Developed for treatment of radio resistant malignant tumors the Gadolinium neutron capture therapy (GdNCT) is based on the nuclear capture and reactions that occur when 155Gd and 157Gd, which are nonradioactive constituents of natural elemental gadolinium, are irradiated by thermal neutrons with low energy 0.025 eV. In this article, results of scientific researches on development GdNCT in Uzbekistan are presented. The beam of epithermal neutrons with characteristics satisfying the all requirements of IAEA was received. Neutron kerma for biological tissues Kbt n=1,35•10–4 Gr/s and for 1 mg natural gadolinium in 1 g of biological tissues KGd n = 3,1•10–7 Gr/s for this beam was calculated. As gadolinium delivery agent the well-known pharmacological preparation Magnevist was chosen. For absorbed dose calculation, the Magnevist pharmacokinetics was studied after intratumoral injection in mice and intramuscular injection in rats. Results of researches of influence epithermal neutrons beam on binding ability of transport proteins of human blood, on tumor cells С-180 at mice and on surgical material of human stomach adenocarcinoma are presented. Planned scientific researches with application of this beam in Uzbekistan are summarized.

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