VII Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications

VII Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications
Author: Ricardo Alarcon
Publisher: American Inst. of Physics
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2007-11-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780735404618

These proceedings aim to show the vitality and significance of nuclear science. The focus is the promotion of Nuclear Physics and its applications among Latin American laboratories and the international community. This Volume covers six main topics: Applications of Nuclear Physics, QCD in Nuclear Physics, Fundamental Symmetries and Neutrinos, Nuclear Structure and Reactions, Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics, and Facilities and Instrumentation.

Boron and Gadolinium Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer Treatment

Boron and Gadolinium Neutron Capture Therapy for Cancer Treatment
Author: Narayan S. Hosmane
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2012
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9814338680

The book focuses on two concurrent experimental therapies in cancer treatment known as boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) and gadolinium neutron capture therapy (GdNCT) using a variety of boron- and gadolinium-based compounds. Some of the gadolinium compounds serve the dual purpose as being MRI contrast agents and GdNCT agents. The book describes why BNCT & GdNCT were not at the forefront of the clinical trials during the past seven to eight decades since the discovery of neutrons by John Chadwick in 1932 and how the latest development in the synthesis of target boron- and gadolinium-based drugs has turned the area into the hottest one worthy of further investigation with the new clinical trials in the USA and elsewhere.

ERDA Research Abstracts

ERDA Research Abstracts
Author: United States. Energy Research and Development Administration
Publisher:
Total Pages: 716
Release: 1976
Genre: Power resources
ISBN:

The Department of State Bulletin

The Department of State Bulletin
Author: United States. Department of State
Publisher:
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1960
Genre: United States
ISBN:

The official monthly record of United States foreign policy.

Science Still Born

Science Still Born
Author: Rodrigo Fernos
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 0595284248

The Pan-American Scientific Congresses ushered a new scientific era in Latin America. Bringing together scientists, engineers, and medical researchers from both South and North America, they facilitated the exchange of ideas between the two regions at the beginning of the twentieth century. Nobel Prize thinkers such as Albert Michelson and others, such as Franz Boas and Elmer Sperry, were some of the participants. The study describes the latest scientific advancements being diffused in these congresses, as well as the factors affecting the adoption of such advancements. Rodrigo Fernos teaches at the University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras).