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Table 1 Physical doses for nude mouse tumors

From: Sonoporation as an enhancing method for boron neutron capture therapy for squamous cell carcinomas

Group

10B concentration (ppm)

Physical dose (Gy)

N

0

4.59

BPA + N

16.82 ± 6.23

10.49 ± 2.18

BPA + S + N

22.72 ± 7.71

12.55 ± 2.70

BSH + N

3.18 ± 1.09

5.70 ± 0.38

BSH + S + N

9.84 ± 7.53*

8.04 ± 2.64*

  1. N, neutron irradiation; BPA, Intraperitoneal injection of BPA; S, Sonoporation (ultrasound irradiation in the presence of microbubbles); BSH, Intraperitoneal injection of BSH. Values except for N were means ± SD of three to four determinations. *P < 0.05 vs. BSH + N.