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Mechanism of treatment

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①Administer boron-containing drug:

a boron-containing drug that selectively accumulates in cancer cells is used.
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②Neutron irradiation:

The affected site is irradiated with an energy-adjusted neutron beam.

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③Neutrons react with boron:

emitted alpha beam and lithium particles destroy cancer cells.
 
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④Cancer cells are destroyed:

these particles only travel a distance of one cell width (about 1Oμm), allowing for cell-level treatment.
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