3月15日13時に第15期公募情報を公開いたしました。
4月1日13時より応募者登録サイトへの登録が可能です。
Information on the 15th call for applications was opened at 13:00 on 15 March.
Applicants can register on the registration website from 1 April at 13:00.
The following 14 researchers are working at the Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University.
:Global Type
:Tenure-track Type
Research Interests: Radiation Oncology, Radiation Biology
Research Topic: Controlling boron neutron capture reaction in vivo and exploring its new applications
Host Department: Division of Radiation Life Science, Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science
Previous Affiliation: Particle Radiation Oncology Research Center, Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University
Neutron capture reaction is a nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus absorbs neutrons. Among the atoms, the boron element (10B) in particular absorbs neutrons and then fissions into 7Li (lithium nucleus) and 4He (alpha particle). After fission, each nucleus travels only 10 μm in vivo, which is about the same size as the diameter of a single cell in the body. In principle, if the boron element can be delivered to the cancer in a concentrated manner, neutron irradiation can kill only the cancer cells. This treatment is called Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), and research on BNCT is being conducted mainly in Japan, where it is already covered by insurance for head and neck cancer. In this HAKUBI project, I am conducting basic research to apply BNCT to various diseases (intractable cancer and non-neoplastic intractable diseases) by controlling the boron neutron capture reaction in vivo.
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