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Table 2 Boron concentrations in blood, tumor and skin/mucosa of each patient

From: Boron neutron capture therapy for vulvar melanoma and genital extramammary Paget’s disease with curative responses

Case number

Boron concentration (ppm)

Blooda

Tumorb

Skin/mucosab

1

15.0

45.0

18.0

2

18.0

48.6

21.6

3

11.0

27.5

13.2

4

10.0

25.0

12.0

  1. aDetermined by prompt gamma activation analysis [31]
  2. bCalculated by multiplying blood boron concentration by tumor/blood or normal tissue/blood ratio