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Appropriate amino acids can improve the effectiveness of therapy for hard-to-reach cancers

In the study, the results of which have just been published in the journal "Molecules", scientists have shown that exposing non-small cell lung cancer cells to appropriately selected amino acids can increase the effectiveness of radiotherapy based on local emission of alpha radiation by neutron-activated boron. The so-called BNCT therapy is mainly used to treat particularly sensitive organs, e.g. the brain. The first author of the work is a doctoral student of RadFarm studies conducted at NCBJ. ----

NCBJ scientists study the structure of materials using a new microscope

New transmision electron microscope launched at NOMATEN CoE (Photo: NCBJ)
Material Research Lab and NOMATEN Centre of Excellence study and test, among other things, structural materials and their combinations, using modern, specialised analysis equipment. The laboratories’ research infrastructure now includes a recently launched transmission electron microscope. ----

Galactic outflows drive the evolution of dwarf galaxies

Fig. 1: Artist’s illustration of galactic outflows. Star-formation activity can produce powerful winds (outflows) that could possibly carry the gas at very large distances, out in the intergalactic medium. The broad wings in the spectra of[CII] 158 μm lines are a clear signature of outflowing atomic gas. Credit: ESA/Hubble, ESO/L. Calçada, M. Romano.
Stellar feedback is expected to play a key role in regulating the evolution of low-mass galaxies by producing galactic-scale winds (also known as outflows) that push the gas away from the interstellar medium, eventually preventing from the formation of new stars. In this respect, an international team of astronomers led by NCBJ scientist, have published a work on the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal addressing the impact of galactic outflows on the baryonic cycle of nearby dwarf galaxies. ----

The laboratory at NCBJ, which is a real "standard"

Układy 4π(LS)-gamma koincydencji wykorzystywane do badań w Laboratorium Wzorców Radioaktywności (Foto: NCBJ)
The Radioactivity Standards Laboratory (LWR) is part of the POLATOM Radioisotope Center operating at NCBJ. Laboratory employees deal with, among others: control the activity and level of radioactive contamination of radiochemical preparations and radiopharmaceuticals produced in OR POLATOM, and also conduct scientific and research work. The latest published results concern precise measurements of the activity of 177Lu and 225Ac solutions and the half-life of these radionuclides. ----

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