Boron-lipiodol: a potential new drug for the treatment of liver tumors.

Background: Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a form of radiation therapy and has been proposed for the treatment of some malignancies with encouraging results. However, none of them has ever been applied to liver malignancy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of boron-lipiodol (B-lipiodol) for the treatment of VX2 liver tumor via BNCT.