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Gold nanoparticles and their alternatives for radiation therapy enhancement

Radiation therapy is one of the most commonly used treatments for cancer. The dose of delivered ionizing radiation can be amplified by the presence of high-Z materials via an enhancement of the photoelectric effect; the most widely studied material is gold (atomic number 79). However, a large amount...

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Main Authors: Cooper, Daniel R., Bekah, Devesh, Nadeau, Jay L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4196578/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25353018
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2014.00086
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