Quantifying tumor-selective radiation dose enhancements using gold nanoparticles: a monte carlo simulation study.

Zhang, Sean X; Gao, Junfang; Buchholz, Thomas A; Wang, Zhonglu; Salehpour, Mohammad R; Drezek, Rebekah A; Yu, Tse-Kuan

Zhang, Sean X; Gao, Junfang; Buchholz, Thomas A; Wang, Zhonglu; Salehpour, Mohammad R; Drezek, Rebekah A; Yu, Tse-Kuan.

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Zhang SX; Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1210, Houston, TX 77030, USA. sxzhang@mdanderson.org

Biomed Microdevices ; 11(4): 925-33, 2009 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19381816

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Brachytherapy/methods; Dose Fractionation, Radiation; Gold; Iridium Radioisotopes/therapeutic use; Metal Nanoparticles; Models, Theoretical; Neoplasms/radiotherapy; Animals; Humans; Monte Carlo Method

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brachytherapy / Iridium Radioisotopes / Dose Fractionation, Radiation / Metal Nanoparticles / Gold / Models, Theoretical / Neoplasms Type of study: Health_economic_evaluation Limits: Animals / Humans Language: En Journal: Biomed Microdevices Journal subject: ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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