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• Gold nanoparticles for cancer radiotherapy: a review

  Publication

  • K. Haume
  • S. Rosa
  • S. Grellet
  • M. Śmiałek-Telega
  • K. Butterworth
  • A. V. Solov’yov
  • K. Prise
  • J. Golding
  • N. J. Mason

  - Cancer Nanotechnology - Year 2016

  Radiotherapy is currently used in around 50% of cancer treatments and relies on the deposition of energy directly into tumour tissue. Although it is generally effective, some of the deposited energy can adversely affect healthy tissue outside the tumour volume, especially in the case of photon radiation (gamma and X-rays). Improved radiotherapy outcomes can be achieved by employing ion beams due to the characteristic energy deposition...

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