Estimation of tumour dose enhancement due to gold nanoparticles during typical radiation treatments: A preliminary Monte Carlo study

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 15, 2005, Pages

  Cho, Sang Hyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DRUG DOSAGE; GAMMA RAYS; GOLD; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; PHANTOM TESTS; PHOTON BEAMS; TUMOR VASCULATURE;

TUMORS;

GOLD; IRIDIUM 192; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; GAMMA RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TUMOR VOLUME; X RAY DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 22544458178     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 00319155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/15/N01     Document Type: Article

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