A Monte Carlo-based model of gold nanoparticle radiosensitization accounting for increased radiobiological effectiveness

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3075-3087

  Lechtman, E ^a   Mashouf, S ^a   Chattopadhyay, N ^b   Keller, B M ^c   Lai, P ^a   Cai, Z ^b   Reilly, R M ^b,d   Pignol, J P ^a,c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DEPOSITIONS; ENHANCEMENT RATIOS; INTRACELLULAR LOCALIZATION; MACROSCOPIC ENHANCEMENT; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; PROSTATE CANCER CELLS; RADIO-SENSITIZATION; RADIOBIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

CELL CULTURE; DEPOSITION; GOLD; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; IRRADIATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOBIOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ABSORPTION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONE CELLS; GOLD; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOBIOLOGY;

EID: 84877359755     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/10/3075     Document Type: Article

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