Radiosensitization by gold nanoparticles

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 593-601

  Jeremic, B ^a,b   Aguerri, A R ^c   Filipovic, N ^a,d  

^a Bioengineering RandD Centre   (Serbia)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Gold; Nanoparticles; Radiation therapy; Radiosensitization

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GOLD NANOROD; MACROGOL; NANOROD; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE; RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL TRANSPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COATED PARTICLE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SENSITIZATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOSENSITIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DNA DAMAGE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DNA DAMAGE; GOLD; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84880300522     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: 16993055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-013-1003-7     Document Type: Article

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