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Gold nanoparticles and their alternatives for radiation therapy enhancement
Radiation therapy is one of the most commonly used treatments for cancer. The dose of delivered ionizing radiation can be amplified by the presence of high-Z materials via an enhancement of the photoelectric effect; the most widely studied material is gold (atomic number 79). However, a large amount...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4196578/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25353018 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2014.00086 |