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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Volume 35, Issue 10, Pages 555-561Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s11604-017-0671-6
Keywords
Gold nanoparticles; Cancer radiotherapy; Radio-sensitizer; Drug resistance
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Radiotherapy is the ionizing radiation used for treatment of cancer and other diseases. Although radiotherapy is the major treatment for cancer, a lot of patients do not undergo radiation due to associated risks such as radiation pneumonitis, cardiovascular complications, development of secondary tumor, and lymphedema. However, the advantages of nanotechnology provide a unique potential to enhance radiotherapeutic performance, in particular by utilizing gold nanoparticles (Au NPs). In this review, we briefly describe the current direction of research towards the use of Au NPs for radiotherapeutic enhancement, combination, monitoring and in side effect reductions.
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