Radiation therapy (RT) including external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and internal
radioisotope therapy (RIT) has been widely used for clinical cancer treatment. However …

Radiotherapy is one of the major therapeutic strategies for cancer treatment. In the past
decade, there has been growing interest in using high Z (atomic number) elements …

Nanotechnology has been a boon for the biomedical field due to the freedom it provides for
tailoring of pharmacokinetic properties of different drug molecules. Nanomedicine is the …

The development of advanced composite biomaterials combining the versatility and
biodegradability of polymers and the unique characteristics of metal oxide nanoparticles …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play important roles in cell signaling and tissue
homeostasis, in which the level of ROS is critical through the equilibrium between ROS …

Ionizing radiation (IR) poses a growing threat to human health, and thus ideal
radioprotectors with high efficacy and low toxicity still receive widespread attention in …

Metal nanoparticles are of increasing interest with respect to radiosensitization. The physical
mechanisms of dose enhancement from X-rays interacting with nanoparticles has been well …

Cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) possess enormous biological activity, wherein
many aspects related to the biological properties of nanoceria still remain unclear. In the …

Cerium oxide nanoparticles are associated with anticancer effects. While protecting normal
cells, these nanoparticles exert their anticancer effects via oxidative stress and apoptosis in …

Gd-based complexes are widely used as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast
agents. The safety of previously approved contrast agents is questionable and is being re …