New frontiers in colorectal cancer treatment combining nanotechnology with photo-and radiotherapy

SC Freitas, D Sanderson, S Caspani, R Magalhães… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Although colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer, its
treatment strategies still have room for improvement, as current techniques carry risks that …

[HTML][HTML] Review of nanomaterial advances for ionizing radiation dosimetry

E Aboelezz, BW Pogue - Applied Physics Reviews, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
There are a wide range of applications with ionizing radiation and a common theme
throughout these is that accurate dosimetry is usually required, although many newer …

Silica-Encapsulated Perovskite Nanocrystals for X-ray-Activated Singlet Oxygen Production and Radiotherapy Application

F Carulli, M He, F Cova, A Erroi, L Li… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multicomponent systems consisting of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (CsPbX3-NCs,
X= Br, I) grown inside mesoporous silica nanospheres (NSs) with selectively sealed pores …

Advances in perovskite nanocrystals and nanocomposites for scintillation applications

A Anand, ML Zaffalon, A Erroi, F Cova… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In recent years, the field of radiation detection has witnessed a paradigm shift with the
emergence of plastic scintillators incorporating perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs). This …

Application of nano‐radiosensitizers in combination cancer therapy

M Varzandeh, L Sabouri, V Mansouri… - Bioengineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Radiosensitizers are compounds or nanostructures, which can improve the efficiency of
ionizing radiation to kill cells. Radiosensitization increases the susceptibility of cancer cells …

The use of photodynamic therapy for head, neck, and brain diseases

W Domka, D Bartusik-Aebisher, W Mytych… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Head–neck cancers as a group have the 7th highest rate of incidence worldwide. The most
often diagnosed disease of the head and neck is squamous cell carcinoma (90% of cases) …

Energy partitioning in multicomponent nanoscintillators for enhanced localized radiotherapy

V Secchi, F Cova, I Villa, V Babin, M Nikl… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multicomponent nanomaterials consisting of dense scintillating particles functionalized by or
embedding optically active conjugated photosensitizers (PSs) for cytotoxic reactive oxygen …

Design Principles of Hybrid Nanomaterials for Radiotherapy Enhanced by Photodynamic Therapy

V Secchi, A Monguzzi, I Villa - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Radiation (RT) remains the most frequently used treatment against cancer. The main
limitation of RT is its lack of specificity for cancer tissues and the limited maximum radiation …

Shape-Driven Response of Gold Nanoparticles to X-rays

S Tarantino, C Capomolla, A Carlà, L Giotta… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Radiotherapy (RT) involves delivering X-ray beams to the tumor site to trigger DNA damage.
In this approach, it is fundamental to preserve healthy cells and to confine the X-ray beam …

Recent Advances in Metal-Based NanoEnhancers for Particle Therapy

YC Chuang, PH Wu, YA Shen, CC Kuo, WJ Wang… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Radiotherapy is one of the most common therapeutic regimens for cancer treatment. Over
the past decade, proton therapy (PT) has emerged as an advanced type of radiotherapy …