The rapid development of nanotechnology offers a variety of potential therapeutic strategies
for cancer treatment. High atomic element nanomaterials are often utilized as …

This review focuses on the radiosensitization strategies that use high-Z nanoparticles. It
does not establish an exhaustive list of the works in this field but rather propose constructive …

The utilization of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as radiosensitizers has shown great promise in
pre-clinical research. In the current review, the physical, chemical, and biological pathways …

Research on the application of high-Z nanoparticles (NPs) in cancer treatment and
diagnosis has recently been the subject of growing interest, with much promise being shown …

Purpose The side effects of radiotherapy induced on healthy tissue limit its use. To
overcome this issue and fully exploit the potential of radiotherapy to treat cancers, the first-in …

A possible dose enhancement effect by proton or electron irradiation in the vicinity of
nanoparticles consisting of different high Z atomic materials has been investigated using the …

Purpose Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are known to enhance the absorbed dose in their
vicinity following photon‐based irradiation. To investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of …

Increasing attention has been focused on the use of nanostructures as contrast
enhancement agents in medical imaging, especially in computed tomography (CT). To date …

We review radiation transport and clinical beam modelling for gold nanoparticle dose-
enhanced radiotherapy using X-rays. We focus on the nanoscale radiation transport and its …

Metallic nanoparticles are promising agents for increasing the effectiveness of radiation
therapy by making cells more sensitive to radiation. High atomic number nanoparticles …