Development of an ultrahigh resolution real time alpha particle imaging system for observing the trajectories of alpha particles in a scintillator [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 High-resolution imaging of alpha particles is required in the detection of alpha radionuclides in cells or small organs for the development of radio-compounds for targeted alpha-particle therapy or other purposes.
Seiichi Yamamoto +6 more
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Differential responses to 223Ra and Alpha-particles exposure in prostate cancer driven by mitotic catastrophe [PDF]
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 IntroductionRadium-223 (223Ra) has been shown to have an overall survival benefit in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) involving bone.
Francisco D. C. Guerra Liberal +12 more
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Real-time trajectory imaging of alpha particles emitted from actinium-225 and its daughter radionuclides [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn targeted alpha-particle therapy, actinium-225 (Ac-225) has emerged as a radionuclide of potential, driving extensive efforts to develop innovative radiopharmaceuticals.
Seiichi Yamamoto +6 more
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Calculation of alpha particles detection efficiency for polycarbonate detector using Geant4 toolkit [PDF]
Journal of Nuclear Research and Applications, 2022 In the present work, alpha particles detection efficiency of polycarbonate detector (PC) is calculated using Geant4 simulation toolkit. A PC detector with 250 µm thickness and dimension of 2.5 × 2.5 cm2 is considered.
A. Moslehi, S. Baradaran, M. Taheri
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Radiation Damage in the Structure of the CR-39 Nuclear Detector Material as A Result of the Alpha's Energy Loss [PDF]
مجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة, 2022 In this work, the damage caused by the passage of alpha particles inside the CR-39 nuclear detector material on its chemical structure was studied. All samples at room temperature using a 241Am-Be neutron source with a flux of 5^10 neutrons.cm-2.s-1 ...
Khalid Flaih
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Blood Samples of Cancerous Patients as Biomarkers of Alpha Emitters [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2023 Introduction: Radioactive contamination by uranium and its emissions, such as alpha particles, is considered one of the most critical issues affecting the human race and its existence.
Haura Abas +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Protontherapy (PT) is a fast-growing cancer therapy modality thanks to much-improved normal tissue sparing granted by the charged particles’ inverted dose-depth profile.
Valerio Ricciardi +9 more
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Prostate specific membrane antigen binding radiopharmaceuticals: Current data and new concepts
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) represents a validated target for prostate cancer therapeutics. The phase III VISION study with 177lutetium (177Lu)-PSMA-617 represented a pivotal step forward and the FDA has now approved this agent in advanced ...
Oliver Sartor +3 more
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The impact of fusion-born alpha particles on runaway electron dynamics in ITER disruptions
Nuclear Fusion, 2023 In the event of a tokamak disruption in a D-T plasma, fusion-born alpha particles take several milliseconds longer to thermalise than the background. As the damping rates drop drastically following the several orders of magnitudes drop of temperature ...
A. Lier +5 more
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Why Do Some Reports Claim that the Number of COVID-19 Hospitalized Smokers is Smaller than Expected? [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2020 Researchers believe that smoking might increase the severity of infections caused by SARS-CoV-2 by altering the viability and integrity of the BBB, while promoting the expression of ACE2 in endothelial cells, glia, and neurons.
J J Bevelacqua +3 more
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