Dose Enhancement for the Flattening-Filter-Free and Flattening-Filter Photon Beams in Nanoparticle-Enhanced Radiotherapy: A Monte Carlo Phantom Study [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2020 Monte Carlo simulations were used to predict the dose enhancement ratio (DER) using the flattening-filter-free (FFF) and flattening-filter (FF) photon beams in prostate nanoparticle-enhanced radiotherapy, with multiple variables such as nanoparticle ...
Stefano Martelli, James C L Chow
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A Monte Carlo study on dose enhancement and photon contamination production by various nanoparticles in electron mode of a medical linac [PDF]
Nukleonika, 2015 The aim of this study is the evaluation of electron dose enhancement and photon contamination production by various nanoparticles in the electron mode of a medical linac. MCNPX Monte Carlo code was used for simulation of Siemens Primus linac as well as a
Toossi Mohammad Taghi Bahreyni +4 more
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Depth Dose Enhancement in Orthovoltage Nanoparticle-Enhanced Radiotherapy: A Monte Carlo Phantom Study [PDF]
Micromachines, 2023 Background: This study was to examine the depth dose enhancement in orthovoltage nanoparticle-enhanced radiotherapy for skin treatment by investigating the impact of various photon beam energies, nanoparticle materials, and nanoparticle concentrations ...
James C. L. Chow, Sama Jubran
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10B Concentration, Phantom Size and Tumor Location Dependent Dose Enhancement and Neutron Spectra in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2019 Background: The amount of average dose enhancement in tumor loaded with 10B may vary due to various factors in boron neutron capture therapy.Objective: This study aims to evaluate dose enhancement in tumor loaded with 10B under influence of various ...
Gh Izadi Vasafi, M M Firoozabadi
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Dose Enhancement Due to Various Nanoparticles Irradiated by Megavoltage Photon Beams: A Review Study [PDF]
Journal of Medical PhysicsNowadays, the use of nanotechnology in cancer treatment offers exciting possibilities, including the enhanced delivery of doses inside the target, leading to a higher therapeutic ratio. The aim of this study is to review the dose enhancement factor (DEF)
Sepideh Ghalamchi +4 more
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An Optimized Method for Evaluating the Potential Gd-Nanoparticle Dose Enhancement Produced by Electronic Brachytherapy [PDF]
NanomaterialsThis work reports an optimized method to experimentally quantify the Gd-nanoparticle dose enhancement generated by electronic brachytherapy. The dose enhancement was evaluated considering energy beams of 50 kVp and 70 kVp, determining the Gd-nanoparticle
Melani Fuentealba +5 more
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Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors, 2020 Background: Various factors effecting deposited energy and dose enhancement ratio (DER) in the simplified model of cell caused by the interaction of a cluster of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) with electron beams were assessed, and the results were compared ...
Mehran Mohseni +5 more
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Enhancement of Bio-Protective Functions by Low Dose/Dose-Rate Radiation
Dose-Response, 2006 Effects of low-dose-rate gamma-irradiation on the process of tumorigenesis were investigated in mice treated with a carcinogenic agent or irradiated with high dose X-rays at a high dose rate.
Kazuo Sakai +2 more
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XMEA: A New Hybrid Diamond Multielectrode Array for the In Situ Assessment of the Radiation Dose Enhancement by Nanoparticles [PDF]
SensorsThis work presents a novel multielectrode array (MEA) to quantitatively assess the dose enhancement factor (DEF) produced in a medium by embedded nanoparticles.
Patricia Nicolucci +5 more
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Dose enhancement effects of gold nanoparticles specifically targeting RNA in breast cancer cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Localization microscopy has shown to be capable of systematic investigations on the arrangement and counting of cellular uptake of gold nanoparticles (GNP) with nanometer resolution. In this article, we show that the application of specially modified RNA
Georg Hildenbrand +10 more
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