Photofrin II as an efficient radiosensitizing agent in an experimental tumor [PDF]
, 2001 Background and Objective: The use of ionizing irradiation as radiation therapy (RT) for tumor treatment represents a well-established method. The use of photodynamic therapy (PDT), especially with Photofrin II, for tumor treatment is also known. Chemical
Corti, L. +6 more
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Monte Carlo study of nanoparticles effectiveness on the dose enhancement when irradiated by protons
AIP Advances, 2023 Recently, the nanomedicine field has experienced considerable growth in research. The use of nanoparticles to enhance dose in radiation treatment was proposed and their potential effects can be indicated using Monte Carlo calculations.
Zahra Ahmadi Ganjeh, Zaker Salehi
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Overview of ionizing radiation effects in image sensors fabricated in a deep-submicrometer CMOS imaging technology [PDF]
, 2009 An overview of ionizing radiation effects in imagers manufactured in a 0.18-μm CMOS image sensor technology is presented. Fourteen types of image sensors are characterized and irradiated by a 60Co source up to 5 kGy.
Estribeau, Magali +2 more
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Effect of Dose Irradiation on the Expression of BRCA1 and BRCA2Genes in MCF-10A and MCF-7 cell lines [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2023 Introduction: Breast cancer can be caused by a mutation in its genome. Some mutations are cancer-predisposition which exist at the moment of germ cell genesis. It has been discovered that BRCA1 and BRCA2 are linked to hereditary breast cancer.
Afsane Zare +3 more
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2017 We have read with interest the article by Lu et al. entitled “Association of excessive mobile phone use during pregnancy with birth weight: an adjunct study in Kumamoto of Japan Environment and Children’s Study” published recently in the Environmental ...
Ghazal Mortazavi +2 more
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Quantification of Artifacts and Image Distortions in 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Images of a Commercial Multi-Channel Vaginal Cylinder Brachytherapy Applicator Set [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2023 Background: The BEBIG Portio multi-channel applicator provides better target dose coverage and sparing organs-at-risk compared to a single-channel cylinder. However, artifacts and distortions of Portio in magnetic resonance images (MRI) have not yet been
Abolfazl Kanani +5 more
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Two new 222Rn emanation sources – a comparison study [PDF]
Atmospheric Measurement TechniquesMore than 50 % of naturally occurring radiation exposure to the general public is due to the noble gas radon (222Rn) and its progenies, causing considerable health risks.
T. J. Ballé +6 more
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Peering through the holes: the far UV color of star-forming galaxies at z~3-4 and the escaping fraction of ionizing radiation [PDF]
, 2015 We aim to investigate the effect of the escaping ionizing radiation on the color selection of high redshift galaxies and identify candidate Lyman continuum (LyC) emitters.
Castellano, M. +13 more
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The Ionizing Efficiency of the First Stars [PDF]
, 2003 We investigate whether a single population of first stars could have influenced both the metal enrichment and reionization of the high-redshift intergalactic medium (IGM), by calculating the generated ionizing radiation per unit metal yield as a function
Truran, James W., Venkatesan, Aparna
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, 2011 We evaluate the effects of high-energy ionizing particles on the Si:As impurity band conduction (IBC) mid-infrared detector on board AKARI, the Japanese infrared astronomical satellite.
A. Mouri +12 more
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