About half of cancer patients (50%) receive radiotherapy (RT) for the treatment of local
tumors. However, one of the main obstacles in RT is the close proximity of adjacent organs …

Nano-technology has entered the field of medicine in recent decades and many of the
nanomaterials developed have already had a high impact on health care. Among …

Gold nanoparticles have emerged as some of the most extensively utilized nanoplatforms for
the diagnosis, imaging, monitoring and treatment of malignant diseases. In particular, in …

Nanotheranostics takes advantage of nanotechnology-based systems in order to diagnose
and treat a specific disease. This approach is particularly relevant for personalized …

Computed tomography enables 3D anatomic imaging at a high spatial resolution, but
requires delivery of an x-ray contrast agent to distinguish tissues with similar or low x-ray …

Cancer is a major global health issue and is a leading cause of mortality. It has been
documented that various conventional treatments can be enhanced by incorporation with …

Pancreatic cancer is an extremely heterogeneous, malignant disease with a complicated
tumor microenvironment and a dismal prognosis. Extensive stroma surrounding the cancer …

Background Recent advances in nanotechnology have offered new hope for cancer
detection, prevention, and treatment. Nanomedicine, a term for the application of …

This article reviews the most recent literature data on the applications of gold nanoparticles
and their various conjugates which make them suitable structures towards biomedical and …

Nanoparticles are the simplest form of structures with sizes in the nanometer (nm) range. In
principle any collection of atoms bonded together with a structural radius of< 100 nm can be …