Having a hypoxic microenvironment is a common and salient feature of most solid tumors.
Hypoxia has a profound effect on the biological behavior and malignant phenotype of …

Since the insight to fuse Fenton chemistry and nanomedicine into cancer therapy, great
signs of progress have been made in the field of chemodynamic therapy (CDT). However …

Ionizing radiation such as X-rays and γ-rays has been extensively studied and used in
various fields such as medical imaging, radiographic nondestructive testing, nuclear …

Persistent luminescence is not affected by background autofluorescence, and thus holds the
promise of high-contrast bioimaging. However, at present, persistent luminescent materials …

Radiation detection, using materials to convert high-energy photons to low-energy photons
(X-ray imaging) or electrical charges (X-ray detector), has become essential for a wide range …

Radiotherapy (RT) is a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells
and shrink tumors. Although great success has been achieved on radiotherapy, there is still …

Materials that exhibit X-ray-excited luminescence have great potential in radiation detection,
security inspection, biomedical applications and X-ray astronomy,,,–. However, high …

X-ray-induced photodynamic therapy utilizes penetrating X-rays to activate reactive oxygen
species in deep tissues for cancer treatment, which combines the advantages of …

Radiotherapy, a mainstay of first‐line cancer treatment, suffers from its high‐dose radiation‐
induced systemic toxicity and radioresistance caused by the immunosuppressive tumor …

Simple Summary In recent years, numerous general and specific reviews about
photodynamic therapy and related subtopics have been published. The diversity of reviews …