Gold nanoparticles as a potent radiosensitizer: A transdisciplinary approach from physics to patient

S Penninckx, AC Heuskin, C Michiels, S Lucas - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade, a growing interest in the improvement of radiation therapies has led to
the development of gold-based nanomaterials as radiosensitizer. Although the …

A review of the research progress of interventional medical equipment and methods for prostate cancer

L Wang, Y Zhang, S Zuo, Y Xu - The International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Prostate cancer is a common disease in men and has a relatively high mortality
rate. However, the interventional medical equipment used for prostate biopsy and …

Activation cross sections of proton induced nuclear reactions on palladium up to 80 MeV

F Tárkányi, F Ditroi, S Takács, J Csikai… - Applied Radiation and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Activation cross sections of proton induced nuclear reactions on palladium were measured
up to 80 MeV by using the stacked foil irradiation technique and gamma ray spectrometry …

Preparation of 125I brachytherapy seeds by iodinating carbon bars with a silver coating

ZY Li, HB Gao, WH Zhang, XF Zhang, LG Han… - Applied Radiation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A method for preparing 125 I brachytherapy seeds is presented. Carbon bars were used as
the substrates, on which a silver coating was deposited by electroless plating, and then, 125 …

Long-term quality of life in prostate cancer patients treated with cesium-131

SM Glaser, KS Chen, RM Benoit, RP Smith… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate long-term patient-reported quality of life (QOL) scores in men with
prostate cancer treated at our institution with 131 Cs prostate brachytherapy. Methods and …

Assessment of dose uniformity around high dose rate 192Ir and 60Co stepping sources

B Farhood, M Ghorbani - Radiological Physics and Technology, 2017 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate dose uniformity for 192 Ir and 60 Co stepping sources. High
dose rate 192 Ir and 60 Co stepping sources were simulated by the MCNPX Monte Carlo …

125I放射性粒子链腔道内近距离放疗的进展

姚远, 焦德超, 陈建建, 周学良, 韩新巍 - 肿瘤防治研究, 2019 - zlfzyj.com
放射性粒子链是将125 I 粒子按照线性排列并置于管状导管中, 使其剂量分布接近于圆柱形,
进而适应腔道内的肿瘤放疗, 发挥出单粒子所达不到的治疗效果. 本文旨在综述125 I …

CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL 3D-PRINTED METAL SHIELDING FOR BRACHYTHERAPY APPLICATORS

KM McGrath - 2023 - dalspace.library.dal.ca
Samples of 3D-printed stainless steel were embedded in a solid water phantom. An Ir-192
source was used to expose EBT3 Gafchromic film which were used to determine the …

[PDF][PDF] Development of Selenium-75 as a Brachytherapy Source

J Reid - 2023 - escholarship.mcgill.ca
Abstract High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is a well-established and effective radiation
treatment modality utilized in the management of various cancers. It involves the temporary …

Effect of short-term corticosteroid usage on acute urinary toxicity following Cs-131 prostate brachytherapy

A Keller, M Abdelhakiem, R Mulherkar, S Ghanta… - Brachytherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT PURPOSE To evaluate short-term patient reported urinary quality of life scores
in patients with prostate cancer treated at our institution with and without perioperative …