Application of nanotechnology to cancer radiotherapy

Yu Mi; Zhiying Shao; Johnny Vang; Orit Kaidar-Person; Andrew Z. Wang

doi:10.1186/s12645-016-0024-7

Application of nanotechnology to cancer radiotherapy

Yu Mi, Zhiying Shao, Johnny Vang, Orit Kaidar-Person, Andrew Z. Wang

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Abstract

Radiotherapy has been an integral treatment modality for cancer. The field arose from and progressed through innovations in physics, engineering, and biology. The evolution of radiation oncology will rely on the continued adoption of advances from other fields. A new area of science that possesses the ability to impact radiation oncology is nanomedicine. Materials on the nanoscale provide many unique properties such as enhanced permeability and retention effect and superparamagnetism that are well suited for applications in radiation oncology. In this review, we will provide a comprehensive summary on how nanotechnology can improve cancer radiotherapy in aspects of treatment delivery and monitoring as well as diagnosis.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	11
Journal	Cancer Nanotechnology
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12645-016-0024-7
State	Published - Dec 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cancer nanotechnology
Combination therapy
Image-guided radiotherapy
Radioisotope
Radiosensitizer
Radiotherapy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Oncology
Pharmaceutical Science
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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