Nanoparticle Enhanced Radiation Therapy (EPUB) von Erno Sajo

Introduction

Part I Radiosensitization and fundamentals
1 The role of Auger electrons versus photoelectrons in nanoparticle dose enhancement
2 Deterministic computation benchmarks of nanoparticle dose enhancement—part I. Nanometer scales
3 Deterministic computation benchmarks of nanoparticle dose enhancement—part II. Microscopic to macroscopic scales
4 Mechanisms of low energy electron interactions with biomolecules: relationship to gold nanoparticle radiosensitization
5 Monte Carlo models of electron transport for dose-enhancement calculations in nanoparticle-aided radiotherapy
6 Nanoparticle-aided radiation therapy: challenges of treatment planning
7 Nanoparticle aided radiotherapy: quality assurance perspective
8 Optimal nanoparticle concentrations, toxicity and safety and gold nanoparticle design for radiation therapy applications
9 Translational nanomaterials for cancer radiation therapy
10 Gold nanoparticle enhanced radiosensitivity of cells: considerations and contradictions from model systems and basic investigations of cell damaging for radiation therapy

Part II Imaging
11 Super-resolution microscopy of nanogold-labelling
12 X-ray based nanoparticle imaging
13 MRI based nanoparticle imaging
14 Nanoparticle detection using photoacoustic imaging (PAI)

Part III Applications
15 Radiotherapy application with in situ dose-painting (RAiD) via inhalation delivery
16 High-Z ORAYA therapy for wet AMD and ocular cancers
17 Cerium oxide and titanium dioxide
18 Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI)