Application of nanotechnology to cancer radiotherapy

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

*Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
Article number11
JournalCancer Nanotechnology
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2016
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer InstituteU54CA198999, R01 CA178748

    Keywords

    • Cancer nanotechnology
    • Combination therapy
    • Image-guided radiotherapy
    • Radioisotope
    • Radiosensitizer
    • Radiotherapy

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