Cancer nanotechnology : principles and applications in radiation oncology /: principles and applications in radiation oncology. (©2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Sang Hyun Cho, Sunil Krishnan.
• Other Names: Cho, Sang Hyun; Krishnan, Sunil
• Contents: Chapter 1 -- Basic Principles of Radiation Therapy of Cancers; Chapter 2 -- Biological Principles of Radiosensitization; Chapter 3 -- Principles and Application of Hyperthermia Combined with Radiation; Chapter 4 -- Synthesis and Surface Modification of Nanomaterials for Tumor Targeting; Chapter 5 -- Safety Concerns for Nanomaterials in Nanomedicinal Applications; Chapter 6 -- Imaging with Nanoparticles; Chapter 7 -- Optical Microscopy of Plasmonic Nanoparticles. Chapter 8 -- X-Ray Fluorescence Computed Tomography Imaging of Nanoparticles; Chapter 9 -- Gold Nanoparticle-Mediated Radiosensitization; Chapter 10 -- Quantification of Gold Nanoparticle-Mediated Radiation Dose Enhancement; Chapter 11 -- Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Radiotherapy; Chapter 12 -- Radioactive Gold Nanoparticles for Tumor Therapy; Chapter 13 -- Nanoparticles for Selective Radioprotection of Normal Tissues; Chapter 14 -- Gold Nanoparticle-Mediated Hyperthermia in Cancer Therapy; Chapter 15 -- Magnetic Resonance Temperature Imaging for Gold Nanoparticle-Mediated Thermal Therapy. Chapter 16 -- Modeling of Plasmonic Heat Generation from Gold Nanoparticles; Chapter 17 -- Carbon Nanotubes for Thermal Therapy; Chapter 18 -- Regulatory Issues for Clinical Translations; Chapter 19 -- Clinical Translations of Nanotechnology: Present and Future Outlook.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (281 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 616.9940642; Nanomedicine; Cancer -- Treatment; Nanostructures -- therapeutic use; Neoplasms -- radiotherapy; Nanostructures; Nanotechnology -- methods; Neoplasms -- diagnosis; Neoplasms -- therapy; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer; MEDICAL -- Oncology; Cancer -- Treatment; Nanomedicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439878767; 1439878765; 1299710301; 9781299710306; 9781439878750; 1439878757
• Related ISBNs: 1439878765
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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