A Monte Carlo Study on Dose Enhancement by Homogeneous and Inhomogeneous Distributions of Gold Nanoparticles in Radiotherapy with Low Energy X-rays

Background: To enhance the dose to tumor, the use of high atomic number elements has been proposed. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of gold nanoparticle distribution on dose enhancement in tumor when the tumor is irradiated by typical monoenergetic X-ray beams by c...

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Main Authors: M Zabihzadeh, T Moshirian, M Ghorbani, C Knaup, M A Behrooz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
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Online Access:http://jbpe.ir/Journal_OJS/JBPE/index.php/jbpe/article/view/413/409