Gold coated lanthanide phosphate nanoparticles for targeted alpha generator radiotherapy.

Targeted radiotherapies maximize cytotoxicty to cancer cells. In vivo α-generator targeted radiotherapies can deliver multiple α particles to a receptor site dramatically amplifying the radiation dose delivered to the target. The major challenge with α-generator radiotherapies is that traditional ch...

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Main Authors: Mark F McLaughlin, Jonathan Woodward, Rose A Boll, Jonathan S Wall, Adam J Rondinone, Stephen J Kennel, Saed Mirzadeh, J David Robertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3548790?pdf=render