Design of an Yb-169 source optimized for gold nanoparticle-aided radiation therapy

Francisco J. Reynoso; Nivedh Manohar; Sunil Krishnan; Sang Hyun Cho

doi:10.1118/1.4895991

Design of an Yb-169 source optimized for gold nanoparticle-aided radiation therapy

Francisco J. Reynoso, Nivedh Manohar, Sunil Krishnan, Sang Hyun Cho

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Abstract

Purpose: To find an optimum design of a new high-dose rate ytterbium (Yb)-169 brachytherapy source that would maximize the dose enhancement during gold nanoparticle-aided radiation therapy (GNRT), while meeting practical constraints for manufacturing a clinically relevant brachytherapy source.

Original language	English
Article number	101709
Journal	Medical physics
Volume	41
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4895991
State	Published - Oct 1 2014

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Yb-169 source
brachytherapy
gold nanoparticles
radiation therapy

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