TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grumezescu,Alexandru Mihai
TI  - Nanobiomaterials in medical imaging
T2  - Applications of nanobiomaterials
SN  - 9780323417389
AV  - TA418.9.N35 
U1  - 620.1/15 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Kidlington, Oxford, UK
PB  - William Andrew is an imprint of Elsevier
KW  - Nanostructured materials
KW  - Biomedical materials
KW  - Diagnostic imaging
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General)
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Reference
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes index; Front Cover; Nanobiomaterials in Medical Imaging; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface of the series; Preface; About the Series (Volumes I-XI); About Volume VIII; 1 Specifically targeted imaging using functionalized nanoparticles; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Functionalized Quantum Dots for Imaging; 1.2.1 Introduction; 1.2.2 Obtaining Methods for Functionalized Quantum Dots; 1.2.3 Quantum Dots in Biomedical Imaging; 1.3 Functionalized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Imaging; 1.3.1 Introduction; 1.3.2 Obtaining Methods for Functionalized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles; 1.3.3 Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Biomedical Imaging1.4 Functionalized Silver Nanoparticles for Imaging; 1.4.1 Introduction; 1.4.2 Obtaining Methods for Silver Nanoparticles; 1.4.3 Silver Nanoparticles in Biomedical Imaging; 1.5 Conclusions; References; 2 Photon and electron interactions with gold nanoparticles: a Monte Carlo study on gold nanoparticle-enhanced radiotherapy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Gold Nanoparticle-Enhanced Radiotherapy; 2.2.1 DNA Damage and Cancer Cell Kill; 2.2.2 Gold Nanoparticle Fabrication, Experimental Dosimetry, and Uptake; 2.2.3 Gold Nanoparticles as a Contrast Agent; 2.2.4 Gold Nanoparticles as a Dose Enhancer2.2.5 Kilovoltage and Megavoltage Photon Beams; 2.3 Monte Carlo Simulation; 2.3.1 Monte Carlo Codes; 2.3.2 Monte Carlo Method in Microdosimetry; 2.3.3 Monte Carlo Geometry for Gold Nanoparticles; 2.4 Photon and Electron Interactions; 2.4.1 Irradiation of Gold Nanoparticles with Photon Beams; 2.4.1.1 Interaction of the gold nanoparticle with photons; 2.4.1.2 Energy spectra of the emitted electrons from the gold nanoparticle; 2.4.1.3 Effective electron ranges for photon beam energies; 2.4.1.4 Deflection angles of electrons for photon beam energies; 2.4.2 Irradiation of Gold Nanoparticles with Electron Beams2.4.2.1 Mean effective range and deflection angle; 2.4.2.2 Secondary electron energy deposition; 2.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Quantum dots: dynamic tools in cancer nanomedicine; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Characteristic Features of Quantum Dots; 3.3 Composition of Quantum Dots; 3.4 Architecture of Multifunctional Quantum Dots; 3.4.1 Detection Component (NonInvasive Imaging); 3.4.2 Targeting Ligands; 3.4.3 Therapeutic Components; 3.4.4 Polymer Encapsulation/Drug-Loading Capability; 3.5 Synthesis and Functionalization of QDs3.6 Quantum Dots in Cancer Therapy; 3.6.1 Quantum-Dot-Based Anticancer Drug Delivery; 3.6.2 Quantum-Dot-Based Gene Delivery; 3.7 Quantum-Dot-Based Photodynamic Therapy (PDT); 3.8 Toxicity Concerns; 3.9 Future Prospects; 3.10 Conclusions; References; 4 Basics to different imaging techniques, different nanobiomaterials for image enhancement; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Basics of Different Imaging Techniques; 4.2.1 Computed Tomography; 4.2.2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging; 4.2.3 Ultrasound; 4.2.4 Optical Imaging; 4.2.5 Positron Emission Tomography
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