263 citations
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physics.med-ph2015★ 246 cited
Ultrasmall Glutathione-Protected Gold Nanoclusters as Next Generation Radiotherapy Sensitizers with High Tumor Uptake and High Renal Clearance
Xiao-Dong Zhang, Zhentao Luo, Jie Chen +11
Radiotherapy is often the most straightforward first line cancer treatment for solid tumors. While it is highly effective against tumors, there is also collateral damage to healthy…
physics.bio-ph2013★ 263 cited
Metabolizable Bi2Se3 Nanoplates: Biodistribution, Toxicity, and Uses for Cancer Radiation Therapy and Imaging
Xiao-Dong Zhang, Jie Chen, Yuho Min +12
Bi, a high atom number element, has a high photoelectric absorption coefficient, and Se element has anticancer activity. Hence, their compound chalcogenide (Bi2Se3) deserves a thor…