Title :
On the possibility of combining radiotherapy and photodynamic therapy
Author :
Kudinov, Konstantin ; Cooper, Daniel ; Tyagi, Pooja ; Hill, Christopher ; Ha, Jung-Ik ; Nadeau, J. ; Bradforth, Stephen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The scintillation yield of rare-earth doped LaF3 nanoparticles (NPs) was experimentally measured. Taken together with evidence of FRET between NPs and covalently bound photosensitizer molecules, this suggests a route to combine radiation and photodynamic therapy.
Keywords :
biomedical materials; lanthanum compounds; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; photodynamic therapy; scintillation; FRET; LaF3; covalent-bound photosensitizer molecules; photodynamic therapy; radiation therapy; radiotherapy; rare-earth doped LaF3 nanoparticles; scintillation; Electron tubes; Energy exchange; Luminescence; Medical treatment; Nanoparticles; Photonics; X-rays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
