X-ray-activated nanosystems for theranostic applications

X Chen, J Song, X Chen, H Yang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
X-rays are widely applied in clinical medical facilities for radiotherapy (RT) and biomedical
imaging. However, the sole use of X-rays for cancer treatment leads to insufficient radiation …

Cancer nanotheranostics: improving imaging and therapy by targeted delivery across biological barriers

FM Kievit, M Zhang - Advanced materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer nanotheranostics aims to combine imaging and therapy of cancer through use of
nanotechnology. The ability to engineer nanomaterials to interact with cancer cells at the …

Halide perovskites scintillators: unique promise and current limitations

ODI Moseley, TAS Doherty, R Parmee… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The widespread use of X-and gamma-rays in a range of sectors including healthcare,
security and industrial screening is underpinned by the efficient detection of the ionising …

Advances in functional X-ray imaging techniques and contrast agents

H Chen, MM Rogalski, JN Anker - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
X-rays have been used for non-invasive high-resolution imaging of thick biological
specimens since their discovery in 1895. They are widely used for structural imaging of …

NaGdF4:Eu3+ Nanoparticles for Enhanced X-ray Excited Optical Imaging

L Sudheendra, GK Das, C Li, D Stark, J Cena… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
X-ray luminescent nanoparticles (NPs), including lanthanide fluorides, have been evaluated
for application to deep tissue in vivo molecular imaging using optical tomography. A …

Fluorescence molecular tomography: principles and potential for pharmaceutical research

F Stuker, J Ripoll, M Rudin - Pharmaceutics, 2011 - mdpi.com
Fluorescence microscopic imaging is widely used in biomedical research to study molecular
and cellular processes in cell culture or tissue samples. This is motivated by the high …

X-ray-activated near-infrared persistent luminescent probe for deep-tissue and renewable in vivo bioimaging

Z Xue, X Li, Y Li, M Jiang, H Liu, S Zeng… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Near-infrared (NIR) persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) are considered as new
alternative optical probes due to being free of autofluorescence, benefited from the self …

X-ray-induced shortwave infrared biomedical imaging using rare-earth nanoprobes

DJ Naczynski, C Sun, S Türkcan, C Jenkins… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Shortwave infrared (SWIR or NIR-II) light provides significant advantages for imaging
biological structures due to reduced autofluorescence and photon scattering. Here, we …

X-ray luminescence computed tomography via selective excitation: a feasibility study

G Pratx, CM Carpenter, C Sun… - IEEE transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
X-ray luminescence computed tomography (XLCT) is proposed as a new molecular imaging
modality based on the selective excitation and optical detection of X-ray-excitable phosphor …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and radioluminescence of PEGylated Eu3+-doped nanophosphors as bioimaging probes

C Sun, G Pratx, CM Carpenter, H Liu… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
NIH-PA Author Manuscript quantum dots (QDs), these luminescent nanocrystals offer
several advantages over conventional organic fluorophores, including high photochemical …