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Harnessing Materials for X-ray Based Cancer Therapy and Imaging

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Editors:
  1. Surender Kumar Sharma

    1. Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India

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  2. Hamed Nosrati

    1. Zanjan Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

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  3. Taras Kavetskyy

    1. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

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  • Chapters on X-ray-activated functionalized nanosystems for theranostic applications
  • Focuses on cancer treatment and biomedical imaging
  • Presents the design of X-ray-activated nanosystems along with major technical challenges and obstacles

Part of the book series: Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology (NANOMED)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. X-rays Based Bioimaging Techniques and Scintillating Materials

    • Gopal Niraula, Jason J. A. Medrano, Mohan C. Mathpal, Jero-R Maze, Jose A. H. Coaquira, Surender K. Sharma
    Pages 1-25

  3. Radiosensitizers in Radiation-Induced Cancer Therapy

    • Hamid Rashidzadeh, Faezeh Mozafari, Hossein Rahimi, Mohammadreza Ghaffarlou, Ali Ramazani, Morteza Abazari et al.
    Pages 27-57

  4. Emerging Nanomaterials as Radio-Sensitizer in Radiotherapy

    • Ifrah Kiran, Naveed Akhtar Shad, Muhammad Munir Sajid, Hafiz Zeeshan Mahmood, Yasir Javed, Mehwish Hanif et al.
    Pages 59-75

  5. Nanoradiosensitzers: Preparation, Characterization and Their Performance

    • Hafeez Anwar, Beenish Abbas, Maryam Khalid, Kamila Yunas, Hamed Nosrati, Hossein Danafar et al.
    Pages 77-134

  6. Harnessing the Power of Nanomaterials to Alleviate Tumor Hypoxia in Favor of Cancer Therapy

    • Hamid Rashidzadeh, Faezeh Mozafari, Mohammadreza Ghaffarlou, Murat Barsbay, Ali Ramazani, Morteza Abazari et al.
    Pages 135-174

  7. Application of Nanoradioprotective Agents in Cancer Therapy

    • Faezeh Mozafari, Hamid Rashidzadeh, Murat Barsbay, Mohammadreza Ghaffarlou, Marziyeh Salehiabar, Ali Ramazani et al.
    Pages 175-200

  8. X-ray Triggered Photodynamic Therapy

    • Ifrah Kiran, Naveed Akhtar Shad, Muhammad Munir Sajid, Hafiz Zeeshan Mahmood, Yasir Javed, Muhammad Sarwar et al.
    Pages 201-216

  9. Nanoparticle Based CT Contrast Agents

    • Jalil Charmi, Marziyeh Salehiabar, Mohammadreza Ghaffarlou, Hossein Danafar, Taras Kavetskyy, Soodabeh Davaran et al.
    Pages 217-240

  10. Natural Radioprotectors

    • Zahra Gharari, Parichehr Hanachi, Hossein Danafar, Hamed Nosrati, Surender K. Sharma, Ali Sharafi
    Pages 241-264

  11. ROS-Based Cancer Radiotherapy

    • Faezeh Mozafari, Hamid Rashidzadeh, Mohammadreza Ghaffarlou, Marziyeh Salehiabar, Yavuz Nuri Ertas, Ali Ramazani et al.
    Pages 265-309
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About this book

This book discusses the efficacy of nanomaterial-based X-rays enhancers against cancer therapy and imaging in both in vitro and in vivo systems. Also, synthesis, mechanism, and the related biological effects are given. Moreover, nanoparticle-based contrast agents to enhance the image quality are compiled. Finally, special nanoparticle-based contrast agents to enhance the contrast for targeted cancer therapy are covered and discussed.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India

    Surender Kumar Sharma

  • Zanjan Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

    Hamed Nosrati

  • John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

    Taras Kavetskyy

About the editors

Dr. Sharma is a Faculty Member in Physics at Department of Physics, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India. His research interests include magnetic nanohybrids, luminescent nanomaterials, optical properties, nanothermometry, thermal therapy, and bioimaging. 
 
Dr. Nosrati is the International Project Advisor & Developer of Joint Ukraine-Azerbaijan International Research and Education Center of Nanobiotechnology and Functional Nanosystems (JUAI-REC-NBFN). His research includes the design and synthesis of functional bio-organic and metallic nanoboimaterials for theranostic applications as well as for enhanced chemo and X-ray radiation therapy of cancer.

 
Dr. Kavetskyy is Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Department of Biology and Chemistry and Head of Materials of Solid-State Microelectronics Laboratory of Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Ukraine, and Adiunkt (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Surface Engineering of The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland. He is also Supervisor of Joint Ukraine-Azerbaijan International Research and Education Center of Nanobiotechnology and Functional Nanosystems in Ukraine and Scientific Secretary of Expert Committee of Scientific Society of The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Section “Scientific Problems of Materials Science”. His current research interests are glasses, polymers, complex compounds, biomaterials, biosensors, nanosensors, radiation effects, carbon nanostructures, metal nanoparticles, ion implantation, and positron annihilation.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Harnessing Materials for X-ray Based Cancer Therapy and Imaging

  • Editors: Surender Kumar Sharma, Hamed Nosrati, Taras Kavetskyy

  • Series Title: Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04071-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-04070-2Published: 01 November 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-04073-3Published: 01 November 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-04071-9Published: 31 October 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2194-0452

  • Series E-ISSN: 2194-0460

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 309

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 93 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biomaterials, Cancer Research

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