Gold Nanoparticles as Radiosensitizers

Learning Objectives:

• Identify ways in which gold nanoparticles may enhance radiosensitivity of tumors

• Define strategies to amplify radiosensitization by gold nanoparticles

• Cite barriers to clinical translation of this paradigm

• Recognize other ways to improve the response of gastrointestinal cancers to radiation

Sunil Krishnan, M.D.
John E. and Dorothy J. Harris Professor
Director, Center for Radiation Oncology Research
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

LOCATION  Phoenix campus:  PX 01 220 - Waugh Side A / Scottsdale campus:  CRB 3-011 and MCS 3-358E

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