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Towards Auger therapy with iodine-infused nanoparticles

06 Aug 2021
Auger therapy
Irradiating tumour tissue containing iodine-carrying nanoparticles with X-rays causes the release of electrons that damage DNA and kill the cancer cells. (Courtesy: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS)
Researchers at Kyoto University, the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Te

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Catherine Steffel is a science writer based in Madison, Wisconsin. Catherine was previously a PhD student contributor to Physics World.
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