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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Volume 14, Issue 6, Pages 602-614Publisher
IVYSPRING INT PUBL
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.19058
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Titanium dioxide; Nanoparticles; Reactive oxygen species; Radiosensitisation
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- School of Health and BioMedical Science, RMIT University
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Objective: Radiosensitisation caused by titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) is investigated using phantoms (PRESAGE (R) dosimeters) and in vitro using two types of cell lines, cultured human keratinocyte (HaCaT) and prostate cancer (DU145) cells. Methods: Anatase TiO2-NPs were synthesised, characterised and functionalised to allow dispersion in culture-medium for in vitro studies and halocarbons (PRESAGE (R) chemical compositions). PRESAGE (R) dosimeters were scanned with spectrophotometer to determine the radiation dose enhancement. Clonogenic and cell viability assays were employed to determine cells survival curves from which the dose enhancement levels radiosensitisation are deduced. Results: Comparable levels of radiosensitisation were observed in both phantoms and cells at kilovoltage ranges of x-ray energies (slightly higher in vitro). Significant radiosensitisation (similar to 67 %) of control was also noted in cells at megavoltage energies (commonly used in radiotherapy), compared to negligible levels detected by phantoms. This difference is attributed to biochemical effects, specifically the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as hydroxyl radicals (center dot OH), which are only manifested in aqueous environments of cells and are non- existent in case of phantoms. Conclusions: This research shows that TiO2-NPs improve the efficiency of dose delivery, which has implications for future radiotherapy treatments. Literature shows that Ti2O3-NPs can be used as imaging agents hence with these findings renders these NPs as theranostic agents.
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