Radiopharmaceuticals and Nanotechnology
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Radiopharmaceutical Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2025 | Viewed by 1614
Special Issue Editors
Interests: radiobiology; nanomedicine; radiosensitizer; DNA damage; high-LET radiation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: radiobiology; nanomedicine; radio-induced immune response; external radiotherapy; immunotherapy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past decades, the development of nanomedicine has offered the possibility to exploit nanoscale materials for a wide range of applications, improving the diagnosis and treatment of serious diseases. Numerous proofs-of-concept and developments were recently published, opening up possibilities for targeted and personalized therapy, changing the paradigm of cancer treatment from the conventional local approach to a more systemic one. These promising results also raised some questions about the challenges of rapidly transitioning these technologies to the clinic and highlighted the need for multi-disciplinary teams that join forces.
In this special issue of Pharmaceuticals, we aim to provide exciting insights into state-of-the-art research as well as future developments in the field of nanotechnologies for radiation-based diagnosis and treatment. We invite transdisciplinary teams to submit papers (full research papers, short communications and review) covering a range of topics in the field including, but not limited to:
- The design and synthesis of novel nanomaterials/tracers;
- The use of nanotechnology for multi-modal applications including targeted drug delivery, imaging or radiation therapy;
- Characterization and modelling of the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of radiopharmaceuticals and nano-objects;
- New in vivo (pre)-clinical validations of nanomaterials and radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer and other diseases;
- Nanotechnology-enhanced dosimetry of radiotherapy and radiopharmaceutical therapy.
Dr. Sébastien Penninckx
Dr. Céline Mirjolet
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- radiopharmaceutics
- nanoparticle
- radiation (external beam radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, brachytherapy, PET, SPECT, …)
- theranostic
- nanomedicine
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