Research Article
Influence of Gold Nanoparticle Shape and Single-Cell Localization on Energy Deposition Efficiency and Irradiation Specificity in Photon Radiotherapy
Table 1
Properties of gold nanoparticles used in simulations probing the influence of nanoparticle shape.
| | Nanoparticle shape | Linear dimensions (nm) | Volume (nm3) | V/S (nm) | Mean straight-line path (nm) |
| | Sphere | d: 10.00 | 523.6 | 1.667 | 3.749 | | Nanorod | D, H: 5.109, 25.54 | 1.161 | 2.952 | | Nanoplate | a, b, c: 0.3741, 37.41, 37.41 | 0.1834 | 0.9355 |
| | Sphere | d: 50.00 | 65450 | 8.333 | 18.75 | | Nanorod | D, H: 25.54, 127.7 | 5.805 | 14.76 | | Nanoplate | a, b, c: 1.871, 187.1, 187.1 | 0.9170 | 4.678 |
| | Sphere | d: 100.0 | 523600 | 16.67 | 37.49 | | Nanorod | D, H: 51.09, 255.4 | 11.61 | 29.52 | | Nanoplate | a, b, c: 3.741, 374.1, 374.1 | 1.834 | 9.354 |
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