The Effect of Folic Acid-Conjugated Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in The Radiosensitization of Human Cervical Carcinoma Cell Line at Clinical Electron energies (6MeV)

Background and Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effect of Folic Acid-Conjugated polyglycerol coated iron oxide nanoparticles on the radiosensitivity of HeLa cells when irradiated with 6 MeV electron beams. Materials and Methods: Different concentrations of iron oxide nanoparticles (PG-SPIONs and FA-PG-SPIONs (25, 50, 100, 200 µg ml-1)) were synthesized by the thermal decomposition technique. The effect of...