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ReviewBiomedicines2025

Application of Synchrotron Radiation in Fundamental Research and Clinical Medicine.

Chao Xiao, Jinde Zhang, Yang Li, Mingyuan Xie, Dongbai Sun

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Review in Biomedicines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Chao XiaoSchool of Physics & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Jinde ZhangSchool of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China.
Yang LiInstrumental Analysis and Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Mingyuan XieSchool of Physics & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8430-2449
Dongbai SunSchool of Materials Science and Engineering & Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synchrotron radiation light sources have been successfully utilized in material science, biomedicine, and other fields due to their high intensity, excellent monochromaticity, coherence, and collimation. In recent years, synchrotron radiation has significantly expedited the advancement of medical applications, particularly through innovations in imaging and radiotherapy. For instance, synchrotron X-ray imaging has enabled high-contrast and spatial-temporal resolution images for early-stage diagnosis of breast cancer and cardiovascular diseases, offering superior diagnostic accuracy compared to conventional methods. Additionally, novel synchrotron radiation-based radiotherapy techniques, such as microbeam therapy and stereotactic radiotherapy, have shown great potential for clinical application by enabling precise tumor targeting while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues. These advancements are projected to redefine imaging diagnostics and therapeutic strategies, particularly for resistant cancers, by offering enhanced precision, reduced radiation doses, and improved therapeutic outcomes. This review provides an overview of synchrotron radiation beamline characteristics, recent breakthroughs in imaging and radiotherapy, and their emerging applications in treating heart, breast, lung, bone, and brain conditions.

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medical imagingradiotherapysynchrotron radiation X-ray

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PMID40564139
PMCPMC12189727

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