Researchers enhance cancer-fighting radiation therapy with iodine nanoparticles

One of the most researched diseases scientists around the world are fighting to cure is cancer. Recently, researchers discovered a way to enhance radiation therapy using novel iodine nanoparticles. The team says cancer cell death is triggered within three days when x-rays are shined onto tumor tissue containing iodine-carrying nanoparticles. The iodine releases electrons that break the tumor’s DNA, leading …