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Table 2 Summary table of total irradiation induced: ROS, DNA damage and e−/h+ pair formation

From: A comparison of the radiosensitisation ability of 22 different element metal oxide nanoparticles using clinical megavoltage X-rays

NP

ROS

DNA damage

e−/h+ pair

V2O5

++

+

 

TiO2

+

+

 

Al2O3

−

  

Sc2O3

−

+

 

Cr2O3

−

  

Fe3O4

−

 

++

ZnO

−

+

++

ZrO2

−

  

Eu2O3

−

+

 

Gd2O3

−

  

HfO2

−

  

SiO2

−−

  

CoO

−−

−

++

NiO

−−

 

++

Nd2O3

−−

+

 

Sm2O3

−−

+

 

Dy2O3

−−

+

 

Er2O3

−−

  

MnO2

−−−

−

 

CuO

−−−

++

 

MoO3

−−−

  

Tb4O7

−−−

  
  1. Ranked from high to low ROS and for similar levels of damage, ranked in element order. Change from control: +/− = 10–25%; ++/−− = 25–50%; +++/−−− = > 50%
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