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A review of applications of principles of quantum physics in oncology: do quantum physics principles have any role in oncology research and applications?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2019

Renata Raghunandan ,
Meaghan Voll ,
Ernest Osei Open the ORCID record for Ernest Osei [Opens in a new window] ,
Johnson Darko  and
Raymond Laflamme
Renata Raghunandan
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Meaghan Voll
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Ernest Osei*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy Department of Medical Physics, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, Kitchener, ON, Canada Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Johnson Darko
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy Department of Medical Physics, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, Kitchener, ON, Canada Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Raymond Laflamme
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada
*
Author for correspondence: Ernest Osei, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, 835 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario N2G1G3, Canada. Tel: 519 749 4300 ext. 5407. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Background:

Research in the applications of the principles of quantum physics in oncology has progressed significantly over the past decades; and several research groups with professionals from diverse scientific background, including electrical engineers, mathematicians, biologists, atomic physicists, computer programmers, and biochemists, are working collaboratively in an unprecedented and pioneering economic, organisational and human effort searching for a wider and more effective, potentially definitive, understanding of the cancers. It is hypothesised that the principles of quantum physics could open new and broader understanding of the cancers and the development of new effective, targeted, accurate, personalised and possibly definitive cancer treatment.

Materials and methods:

This paper reports on a review of recent studies in the field of the applications of the principles of quantum physics in biology, chemistry, biochemistry and quantum physics in cancer research, including quantum physics principles and cancer, quantum modelling techniques, quantum dots and its applications in oncology, quantum cascade laser histopathology and quantum computing applications.

Conclusions:

The applications of the principles of quantum physics in oncology, chemistry and biology are providing new perspectives and greater insights into a long-studied disease, which could result in a greater understanding of the cancers and the potential for personalised and definitive treatment methods.

Keywords

quantum cascade lasersquantum computingquantum dotsquantum modellingquantum physics principles
Type
Literature Review
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Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , December 2019 , pp. 383 - 394
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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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