%0 Thesis %A ARACHCHI, SUDARAKA MALLAWA %D 2019 %T Nanoparticle Based Photoacoustic Treatment of Cancer %U https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Nanoparticle_Based_Photoacoustic_Treatment_of_Cancer/9979298 %R 10.26180/5da6bb6e65b3b %2 https://bridges.monash.edu/ndownloader/files/18003038 %K Superradiance %K Hyperthermia %K Cancer Therapy %K Nanophotonics %K Quantum Dots %K PEC Materials %K Nanophotonics %K Computer Engineering %K Computational Physics %K Condensed Matter Physics %K Simulation and Modelling %X Cancer afflicts a compelling portion of the worldwide population and modern treatment modalities are tainted with myriads of debilitating side-effects. Conceptual nano-medicine modalities such as 'cellular hyperthermia' shed hope on a cancer averted future. However, the required precise control of thermal emission from nano-particle structures remains an open challenge. This thesis investigates utilizing 'super-radiance' to achieve this task. Structured nano-particle emitter assemblies (quantum-dot ring and buckminsterfullerene) are analysed using a quantum-electrodynamics framework and validated using tissue model simulations. The results indicate that superradiance can be used to successfully generate a precise thermal energy pulse to achieve cancer hyperthermia requirements. %I Monash University