The radiation response of V79 and human tumour multicellular spheroids — cell survival and growth delay studies

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1984, Pages 143-151

  West, C M L ^a,c   Stratford, I J ^a,b  

^a Department of Physics ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL SURVIVAL; HAMSTER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MELANOMA; MULTICELLULAR SPHEROID; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

ANIMAL; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRICETULUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HAMSTERS; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MELANOMA; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0021227766     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1984.156     Document Type: Article

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