Relationship between the in vitro radiosensitivity of skin fibroblasts and the expression of subcutaneous fibrosis, telangiectasia, and skin erythema after radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-109

  Johansen, J ^a,b   Bentzen, S M ^a   Overgaard, J ^a   Overgaard, M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clonogenic assay; Fibroblasts; Normal tissue response; Radiosensitivity; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SKIN; TELANGIECTASIA;

EID: 0030220359     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(96)01777-X     Document Type: Article

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