Heterogeneity of polarographic oxygen tension measurements in cervix cancer: An evaluation of within and between tumor variability, probe position, and track depth

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 405-412

  Wong, Raimond K W ^a,b   Fyles, Anthony ^a,b   Milosevic, Michael ^a,b   Pintilie, Melania ^a   Hill, Richard P ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervix Cancer; Oxygen tension; Polarographic electrode

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGENATION; POLAROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; CELL HYPOXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARTIAL PRESSURE; POLAROGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030801375     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00328-3     Document Type: Article

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