Potential clinical impact of normal-tissue intrinsic radiosensitivity testing

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-131

  Bentzen, Søren M ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colony forming assays; Dose prescriptions; Normal tissue sensitivity; Predictive assay; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIER;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLONY FORMATION; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION SICKNESS; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW;

COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0030909643     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)01899-9     Document Type: Review

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