Theory and practice of predictive assays in radiation therapy

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 58-67

  Crompton, N E A ^a,c   Ozsahin, M ^a   Schweizer, P ^a   Larsson, B ^a   Luetolf, U M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; OXYGENATION; PREDICTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0031055357     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03038924     Document Type: Review

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