Comparison of the response of human FaDu squamous cell carcinoma in nude mice after hypofractionated-accelerated regimens and 'curative' fractionation schedules

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 315-319

  Appold, Steffen ^a   Baumann, Michael ^a   Petersen, Cordula ^a   Horn, Kirsten ^b   Eichhorn, Frauke ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fractionated irradiation; Human tumor xenografts Squamous cell carcinoma; TCD50; Time factor; ratio

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031798750     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03038546     Document Type: Article

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