Comparison between radiation induced cell cycle delay in lymphocytes and radiotherapy response in head and neck cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 643-649

  Tell, R ^a   Heiden, T ^a   Granath, F ^a   Borg, A L ^a   Skog, S ^a   Lewensohn, R ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell cycle delay; Head and neck cancer; Peripheral blood lymphocytes; Predictive assay; Radiosensitivity; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031985226     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.103     Document Type: Article

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