Radiosensitivity of normal tissues in ataxia-telangiectasia heterozygotes

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1133-1136

  Weissberg, Joseph B ^a   Huang, Dong Dong ^b   Swift, Michael ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia telangiectasia; Heterozygotes; Radiation therapy; Radiosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIODERMATITIS;

EID: 0032412555     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00295-8     Document Type: Article

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