Quantitative assessment of protein content in irradiated human skin

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 635-638

  Lahtinen, Tapani ^a,b   Nuutinen, Jouni ^a   Alanen, Esko ^a   Turunen, Marita ^a   Nuortio, Lauri ^a   Usenius, Taina ^a   Hopewell, John W ^c  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; Late radiation induced damage; Skin; Subcutaneous fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN FIBROSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINS; RADIOBIOLOGY; SKIN;

EID: 0033048673     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00439-8     Document Type: Article

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