Fibroblast radiosensitivity measured using the comet DNA-damage assay correlates with clonogenic survival parameters

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 1366-1371

  Eastham, A M ^a   Marples, B ^a,b   Kiltie, A E ^a   Orton, C J ^a   West, C M L ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA damage; Fibroblasts; Intrinsic radiosensitivity; Predictive assays

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONOGENESIS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA;

EID: 0033049270     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690219     Document Type: Article

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