The contribution of DNA ploidy to radiation sensitivity in human tumour cell lines

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 744-747

  Schwartz, J L ^a   Murnane, J ^b   Weichselbaum, R R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; DNA ploidy; Predictive assay; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA REPAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TETRAPLOIDY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA REPAIR; DNA, NEOPLASM; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS; PLOIDIES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0033067133     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690119     Document Type: Article

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