X-rays vs. carbon-ion tumor therapy: Cytogenetic damage in lymphocytes

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 793-798

  Durante, Marco ^a   Yamada, Shigeru ^a   Ando, Koichi ^a   Furusawa, Yoshiya ^a   Kawata, Tetsuya ^a   Majima, Hideyuki ^a   Nakano, Takashi ^a   Tsujii, Hirohiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Esophageal cancer; Heavy ion therapy; Human lymphocytes; Uterine cancer

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X IRRADIATION;

AGED; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034212314     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00455-7     Document Type: Article

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