A pilot study comparing intratumoral oxygenation using the comet assay following 2.5% and 5% carbogen and 100% oxygen

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 575-580

  Partridge, Sarah E ^a,d   Aquino Parsons, Christina ^a   Luo, Chenmei ^b   Green, Alexander ^c   Olive, Peggy L ^b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Department of Radiation Oncology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intratumoral oxygenation; Tumor hypoxia

Indexed keywords

CARBOGEN; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; TUMOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL HYPOXIA; COMET ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0035253826     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)01504-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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