Relationships between radiosensitivity and microvascular density in esophageal carcinoma: Significance of hypoxic fraction

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 589-596

  Nomiya, Takuma ^a   Nemoto, Kenji ^a   Miyachi, Hideo ^a   Fujimoto, Keisuke ^a   Takeda, Ken ^a   Ogawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Takai, Yoshihiro ^a   Yamada, Shogo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophageal carcinoma; Macroscopic type; Microvascular density; Radiosensitivity; VEGF

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; INFILTRATION; IRRADIATION; TUMORS;

RADIOSENSITIVITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

KI 67 ANTIGEN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INFILTRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; LABELING INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MICROVASCULARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0742306480     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.09.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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