Radiotherapy and the potential exploitation of bystander effects

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 575-579

  Mothersill, C E ^a,c   Moriarty, M J ^b   Seymour, C B ^a,b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b S Luke's Inst of Cancer Research   (Ireland)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bystander; Normal tissue effects; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; ONCOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

BYSTANDER EFFECT; CELL CYCLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMOR;

EID: 0942268137     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.09.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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