Radioprotective effect of amifostine on parotid gland functioning is region dependent

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1584-1591

  Konings, Antonius W T ^a   Faber, Hette ^a   Vissink, Arjan ^a   Coppes, Rob P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amifostine; Head and neck cancer; Normal tissue damage; Parotid gland; Radioprotection; Secondary damage

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; DRUG PRODUCTS; HISTOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE; X RAYS;

AMIFOSTINE; HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; NORMAL TISSUE DAMAGE; PAROTID GLANDS; RADIOPROTECTION; SECONDARY DAMAGE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

AMIFOSTINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW RATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAT; SALIVATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMIFOSTINE; ANIMALS; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SALIVATION;

EID: 27744542993     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.08.018     Document Type: Article

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