Single-cell-based computer simulation of the oxygen-dependent tumour response to irradiation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 4775-4789

  Harting, Christine ^a   Peschke, Peter ^a   Borkenstein, Klaus ^b   Karger, Christian P ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RADIOTHERAPY;

NORMAL TISSUE COMPLICATION PROBABILITY (NTCP); RADIATION RESPONSE; TUMOUR CELLS; TUMOUR CONTROL PROBABILITY (TCP);

TUMORS;

OXYGEN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOXIA; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

APOPTOSIS; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; OXYGEN; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 34547785121     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/16/005     Document Type: Article

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