Reoxygenation and split-dose response to radiation in a tumour model with Krogh-type vascular geometry

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 992-1012

  Bertuzzi, A ^a   Fasano, A ^b   Gandolfi, A ^a   Sinisgalli, C ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dose splitting; Krogh model; Radiotherapy; Reoxygenation; Tumour cords

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DEATH; CELL HYPOXIA; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOBIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CELL HYPOXIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOBIOLOGY;

EID: 43349095484     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-007-9287-9     Document Type: Article

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