Radiation effect studies on anticancer drugs, cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin for radiation sterilization

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1103-1111

  Varshney, L ^a   Dodke, P B ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer drugs; Cyclophosphamide; Doxorubicin; Radiation degradation; Radiation sterilization

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DISCOLORATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PATIENT MONITORING; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TUMORS;

RADIATION DEGRADATIONS; RADIATION RESISTANCE;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAM; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION STERILIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 5644287580     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2003.12.052     Document Type: Article

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