Localized amyloidosis and Alzheimer's disease: The rationale for weekly long-term low dose amyloid-based fractionated radiotherapy

Neuroradiology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 683-692

  Bistolfi, F ^a,b  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Amyloidosis; Creutzfeldt Jacob; Diapulse; Fractionated radiotherapy; Pulsed short waves

Indexed keywords

4' IODOESORUBICIN; ALKYLATING AGENT; AMYLOID; COLCHICINE; FLUORINE 18; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; MELPHALAN; PREDNISONE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BETA SHEET; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DIATHERMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZING RADIATION; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PLASMA CELL; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RADIOTHERAPY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

EID: 58149280198     PISSN: 11209976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140090802100513     Document Type: Article

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