Radiation-Induced Lymphocyte Apoptosis to Predict Radiation Therapy Late Toxicity in Prostate Cancer Patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1424-1430

  Schnarr, Kara ^a   Boreham, Douglas ^b   Sathya, Jinka ^c   Julian, Jim ^b   Dayes, Ian S ^b  

^a St George's University   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Late toxicity; Lymphocytes; Predictive assay; Radiosensitivity

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; LATE TOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTES; PREDICTIVE ASSAY; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ASSAYS; CELL DEATH; FLOW CYTOMETRY; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

TOXICITY;

IRIDIUM;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

APOPTOSIS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC;

EID: 67651087086     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.10.039     Document Type: Article

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