Theoretical analysis of the dose dependence of the oxygen enhancement ratio and its relevance for clinical applications

Radiation Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Wenzl, Tatiana ^a   Wilkens, Jan J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fractionation; High let; Hypoxia; Oxygen effect; Oxygen enhancement ratio; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

PROTON; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL SURVIVAL; CHO CELL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOXIA; IN VIVO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN ENHANCEMENT RATIO; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; ANIMAL; CELL HYPOXIA; CRICETULUS; HAMSTER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ONCOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; CELL HYPOXIA; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; OXYGEN; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 83455162743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1748717X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-717X-6-171     Document Type: Article

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