Evaluation of the in vivo genotoxic effects of gamma radiation on the peripheral blood leukocytes of head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 752, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 42-46

  Kadam, Samit B ^a   Shyama, Soorambail K ^a   Almeida, Valentine G ^b  

^a GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Radiation; Biological dosimetry; HNSCC patients; Leukocytes; Radiosensitivity; SCGE assay

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBALT THERAPY; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; GENOTOXICITY; HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; TONGUE CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SQUAMOUS CELL; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84875399882     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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