Could radiotherapy effectiveness be enhanced by electromagnetic field treatment?

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 14974-14995

  Francisco, Artacho Cordón ^a,b   del Mar, Salinas Asensio María ^a   Irene, Calvente ^a,b   Sandra, Ríos Arrabal ^a   Josefa, León ^b,c   Elisa, Román Marinetto ^a   Nicolás, Olea ^a,b,d   Isabel, Núñez María ^a,b,e  

^a Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine ^*  (Spain)

^b Biohealth Research Institute of Granada C Doctor Azpitarte 4   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cancer; Electromagnetic fields; ELF magnetic exposure; Genotoxicity; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

APOPTOSIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA DAMAGE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; IONIZING RADIATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MICRONUCLEUS; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER;

EID: 84880709916     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140714974     Document Type: Review

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