Direct and Bystander Effect on Cervix Cancer Cells (SiHa) Exposed to High Dose-Rate Gamma Radiation Sourced from Ir 192 Used in Brachytherapy

Autor: Sidonia Vallas Xavier, Safa Abdul Syed Basheerudeen, Murugan Appaswamy, Perumal Venkatachalam, Megha Anil Kumar Kulkarni, Thayalan Kuppusamy
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: International Journal of Radiology and Radiation Oncology. 1:007-013
ISSN: 2640-7566
DOI: 10.17352/ijrro.000004
Popis: Introduction: Brachytherapy is a preferred choice of radiotherapy in the treatment of sensitive tissues cancer like intestine and gonad. The treatment is expensive because of the frequent replacement of radionuclide sources. A better understanding of cell killing and the cellular responses at different dose rates, might aid in tumor cell killing with fewer doses thereby enhancing a better prognosis.
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