Published September 1979
| Version v1
Journal article
Radiotherapy combined with hyperthermia
Description
The interaction of heat with ionizing radiation in normal and cancer cells is analyzed. The factors affecting the thermal enhancement ratio (TER) are discussed. From the data available in the literature it is concluded that heat could selectively inhibit repair or radiation-induced sublethal damage in cancer cells. Using appropriate fractionation schedules this could be utilized to improve the current efficacy of tumor control by radiotherapy. (author)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Subtitle (English)
- The fractionation problem
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- J. Radiat. Res.
- Journal Volume
- 20
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- J. Radiat. Res.
- Journal Page Range
- 243-247
- ISSN
- 0449-3060
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 11555167
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANOXIA; BIOLOGICAL REPAIR; FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION; INHIBITION; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SURVIVAL CURVES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TUMOR CELLS; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMAL CELLS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY; CONTROL; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INJURIES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; MEDICINE; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; THERAPY