Advances in radiation biology. Volume 10 /

Advances in Radiation Biology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lett, John T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, Inc., �1983.
Temas:
Radiobiology.
Radiobiologie.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Anatomy & Physiology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Viral probes for DNA repair. I. Introduction ; II. Host cell reactivation ; III. Recombination-dependent recovery ; IV. Mismatch repair ; V. Inducible recovery phenomena ; VI. Viral vectors for repair genes ; References
  • Chapter 2. Behavior of the long-lived synthetic elements and their natural analogs in food chains. I. Introduction ; II. Entry into ecosystems ; III. Chemical behavior ; IV. Behavior in food chains ; V. Concluding comments and perspectives ; References
  • Chapter 3. Cancer therapy by ultrasound. I. Introduction ; II. Early studies ; III. Physical aspects of ultrasound heating ; IV. Preclinical studies with ultrasound ; V. Clinical systems for ultrasound hyperthermia ; VI. Clinical dosimetry and treatment planning for ultrasound ; VII. Responses of human tumors to ultrasound hyperthermia ; VIII. Side effects of ultrasound ; IX. Conclusions ; References
  • Chapter 4. pH and tumor response to hyperthermia. I. Introduction ; II. Thermal sensitivity of tumors: selective temperature range ; III. The concept of tumor acidosis ; IV. The problem of pH measurement in tissues ; V. Low pH as a factor in thermal sensitivity and as a mediator of hyperthermic cell killing ; VI. Potentiation of hyperthermia by low pH ; VII. pH and hyperthermia: modes of interaction ; VIII. Perspective ; References
  • Chapter 5. Heavy-ion radiobiology: normal tissue studies. I. Introduction ; II. Rationale for the use of heavy charged particles ; III. Generation of reference heavy-ion beams ; IV. Reciprocal dose versus dose per fraction analysis of multifraction data ; V. Effects on normal tissue systems ; VI. Conclusions ; References
  • Chapter 6. The effect of ionizing radiations on connective tissue. I. Biochemistry, physiology, and pathology of connective tissue ; II. Early effects of radiation on vascular and other connective tissue ; III. Late effects of radiation on connective tissue ; IV. Relation between connective tissue metabolism and aging after irradiation ; V.A look to the future and the problems which await solution ; References
  • Chapter 7. Single and combined (radiation-cyclophosphamide) modality therapy in experimental solid tumors. I. Introduction ; II. Radiation ; III. Chemotherapy-cyclophosphamide ; IV. Combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy ; V. The alternate and sequential use of combined modality therapy ; VI. Fractionated and hyperfractionated radiation dose schedules alone or in combination with cyclophosphamide ; VII. The utilization of experimental results in designing clinical protocols ; VIII. Concluding remarks ; References
  • Index.

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