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Relative radiation sensitivities of human organ systems. Part III /
Relative Radiation Sensitivities of Human Organ Systems.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego, California :
Academic Press, Inc.,
1992.
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| Colección: | Advances in radiation biology ;
v. 15. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Relative Radiation Sensitivities of Human Organ Systems, Part III; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Contents of Volumes 12 and 14 (Parts I and II of ""Relative Radiation Sensitivities of Human Organ Systems""); Chapter 1. Radiation Damage to the Kidney; I. Introduction; II. Radiation Damage to Normal Tissue: Basic Principles; III. Functional Anatomy of the Kidney; IV. Damage at the Cellular Level; V. Radiation Histopathology of the Kidney; VI. Clinical Radiation Nephropathy; VII. Animal Experiments; VIII. Conclusions; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES.
- Chapter 2. Intrinsic Radiosensitivity of Human CellsI. Introduction; II. Fitting the Survival Curves; III. Intrinsic Radiosensitivity of Human Tumor Cells: A Determinant of Clinical Radioresponsiveness; IV. Intrinsic Radiosensitivity of Nontransformed Human Fibroblasts; V. Predictive Assays; VI. Role of Transformation in the Intrinsic Radiosensitivity of Human Cells; VII. Recovery, Repair, and Intrinsic Radiosensitivity; VIII. Conclusion; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Relative Sensitivities of Tumors to Brachytherapy; I. Introduction; II. Radiobiology.
- III. Radiobiology of High-LET Neutron BrachytherapyIV. New Brachytherapy; V. Second Tumors after Brachytherapy; VI. Clinical State of the Art; VII. Summary and Conclusions; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Fast Neutron Radiotherapy in Relation to the Radiation Sensitivity of Human Organ Systems; I. Introduction; II. Radiotherapy Complications in Various Tissues; III. Survey of Neutron Treatment Facilities; IV. Concluding Remarks; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Normal Tissue Effects of Hyperthermia in Conjunction with Radiotherapy; I. Introduction.
- II. Cellular and Physiological Features of HyperthermiaIII. Normal Tissue Effects in Animal Models: Hyperthermia Alone; IV. Radiation with Hyperthermia: In Vivo Animal Studies; V. Clinical Studies on Humans; VI. Discussion; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Expectation of Malformations after Irradiation of the Developing Human in Utero: The Experimental Basis for Predictions; I. Introduction; II. Early Mammalian Development; III. Inactivation by Radiation at Specific Developmental Stages; IV. Malformations as a Consequence of Irradiation in Utero; V. Irradiation at the Preimplantation Stage: The Mouse.
- VI. Irradiation at the Preimplantation Stage: The RatVII. Irradiation during Organogenesis: The Mouse; VIII. Irradiation during Organogenesis: The Rat; IX. Other Species; X. Quantitative Changes in Malformations during Life in Utero; XI. Influence of Protraction and/or Fractionation of Exposure; XII. Exposure to Fast Neutrons; XIII. Human Experience of Irradiation in Utero; XIV. Conclusions; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Radiation Research: A Joint Venture in Radiobiology and Radiotherapy; I. Introduction; II. Early Discoveries; III. Discoveries from the 1950s to the Present.