Journal article
The influence of smoking on radiation-induced bystander signal production in esophageal cancer patients
Abstract
The relevance of radiation-induced bystander effects in humans is unclear. Much of the existing data relate to cell lines but the effect of bystander signals in complex human tissues is unclear. A phase II clinical study was untaken, where blood sera from 60 patients along with 15 cancer-free volunteers were used to detect whether measurable bystander factor(s) could be found in the blood following high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy. Overall, …
Authors
Hanu C; Timotin E; Wong R; Sur RK; Hayward JE; Seymour CB; Mothersill CE
Journal
Environmental Research, Vol. 147, , pp. 565–571
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2015.12.030
ISSN
0013-9351