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

• Principais autores: Megha Anilkumar Kulkarni (Autor), Safa Abdul Syed Basheerudeen (Autor), Sidonia Vallas Xavier (Autor), Murugan Appaswamy (Autor), Thayalan Kuppusamy (Autor), Perumal Venkatachalam (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: International Journal of Radiology and Radiation Oncology - Peertechz Publications, 2015-11-15.
• Assuntos: Research Article
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<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> 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 o...