Radiosensitizers and radiochemotherapy in the treatment of cancer /
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CRC Press,
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Publisher Address: | Boca Raton : |
Publication Dates: | [2015] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Series in medical physics and biomedical engineering
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xxxi, 515 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. Also available in electronic format. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781439829028 : 1439829020 |
Index Number: | RC270 |
CLC: | R730.5 |
Call Number: | R730.5/L523 |
Contents: | Chapter 1. Radiosensitization and chemoradiation -- chapter 2. Radiosensitization by oxygen and nitric oxide -- chapter 3. Radioenhancement by targeting cellular redox pathways and/or by incorporation of high-Z materials into the target -- chapter 4. Radiosensitization by halogenated pyrimidines -- chapter 5. Radiosensitization by antimetabolites -- chapter 6. Radiosensitization by platinum drugs and alkylating agents -- chapter 7. Topoisomerase inhibitors and microtubule-targeting agents -- chapter 8. Targeting the DNA damage response : ATM, p53, checkpoints, and the proteasome -- chapter 9. Radiosensitization by inhibition of DNA repair -- chapter 10. Targeting growth factor receptors for radiosensitization -- chapter 11. Targeting signaling molecules for radiosensitization -- chapter 12. Radiosensitization by targeting the tumor microenvironment -- chapter 13. Phytochemicals : chemopreventive, radiosensitizing, radioprotective -- chapter 14. Delivery methods for radioenhancing drugs. |