Radiation-Induced Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanisms and Importance of Linear Energy Transfer

Radiation therapy (RT) in the form of photons and protons is a well-established treatment for cancer. More recently, heavy charged particles have been used to treat radioresistant and high-risk cancers. Radiation treatment is known to cause cardiovascular disease (CVD) which can occur acutely during...

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Autores principales: Sylvester, Christopher B., Abe, Jun-ichi, Patel, Zarana S., Grande-Allen, K. Jane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
Materias:
Cardiovascular Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5797745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29445728
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2018.00005

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5797745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29445728
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2018.00005

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