Enhancing radiosensitivity of melanoma cells through very high dose rate pulses released by a plasma focus device.

Radiation therapy is a useful and standard tumor treatment strategy. Despite recent advances in delivery of ionizing radiation, survival rates for some cancer patients are still low because of recurrence and radioresistance. This is why many novel approaches have been explored to improve radiotherap...

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Main Authors: Francesca Buontempo, Ester Orsini, Isabella Zironi, Lorenzo Isolan, Alessandra Cappellini, Stefania Rapino, Agostino Tartari, Domiziano Mostacci, Giorgio Cucchi, Alberto Maria Martelli, Marco Sumini, Gastone Castellani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6025851?pdf=render