Rate of individuals with clearly increased radiosensitivity rise with age both in healthy individuals and in cancer patients

Rate of individuals with clearly increased radiosensitivity rise with age both in healthy individuals and in cancer patients

Abstract Background The question of an age dependence of individual radiosensitivity has only marginally been studied so far. Therefore, we analyzed blood samples of healthy individuals and cancer patients of different ages to determine individual radiosensitivity. Methods Ex vivo irradiated blood s...

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Main Authors: Barbara Schuster, Anna Ellmann, Theresa Mayo, Judith Auer, Matthias Haas, Markus Hecht, Rainer Fietkau, Luitpold V. Distel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Radiosensitivity
3-colour fluorescence in situ hybridization
Chromosomal aberration
Breaks per metaphase
Individual radiosensitivity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0799-y

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