Apoptosis in radiation therapy: a double-edged sword

• Published in: Experimental Oncology
• Date: 2012
• Main Author: Balcer-Kubiczek, E.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут експериментальної патології, онкології і радіобіології ім. Р.Є. Кавецького НАН України 2012
• Subjects: Reviews
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/139044
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Apoptosis in radiation therapy: a double-edged sword / E.K. Balcer-Kubiczek // Experimental Oncology. — 2012. — Т. 34, № 3. — С. 277-285. — Бібліогр.: 124 назв. — англ.

Radiation therapy achieves its therapeutic effects by inducing apoptosis and non-apoptotic cell death. The aim of this focused review is to highlight the aspects of the cell death pathways most relevant to conventional fractionated radiation therapy. I review reports on how our current understanding...