International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 78, Issue 4 , Pages 1193-1200 , 15 November 2010

Effect of Hyperoxygenation on Tissue pO2 and Its Effect on Radiotherapeutic Efficacy of Orthotopic F98 Gliomas

  • Nadeem Khan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • EPR Center for Viable Systems, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
    • Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Nadeem Khan, Ph.D., EPR Center for Viable Systems, 703 Vail, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03755. Tel: (603) 653 3591; Fax: (603) 650 1717
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  • Sriram Mupparaju, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • EPR Center for Viable Systems, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
    • Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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  • Shahryar K. Hekmatyar, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical NMR Research Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
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  • Huagang Hou, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • EPR Center for Viable Systems, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
    • Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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  • Jean P. Lariviere, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • EPR Center for Viable Systems, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
    • Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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  • Eugene Demidenko, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • EPR Center for Viable Systems, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
    • Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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  • David J. Gladstone, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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  • Risto A. Kauppinen, M.D, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical NMR Research Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
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  • Harold M. Swartz, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • EPR Center for Viable Systems, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
    • Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire

Received 17 November 2009 ,Revised 20 April 2010 ,Accepted 25 May 2010.

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 This work was supported by NIH Grants CA120919 and CA118069 to N.K. and PO1EB2180 to H.M.S.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(10)00788-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.05.045

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 78, Issue 4 , Pages 1193-1200 , 15 November 2010

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