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International Journal of Radiation Biology Volume 59, 1991 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Direct Analyses of in Vivo Colony Survival after Single and Fractionated Doses of Radiation

S.L. Tucker Department of Biomathematics, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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H.D. Thames Department of Experimental Radiotherapy, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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B.W. Brown Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 99024, USA
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K.A. Mason Department of Biomathematics, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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N.R. Hunter Department of Experimental Radiotherapy, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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H.R. Withers Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 99024, USA
Pages 777-795 | Received 23 Jan 1990, Accepted 30 Sep 1990, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

References

  • Curtis S.B., Thames H.D. Variation in α/β based on available time for repair. BIR Report 19: The Scientific Basis of Radiotherapy, N.J. McNally. British Institute of Radiology, London 1989; 17–19
  • Dale R.G., Huczkowski J., Trott K.R. Possible dose rate dependence of recovery kinetics as deduced from a preliminary analysis of the effects of fractionated irradiation at varying dose rates. British Journal of Radiology 1988; 61: 153–157
  • Huczkowski J., Trott K.R. Jejunal crypt stem-cell survival after fractionated γ-irradiation performed at different dose rates. International Journal of Radiation Biology 1987; 51: 131–137
  • Nilsson P., Thames H.D., Joiner M.C. A generalized formulation of the ‘incomplete repair’ model for cell survival and tissue response to fractionated low dose-rate irradiation. International Journal of Radiation Biology 1990; 57: 127–142
  • Roberts S.A. DRFIT: a program for fitting radiation survival models. International Journal of Radiation Biology 1990; 57: 1243–1246
  • Taylor J.M.G., Withers H.R., Hu Z. A comparison of mathematical models for regeneration of acutely responding tissues. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 1988; 15: 1389–1400
  • Thames H.D. An ‘incomplete-repair’ model for survival after fractionated and continuous irradiations. International Journal of Radiation Biology 1985; 47: 319–339
  • Thames H.D., Withers H.R. Test of equal effect per fraction and estimation of initial clonogen number in microcolony assays of survival after fractionated irradiation. British Journal of Radiology 1980; 53: 1071–1077
  • Thames H.D., Rozell M.E., Tucker S.L., Ang K.K., Fisher D.R., Travis E.L. Direct analysis of quantal radiation response data. International Journal of Radiation Biology 1986; 49: 999–1009
  • Thames H.D., Withers H.R., Mason K.A., Reid B.O. Dose-survival characteristics of mouse jejunal crypt cells. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 1981; 7: 1591–1597
  • Tucker S.L., Thames H.D. Optimal design of multifraction assays of colony survival in vivo. Radiation Research 1983; 94: 280–294
  • Tucker S.L., Withers H.R., Mason K.A., Thames H.D. A dose-surviving fraction curve for mouse colonic mucosa. European Journal of Cancer and Clinical Oncology 1983; 19: 433–437
  • Vegesna V., Withers H.R., Taylor J.M.G. Epilation in mice after single and multifractionated irradiation. Radiotherapy and Oncology 1988; 12: 233–239
  • Withers H.R., Chu A.M., Reid B.O., Hussey D.H. Response of mouse jejunum to multifraction radiation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 1975; 1: 41–52
  • Withers H.R., Elkind M.M. Microcolony survival assay for cells of mouse intestinal mucosa exposed to radiation. International Journal of Radiation Biology 1970; 17: 261–267
  • Withers H.R., Mason K.A. The kinetics of recovery in irradiated colonic mucosa of the mouse. Cancer 1974; 34: 896–903
  • Withers H.R., Hunter N.R., Tucker S.L., Thames H.D. Response of mouse hair follicle cells irradiated in anagen and telogen phase (unpublished). 1991

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