Radiation-induced skin injury in the animal model of scleroderma: implications for post-radiotherapy fibrosis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Radiation therapy is generally contraindicated for cancer patients with collagen vascular diseases (CVD) such as scleroderma due to an increased risk of fibrosis. The tight skin (TSK) mouse has skin which, in some respects, mimics th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-11-01
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| Series: | Radiation Oncology |
| Online Access: | http://www.ro-journal.com/content/3/1/40 |