Sensitization of rat C6 glioma cells to ionizing radiation by porphyrins

Background. Radiosensitizers are used in order to increase the efficacy of radiotherapy. Most of the presently known radiosensitizing agents have a poor selectivity and are not tumour-specific. Porphyrins have a selective uptake in tumour relative to the surrounding normal tissue. The aim of the pre...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laimutė RUTKOVSKIENĖ, Laima PLĖŠNIENĖ, Daiva SENDIULIENĖ, Alfonsas STANČIUS, Jurgita LIUTKEVIČIŪTĖ-NAVICKIENĖ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2011-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21589