In silico analysis of cell cycle synchronisation effects in radiotherapy of tumour spheroids.

Tumour cells show a varying susceptibility to radiation damage as a function of the current cell cycle phase. While this sensitivity is averaged out in an unperturbed tumour due to unsynchronised cell cycle progression, external stimuli such as radiation or drug doses can induce a resynchronisation...

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Main Authors: Harald Kempf, Haralampos Hatzikirou, Marcus Bleicher, Michael Meyer-Hermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3828142?pdf=render