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Any drug that makes tumour cells more sensitive to radiation therapy.
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Radiosensitizer — Ein Radiosensitizer (der Begriff Strahlungssensibilisator ist in der deutschsprachigen Fachliteratur kaum etabliert) ist ein Pharmakon, das nach seiner Verabreichung selektiv die Empfindlichkeit von bösartigen Tumorzellen gegenüber ionisierender… … Deutsch Wikipedia
radiosensitizer — /ray dee oh sen si tuy zeuhr/, n. a substance, as a drug, that enhances the sensitivity of tissues or cells to radiation therapy. [1950 55; RADIO + SENSITIZER] * * * … Universalium
radiosensitizer — A chemical substance that increases the radiosensitivity of tissues; restoring normal tissue oxygen tension to an anoxic region is also an effective r.. * * * ra·dio·sen·si·tiz·er also Brit ra·dio·sen·si·tis·er sen(t) sə .tī zər … Medical dictionary
radiosensitizer — ra·dio·sensitizer … English syllables
radiosensitizer — n. a substance that increases the sensitivity of cells to radiation. The presence of oxygen and other compounds with a high affinity for electrons will increase radiosensitivity. Chemotherapy drugs such as fluorouracil can be used concurrently… … The new mediacal dictionary
radiosensitizer — A drug that makes tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy … English dictionary of cancer terms
radiosensitizer — … Useful english dictionary
Radiomodulator — Radiomodulatoren (englisch chemical modifiers of radiation response) sind Wirkstoffe, die bei der Strahlentherapie zur Anwendung kommen können und nach ihrer Verabreichung die Wirkung ionisierender Strahlung auf Körpergewebe gezielt… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Radiation therapy — Radiation (medicine) redirects here. It is not to be confused with Radiation (pain) or Radiology. Radiation therapy Intervention ICD 10 PCS D ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Thymidine — Identifiers CAS number 50 89 5 … Wikipedia
