Human papillomavirus status and the relative biological effectiveness of proton radiotherapy in head and neck cancer cells
ConclusionHPV‐positive cells were more sensitive to protons than HPV‐negative cells maybe through the effects of HPV on DNA damage and repair. The RBE for protons depends more on cell type and fraction size than on HPV status. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2016
Source: Head and Neck - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Li Wang, Xiaochun Wang, Yuting Li, Shichao Han, Jinming Zhu, Xiaofang Wang, David P. Molkentine, Pierre Blanchard, Yining Yang, Ruiping Zhang, Narayan Sahoo, Michael Gillin, Xiaorong Ronald Zhu, Xiaodong Zhang, Jeffrey N. Myers, Steven J. Frank Tags: Original Article Source Type: research