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Investigating the role of DNA double strand break repair in determining sensitivity to radiotherapy fraction size

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The dose of curative radiotherapy (RT) for cancer is commonly limited by adverse effects presenting years later. Late reacting normal tissues are, on average, more sensitive to the size of daily doses (fractions) than early reacting normal tissues and cancers. Clinical trials have shown breast cancers to be one exception to this rule, in that they are as sensitive to fraction size as the late reacting normal tissues. This has led to the adoption of hypofractionation (use of fractions >2...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Oncology
Sub department:
CRUK/MRC Ox Inst for Radiation Oncology
Oxford college:
Wolfson College
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Division:
MSD
Department:
Oncology
Sub department:
CRUK/MRC Ox Inst for Radiation Oncology
Role:
Supervisor
Division:
MSD
Department:
Oncology
Sub department:
CRUK/MRC Ox Inst for Radiation Oncology
Role:
Supervisor


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Somaiah, N
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Somaiah, N


Publication date:
2014
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford


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English
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Deposit date:
2014-03-14

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