Sparing and enhancing dose protraction effects for radiation damage to the aorta of wild-type mice.

Nobuyuki Hamada Ki-Ichiro Kawano Seiko Hirota Yusuke Saito Farina Mohamad Yusoff Tatsuya Maruhashi Makoto Maeda Takaharu Nomura Ayumu Nakashima Shinji Yoshinaga Yukihito Higashi

Published in: International journal of radiation biology (2023)

The results suggest that dose protraction effects on aortic damage depend on radiation quality, and are not a simple function of dose rate and the number of fractions.

Keyphrases

wild type
aortic valve
oxidative stress
pulmonary artery
left ventricular
radiation induced
type diabetes
pulmonary hypertension
aortic dissection
coronary artery
minimally invasive