Radiation Modifiers: Treatment Overview and Future Investigations
Many compounds interact with therapeutic radiation. This article presents some of the more common agents in current clinical use and is divided into two main areas: radiation potentiators and radiation protectors. This overview gives the reader a brief background on potential concurrent drugs and biologics to which patients may be exposed while undergoing therapeutic radiation.
aDepartment of Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza, Suite B265, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
bDivision of Digestive Diseases, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
cDivision of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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