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Factors Affecting Esophageal Tissue Radiation Response, Latisha T. Pryor
Factors Affecting Esophageal Tissue Radiation Response, Latisha T. Pryor
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Radiation-induced esophageal cancer can be a deadly and unfortunate secondary outcome of radiotherapy or chronic occupational exposure to radiation. Although the esophagus is known to be a radiosensitive organ, it is under studied and further information regarding how dose and radiation quality impact its sensitivity may provide strategies to prevent esophageal cancer. The purpose of this thesis was to understand factors that play a role in the tissue’s radiosensitivity that may relate to its cancer risk. In this study, we used two esophageal 3D models, as well as both human and mouse cells, to define radiation quality and dose dependent …