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Author Köritzer, Julia, author

Title Biophysical effects of cold atmospheric plasma on glial tumor cells / Julia Köritzer
Published Cham : Springer, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 74 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Springer Theses, 2190-5053
Springer theses, 2190-5053
Summary Cold atmospheric plasma is an auspicious new candidate in cancer treatment. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a partially ionized gas in which the ion temperature is close to room temperature. It contains electrons, charged particles, radicals, various excited molecules and UV photons. These various compositional elements have the potential to inhibit cancer cell activity whilst doing no harm to healthy cells. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and lethal primary brain tumor in adults; treatment including surgery, radio- and chemotherapy remains palliative for most patients as a cure remains elusive. The successful combination of the standard chemotherapeutic temozolomide (TMZ) and CAP treatment features synergistic effects even in resistant glioma cells. In particular in glioma therapy, CAP could offer an innovative approach allowing specific cancer cell / tumor tissue inhibition without damaging healthy cells. Thus CAP is a promising candidate for combination therapy especially for patients suffering from GBMs showing TMZ resistance
Analysis fysica
physics
biofysica
biophysics
neoplasms
kernfysica
nuclear physics
Physics (General)
Fysica (algemeen)
Notes "Doctoral thesis accepted by Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 29, 2014)
Subject Medical physics.
Low temperature plasmas.
Cancer -- Treatment.
Gliomas.
Health Physics
Glioma
Physique.
Astronomie.
Cancer -- Treatment
Gliomas
Low temperature plasmas
Medical physics
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783319062242
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3319062239
9783319062235