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The ability to monitor noninvasively the biological effect of a radiation dose in humans is potentially beneficial for screening cancer patients during the course of radiotherapy. Yet no universal approach exists for this purpose other than routine examination of patients and visible tumors, although in limited situations specific parameters are measured after treatment is completed (e.g., determinations of antibody levels after breast cancer therapy). In all cases, no appreciable indicators of the effects of the irradiation are apparent during the early part of the therapy regimen.
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Bergtold, D.S., Berg, C.D., Simic, M.G. (1990). Urinary Biomarkers in Radiation Therapy of Cancer. In: Emerit, I., Packer, L., Auclair, C. (eds) Antioxidants in Therapy and Preventive Medicine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 264. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5730-8_49
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