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ArticlePloS one2017

Increased cell survival and cytogenetic integrity by spatial dose redistribution at a compact synchrotron X-ray source.

Karin Burger, Katarina Ilicic, Martin Dierolf, Benedikt Günther, Dietrich W M Walsh, Ernst Schmid, Elena Eggl, Klaus Achterhold, Bernhard Gleich, Stephanie E Combs and 4 more

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Karin BurgerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8812-8065
Katarina IlicicDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany.
Martin DierolfChair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.
Benedikt GüntherChair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.
Dietrich W M WalshDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany.
Ernst SchmidInstitute for Cell Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, München, Germany.
Elena EgglChair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.
Klaus AchterholdChair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.
Bernhard GleichMunich School of BioEngineering, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.
Stephanie E CombsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany.
Michael MollsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany.
Thomas E SchmidDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany.
Franz PfeifferChair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.
Jan J WilkensDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany.
TUM Klinikum · DETechnical University of Munich · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

X-ray microbeam radiotherapy can potentially widen the therapeutic window due to a geometrical redistribution of the dose. However, high requirements on photon flux, beam collimation, and system stability restrict its application mainly to large-scale, cost-intensive synchrotron facilities. With a unique laser-based Compact Light Source using inverse Compton scattering, we investigated the translation of this promising radiotherapy technique to a machine of future clinical relevance. We performed in vitro colony-forming assays and chromosome aberration tests in normal tissue cells after microbeam irradiation compared to homogeneous irradiation at the same mean dose using 25 keV X-rays. The microplanar pattern was achieved with a tungsten slit array of 50 μm slit size and a spacing of 350 μm. Applying microbeams significantly increased cell survival for a mean dose above 2 Gy, which indicates fewer normal tissue complications. The observation of significantly less chromosome aberrations suggests a lower risk of second cancer development. Our findings provide valuable insight into the mechanisms of microbeam radiotherapy and prove its applicability at a compact synchrotron, which contributes to its future clinical translation.

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Cell SurvivalSynchrotronsAnimalsCHO CellsChromosome AberrationsCricetulusHeLa CellsHumansX-Rays

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PMID29049300
PMCPMC5648152
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