Title :
Cryosurgical modeling: effects of cryotherapy and chemotherapy on the viability of two model cell systems
Author :
Clarke, Dominic M. ; Van Buskirk, Robert G. ; Baust, John G.
Author_Institution :
Center for Cryobiol. Res., State Univ. of New York, Binghamton, NY, USA
Abstract :
Cryotherapy and chemotherapy are widely but separately used in the treatment and control of cancer. The authors examined the effect of combining the two therapies in an in vitro cell system. The combination provided a greater loss in cell viability than in either treatment alone
Keywords :
biothermics; cancer; cellular biophysics; surgery; cancer treatment; cell viability; chemotherapy effects; cryosurgical modeling; cryotherapy effects; in vitro cell system; model cell systems; Cancer; DNA; Electrokinetics; Humans; In vitro; Medical treatment; Monitoring; Neoplasms; Temperature; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804454
