The Case for Hyperbaric Oxygen Radiotherapy
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The proposition for the use of hyperbaric oxygen or "hybaroxia" in the radiation therapy of cancer stands firmly on its foundation in radiation chemistry, radiation physics, and radiation biology. The electromagnetic energy generated in an x-ray machine or derived from nuclear disintegration of isotopes produces ions on impact with substances of atomic structure. The ions are the result of energy disruptions of the electron orbits of the atom, of which the biologic target is made. By the subtraction of an electron in one place and the addition in another, ionizations and free radicals are produced. Such events allow for the disturbance of the normal equilibrium of the chemical substrate making up the biologic material. From radiophysics and chemistry, a simplified explanation of the oxygen effect on ion production may be found in water studies—a relevant consideration in that biologic tissues have been referred to as an aquarium of living molecules.
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Earlier clinical studies confirmed the importance of oxygen content in the biological effects of radiation therapy.
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- Authors
- Wildermuth, O.
- Corresponding author
- Wildermuth, Orliss
- Venue
- JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 1965-03-22
- Volume
- 191
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 986
- ISSN
- 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
- 0098-7484
- OpenAlex
- W2028677783
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 7.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- JAMA (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Effects of Radiation Exposure
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
- Keywords
- hyperbaric oxygen therapy, radiotherapy, cancer therapy, radiation biology, radiation chemistry, free radicals, ionization, oxygen effect, water radiolysis, tissue oxygenation
- MeSH terms
- Equipment and Supplies, Humans, Hyperbaric Oxygenation, Neoplasms, Oxygen
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