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. 1979 Dec;40(6):878–882. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1979.280

Influence of hyperthermia on the oxygen enhancement ratio for x-rays, measured in vivo.

C C Morris, S B Field
PMCID: PMC2010131  PMID: 526429

Abstract

The skin of mouse tail has been used to study the effect of hyperthermia on the oxygen enhancement ratio (OER). Heating was by immersion of a portion of the tail in hot water. Radiation was given either immediately before or after hyperthermia. The average skin reaction between 15 and 50 days after treatment was taken as the end-point. The OER in the absence of hyperthermia was 1.77, suggesting significant hypoxia of the skin. When hyperthermia was given after irradiation the measured value for the OER was not significantly different, but with prior hyperthermia the OER was increased to an average value of 2.3. This increase in OER is probably due to a transient increase in blood circulation following hyperthermia and causing improved tissue oxygenation during irradiation. As a consequence we would expect a greater thermal enhancement ratio for heat given before irradiation than afterwards, and this has frequently been observed with other normal tissues. There was no evidence that heat reduces OER, as has been reported by some authors on the basis of experiments performed on cells in vitro.

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