Early transient incapacity and cerebral radiation syndrome were shown to result from the de-energizing of the brain due to NAD and ATP neuron pools depletion since DNA breaks stimulate the repair enzyme, ADP-ribosyltransferase, that consumes NAD as a substrate. The phenomenology of syndromes, peculiarities of the CNS repair and neutron RBE might be attributed to this mechanism. DNA is thus a common target for stochastic, deterministic and physiological effects of radiation.
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Radiat Oncol
January 2025
Department of Radiation Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China.
Purpose: Based on the demonstration of a circadian rhythm in the human oral mucosa cell cycle, with most cells in the G2/M phase in the afternoon and at night, the present study evaluated the severity of acute radiation esophagitis and treatment outcomes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients receiving radiotherapy (RT) in the daytime versus in the evening.
Methods: From the 488 eligible patients of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT), 369 patients received RT in the daytime (before 19:00) and 119 patients received RT in the evening (after 19:00). The grades of radiation esophagitis (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.
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Radiation Medicine Department, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto.
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Division of Oncologic Sciences, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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