title: [Anemia and radiotherapy].
abstract: The role of oxygen as an enhancer of the biological effect of ionising radiation is crucial for radiotherapy. Most of the solid tumours have an inadequate vasculature (neo-angiogenesis) leading to hypoxic areas, favoured by anaemia. Many clinical approaches have been used to overcome this problem with oxygen breathing, radiosensitizing drugs or anaemia correction. All these parameters will be developed together with the methods available for measuring tumour oxygenation and the biological consequences of anaemia and hypoxia on tumour physiology.
authors.affiliation: Département de radiothérapie, Centre Oscar-Lambret, 59000 Lille.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pasquier
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lartigau
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D015687:Cell Hypoxia / Q000502:physiology*; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006441:Hemoglobin A / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D004921:Erythropoietin; D006441:Hemoglobin A; D010100:Oxygen