Title Biophysical Effects of Cold Atmospheric Plasma on Glial Tumor Cells Author(s) K??ritzer, Julia Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2014. Description XIV, 74 p. 38 illus., 12 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note Cold atmospheric plasma is an auspicious new candidate in cancer treatment. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a partially ionized gas??in which??the ion temperature is close to room temperature. It contains electrons, charged particles, radicals, various excited molecules and UV photons. These various compositional elements have the potential to inhibit cancer cell activity??whilst doing no harm to??healthy cells. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and lethal primary brain tumor in adults; treatment including surgery, radio- and chemotherapy remains palliative for most patients as a cure??remains elusive. The successful combination of the standard chemotherapeutic temozolomide (TMZ) and CAP treatment features synergistic effects even in resistant glioma cells. In particular in glioma therapy, CAP could offer an innovative approach allowing specific cancer cell / tumor tissue inhibition without damaging healthy cells. Thus CAP is a promising candidate for combination therapy especially for patients suffering from GBMs showing TMZ resistance ISBN,Price 9783319062242 Keyword(s) 1. Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics 2. BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS 3. BIOPHYSICS 4. Cancer Research 5. EBOOK 6. EBOOK - SPRINGER 7. Medical and Radiation Physics 8. Medical physics 9. PLASMA (IONIZED GASES) 10. PLASMA PHYSICS 11. RADIATION Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I05820     On Shelf