Chemicals and Drugs

Radiation-Sensitizing Agents

Drugs used to potentiate the effectiveness of radiation therapy in destroying unwanted cells.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Drugs used to potentiate the effectiveness of radiation therapy in destroying unwanted cells.

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27 entry terms
  • Agents, Radiation-Sensitizing
  • Radiation Sensitizer
  • Radiation Sensitizers
  • Radiation Sensitizing Agents
  • Radiation-Sensitizing Drugs
  • Radiosensitizing Agent
  • Radiosensitizing Agents
  • Radiosensitizing Drugs
  • Agent, Radiosensitizing
  • Agents, Radiation Sensitizing
  • Agents, Radiosensitizing
  • Drugs, Radiation-Sensitizing
  • Drugs, Radiosensitizing
  • Radiation Sensitizing Drugs
  • Sensitizer, Radiation
  • Sensitizers, Radiation
  • Sensitizing Agents, Radiation
  • Radiation-Sensitizing Effect
  • Radiation-Sensitizing Effects
  • Radiosensitizing Effect
  • Radiosensitizing Effects
  • Effect, Radiation-Sensitizing
  • Effect, Radiosensitizing
  • Effects, Radiation-Sensitizing
  • Effects, Radiosensitizing
  • Radiation Sensitizing Effect
  • Radiation Sensitizing Effects

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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note entry term RADIATION-SENSITIZING EFFECT: use only for the radiation sensitizing effect of a chemical substance

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66(65)

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QV 380

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Radiation-Sensitizing Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011838. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011838
  2. Radiation-Sensitizing Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiosensitizer
  3. Radiation-Sensitizing Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2126468