Table 3 Selenium levels in patients who underwent radiotherapy with selenium supplementation
From: Updates on clinical studies of selenium supplementation in radiotherapy
Study no. | Reference | Sample | Measurement method | Mean selenium levels (μg/L) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Before radiotherapy | During radiotherapy | End of radiotherapy | After completion radiotherapy | ||
9 | Pakdaman, [27] | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | 63 | - | - | 120 ↑ | - | - |
12 | Kiremidjian-Schumacher et al. [28] | Plasma | Graphite-furnace AAS | 91.29 | - | - | 8th weeks: 105.29 ↑ | 8 weeks (without supplemen-tation) | 88.73 |
15 | Muecke et al. [31] | Whole blood | AAS | 65.3 | 50% of therapy | 93.2↑ | 90.9 ↑ | 6 weeks (without supplemen-tation) | 73.2 |