Research Article
Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Chronic Tumor Hypoxia: Implications for Experimental and Clinical Studies
Table 1
List of parameters.
| | Parameters | Symbol | Value | Reference |
| | Diffusion constant for oxygen | | 2.5 × 10−5 (cm2 s−1) | [20] | | Rate of oxygen supply | | 8.2 × 10−3 (O2 s−1) | [20] | | Cellular oxygen consumption* | | 3.8 × 10−13 (cm2 O2 s−1 (cells)−1) | [15] | | Diffusion constant for cells | | 4.05 × 10−9 (cm2 s−1) | [18] | | Proliferation rate | | 1.85 × 10−6 (s−1) | [18] | | Carrying capacity | | 2.1 × 1011 (cells s−1) | [18] | | Cellular growth rate (effect of vasculature) | | 2.96 × 10−6 (s−1) | [18] |
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*Assuming mass of 1 cell = 10−9 Kg.
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