Electronic Resource
Springer
Acta neuropathologica
20 (1972), S. 267-277
ISSN:
1432-0533
Keywords:
Brain
;
Brain Tumor
;
Glioblastoma Multiforme
;
Ionizing Radiation
;
Effects on Brain
;
Monkey
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A study was made of 32 monkeys which survived one to seven years after total body exposure to protons or to high-energy X rays. Among these 32 monkeys there were 21 which survived two years or longer after exposure to 200 to 800 rad. Glioblastoma multiforme developed in 3 of the 10 monkeys surviving three to five years after receiving 600 or 800 rad 55-MeV protons. Thus, the incidence of tumor development in the present series was far higher than the incidence of spontaneously developing brain tumors in monkeys cited in the literature. This suggests that the tumors in the present series may have been radiation-induced.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00691745
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