Abstract
Brain masses diagnosed in 47 pet dogs as tumors by CT scans, and confirmed in 12 dogs by necropsies, were injected with iodinated contrast media and treated by a modified CT scanner, the CTRx. Twenty-six dogs that received six or more weekly treatments of about 5.6 Gy per fraction, of which about 25% was contributed by radiation from the iodine, for a median total dose of 39 Gy, had a median survival of 230 days. This compares well with the 150 days reported for 25 dogs given 46-48 Gy of cobalt-60 radiation to the whole brain, and is significantly greater than the 6 to 13 days in untreated historic controls.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 8-14 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Radiation Oncology Investigations |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- Brain masses
- Canine
- X-ray therapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiation
- Oncology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging