INTRODUCTION: The role of radiation dose delivered to surrounding tissues outside target is often minimized in radiosurgery. We study histopathological effects of dose fall-offs outside the target using an experimental model of trigeminal nerve irradiation in the rat. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sixteen rats were irradiated with a Gamma Knife at the right trigeminal nerve using a 90-Gy dose and 4 different gradients of dose fall-off; the brainstem at the trigeminal nerve root entry was histologically analyzed 3 months after irradiation. RESULTS: Four specific histopathological reactions were found as a consequence of the irradiation. All these reactions were significantly related to the gradient of dose fall-off. CONCLUSIONS: Different dose distributions outside the target could produce various histological effects in the irradiated tissue that could influence the outcome of radiosurgical treatment. A more rapid fall-off of dose (higher selectivity) is associated with less risk of histological changes in tissues surrounding the target. 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel.
INTRODUCTION: The role of radiation dose delivered to surrounding tissues outside target is often minimized in radiosurgery. We study histopathological effects of dose fall-offs outside the target using an experimental model of trigeminal nerve irradiation in the rat. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sixteen rats were irradiated with a Gamma Knife at the right trigeminal nerve using a 90-Gy dose and 4 different gradients of dose fall-off; the brainstem at the trigeminal nerve root entry was histologically analyzed 3 months after irradiation. RESULTS: Four specific histopathological reactions were found as a consequence of the irradiation. All these reactions were significantly related to the gradient of dose fall-off. CONCLUSIONS: Different dose distributions outside the target could produce various histological effects in the irradiated tissue that could influence the outcome of radiosurgical treatment. A more rapid fall-off of dose (higher selectivity) is associated with less risk of histological changes in tissues surrounding the target. 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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