| Literature DB >> 26454176 |
Takushi Takata1, Natsuko Kondo2, Yoshinori Sakurai2, Hiroki Tanaka2, Takashi Hasegawa3, Kyo Kume4, Minoru Suzuki2.
Abstract
Localized dose delivery techniques to establish a brain radiation necrosis model are described. An irradiation field was designed by using accelerated protons or helium ions with a spread-out Bragg peak. Measurement of the designed field confirmed that a high dose can be confined to a local volume of an animal brain. The irradiation techniques described here are very useful for establishing a necrosis model without existence of extraneous complications.Entities:
Keywords: Accelerated ion beam; Animal model; Brain radiation necrosis; Local volume irradiation; Spread-out Bragg peak
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26454176 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.07.023
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Radiat Isot ISSN: 0969-8043 Impact factor: 1.513