X-ray phototherapy for canine brain masses

Radiat Oncol Investig. 1997;5(1):8-14. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6823(1997)5:1<8::AID-ROI2>3.0.CO;2-1.

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.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Astrocytoma / mortality
  • Astrocytoma / radiotherapy
  • Astrocytoma / veterinary*
  • Biopsy
  • Brain Neoplasms / mortality
  • Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Brain Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Dog Diseases / mortality
  • Dog Diseases / radiotherapy*
  • Dogs
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / veterinary*
  • Meningioma / mortality
  • Meningioma / radiotherapy
  • Meningioma / veterinary*
  • Organ Size
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Random Allocation
  • Survival Rate
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / veterinary
  • X-Ray Therapy* / veterinary