Radiotherapy of brain tumors in dogs.

摘要: Brain tumors in 4 dogs were treated with external beam, megavoltage radiation. X-ray computed tomography was used to localize and characterize brain assess treatment response. Total radiation doses 3,000 or 3,600 rad, given 5 6 fractions over 14 19 days. Complete tumor regression, as determined from scans, improvement clinical signs, reduction medication, documented all irradiated dogs. The median survival time for 322 days, which significantly (P less than 0.05) longer the of 56 days 8 symptomatically. one-year rate dogs, after correcting deaths intercurrent disease, 100%. It concluded that canine may be effectively by use