A Comparison of the Effects of 50 MeVd→BeNeutron and Cobalt-60 Irradiation of the Kidneys of Rhesus Monkeys
- 1 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 128 (1) , 245-249
- https://doi.org/10.1148/128.1.245
Abstract
Twenty rhesus monkeys had 1 kidney irradiated (after undergoing unilateral nephrectomies) with 1 of 4 doses: 960 or 1080 rads of 50 MeVd.fwdarw.Be neutrons, or 2350 or 2700 rads of 60Co. Whereas animals treated with the lower dose of neutrons or 60Co were alive with relatively normal renal function, those treated with the higher dose of neutrons died of radiation nephritis. Animals treated with the higher dose of 60Co developed radiation nephritis but survived. The physiological and histopathological changes of radiation nephritis secondary to neutron irradiation were not qualitatively different from those reported for radiation nephritis secondary to photon irradiation.Keywords
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