Fast neutron beam radiotherapy of glioblastoma multiforme
Twenty-one patients with glioblastoma multiforme were treated with fast neutron beam irradiation of the whole brain. Therapy was well tolerated up to calculated doses of 1.850 radn+y in 12-18 increments over 6 weeks. The survival rate 6 month after initiation of treatment was 62%, not significantly...
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| Published in: | American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 127; no. 2; pp. 331 - 335 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
Am Roentgen Ray Soc
01-08-1976
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| Summary: | Twenty-one patients with glioblastoma multiforme were treated with fast neutron beam irradiation of the whole brain. Therapy was well tolerated up to calculated doses of 1.850 radn+y in 12-18 increments over 6 weeks. The survival rate 6 month after initiation of treatment was 62%, not significantly different from conventional photon therapy; average posttreatment survival appears to be shortened compared to photon therapy. No improvement or prolonged maintenance of existing neurologic function was observed. Autopsy findings in seven patients showed replacement of tumor by coagulative necrosis persisting at least 16 months posttreatment, paucity of tumor cells with infrequent mitosis, and suppression of macrophage response. These findings differ from those in conventionally irradiated patients. No treatment-related changes were documented by conventional gross and histologic studies of the irradiated brains distant from the tumors. Thus the deaths of patients in this study appear to be related to unexplained causes other than progressive growth of tumor. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0361-803X 1546-3141 |
| DOI: | 10.2214/ajr.127.2.331 |