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Focal heavy charged particle irradiation of the mammalian cortex: Temporal pattern of changes followed by magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography

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OSTI ID:5400870
Studies in progress examine the radiation response of the normal rabbit brain to accelerated focal charged particle (helium, 230 MeV/u) beams. We have demonstrated that we can produce well-defined focal lesions that are detectable on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging procedures in the rabbit brain. These lesions appear to be similar to those observed in humans following stereotactic heavy charged particle radiosurgery. The rabbit does not deteriorate neurologically with the appearance of these deep white matter lesions thereby permitting the examination of the cerebrovascular and metabolic basis of delayed radiations injury in the brain in vivo. The following report describes radiation-induced alterations in the rabbit brain observed with NMR and PET in vivo and the corresponding histopathological correlations.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/ER
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
5400870
Report Number(s):
LBL-27638; CONF-8905227--1; ON: DE90001140
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English