Radiation-induced heart disease in rats
Journal Article
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· Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)
After local irradiation of the rat heart with X ray doses of over 10 Gy (single dose), animals developed symptoms of radiation-induced heart disease, which at higher doses would lead to fatal cardiac failure. The LD 50 at 1 year was between 15 Gy and 20 Gy. The pericardium and epicardium responded to irradiation with exudative pericarditis after 4 months. Focal myocardial damage was secondary to progressive capillary damage.
- Research Organization:
- Abteilung fuer Strahlenbiologie der GSF, Neuherberg, Germany, F.R.
- OSTI ID:
- 5474762
- Journal Information:
- Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 11:4; ISSN IOBPD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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560152* -- Radiation Effects on Animals-- Animals
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
CAPILLARIES
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
DISEASES
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
DOSES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
HEART
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MAMMALS
MEMBRANES
MUSCLES
MYOCARDIUM
ORGANS
PERICARDIUM
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RATS
RODENTS
SEROUS MEMBRANES
VERTEBRATES
X RADIATION
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
CAPILLARIES
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
DISEASES
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
DOSES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
HEART
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MAMMALS
MEMBRANES
MUSCLES
MYOCARDIUM
ORGANS
PERICARDIUM
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RATS
RODENTS
SEROUS MEMBRANES
VERTEBRATES
X RADIATION