Skeletal effects of megavoltage irradiation in survivors of Wilms' tumor

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979 · Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.133.3.389· OSTI ID:5931517

Heaston, D K; Libshitz, H I; Chan, R C

The skeletal effects of megavoltage irradiation (/sup 60/Co) in 25 long term survivors of Wilms' tumor are described. In general, the changes seen with megavoltage irradiation are as frequent but not as severe as those previously reported after orthovoltage irradiation. Vertebral body changes generally occur within 5 years after irradiation. Scoliosis and/or kyphosis do not usually develop until after five years postirradiation. Kyphotic curves tend to progress after the adolescent growth spurt while scoliotic curves do not. Other bony and nonosseous changes are detailed.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Texas System Cancer Center, Houston
• OSTI ID: 5931517
• Journal Information: Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 133:3; ISSN AJROA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABDOMEN
ACCELERATORS
AGE DEPENDENCE
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
CHILDREN
COBALT 60
COBALT ISOTOPES
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS
DISEASES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EXTERNAL IRRADIATION
FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION
GAMMA RADIATION
INFORMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
IRRADIATION PROCEDURES
ISOLATED VALUES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
MALFORMATIONS
MAMMALS
MAN
MEDICINE
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANS
PARTIAL BODY IRRADIATION
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
PRIMATES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SIDE EFFECTS
SKELETAL DISEASES
SKELETON
THERAPY
VERTEBRAE
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES