Radiation Oncology Journal
- Volume 4 Issue 2
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- Pages.107-113
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- 1986
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- 2234-1900(pISSN)
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- 2234-3156(eISSN)
The Effect of Total Radiation Dose on Normal Spinal Cord of Hybrid Mice -Early Pathological Changes-
총 방사선 조사량이 잡종 백색 마우스의 정상 척수에 미치는 영향
- Shon, Sung-Won (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keimyung University, School of Medicine) ;
- Kim, Myung-Se (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
- Choi, Won-Hee (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
- Published : 1986.12.01
Abstract
Radiation myelitis is a rather rare, but irreversible fatal complication. Etiology, pathologic change, clinical symptoms and the method of diagnosis have been studied with animal experiments and human necropsies. In spite of massive studies, pathogenesis of post-irradiation myelitis and the level of tolerance dose still remain controversial. Thoracolumbar spine of 110 hybrid mice were irradiated with orthovoltage x-ray machine. Mild capillary congestion and axonal swelling were observed in 1,000 rad irradiated specimens. Focal necrosis in 3,500 rad specimens, fragmentation of neural tissue in 4,000 rad specimens were also observed. These results suggest that 5,000 rad is not a completely safe tolerable dose which have been accepted and we cannot exclude direct radiation damage to news tissue as the causative pathology of radiation myelitis in addition to blood vessel damage.
방사선에 의한 척수의 손상은 매우 드물기는 하나 치명적인 불가역성의 손상을 일으킬 수 있는, 치료방사선 분야에서 가장 심각한 합병증의 하나이다. 동물실험 및 임상보고를 통하여 많은 연구가 있었음에도 실제의 임상에서와 같은 조사방법을 사용한 계통적인 보고는 거의 없는 실정이다. 이에 저자는 전 조사량에 대한 초기의 급성 변화를 병리조직학적으로 관찰 분석하여 불가역성의 척수손상이 올 수 있는 최저선량을 추정하기 위하여 250KV의 X선 치료기를 사용하여 총 110마리의 마우스를