Proton therapy: clinico-methodological aspects, treatment results

In the period of 1975-1986, 457 patients (81 with breast and prostatic cancer, 24 with endocrine ophthalmopathy, 20 with diabetic angioretinopathy, 206 with pituitary adenomas, 115 with arteriovenous and 6 with arterial brain malformations, and 6 with epilepsy) were given proton beam therapy at the...

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Published inMeditsinskaia radiologiia Vol. 32; no. 8; p. 17
Main Authors Zherbin, E A, Konnov, B A, Mel'nikov, L A, Zargarova, O P, Miagkov, V P
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.08.1987
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Cushing Syndrome - radiotherapy
Diabetic Retinopathy - radiotherapy
Female
Graves Disease - radiotherapy
Humans
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - radiotherapy
Male
Particle Accelerators
Pituitary Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Protons
Radiotherapy, High-Energy - instrumentation
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Summary:In the period of 1975-1986, 457 patients (81 with breast and prostatic cancer, 24 with endocrine ophthalmopathy, 20 with diabetic angioretinopathy, 206 with pituitary adenomas, 115 with arteriovenous and 6 with arterial brain malformations, and 6 with epilepsy) were given proton beam therapy at the Central Research Roentgenoradiology Institute using the 1000 MeV synchrocyclotron of the Leningrad Institute for Nuclear Physics. A prolonged remission was noted in 75-90% of the patients with pituitary adenomas. Angiography showed complete exclusion of aneurysm from the blood flow 2 yrs. after irradiation almost in 50% of the patients with arteriovenous malformations. A high efficacy and safety of the method was shown.
ISSN:0025-8334