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Single dose irradiation response of pig skin: a comparison of brachytherapy using a single, high dose rate iridium-192 stepping source with 200 kV X-rays. 2000

P C Hamm, and E J Bakker, and A P van den Berg, and G J van den Aardweg, and A G Visser, and P C Levendag
Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Rotterdam-Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre, The Netherlands.

An experimental brachytherapy model has been developed to study acute and late normal tissue reactions as a tool to examine the effects of clinically relevant multifractionation schedules. Pig skin was used as a model since its morphology, structure, cell kinetics and radiation-induced responses are similar to human skin. Brachytherapy was performed using a microSelectron high dose rate (HDR) afterloading machine with a single stepping source and a custom-made template. In this study the acute epidermal reactions of erythema and moist desquamation and the late dermal reactions of dusky mauve erythema and necrosis were evaluated after single doses of irradiation over a follow-up period of 16 weeks. The major aims of this work were: (a) to compare the effects of iridium-192 (192Ir) irradiation with effects after X-irradiation; (b) to compare the skin reactions in Yorkshire and Large White pigs; and (c) to standardize the methodology. For 192Ir irradiation with 100% isodose at the skin surface, the 95% isodose was estimated at the basal membrane, while the 80% isodose covered the dermal fat layers. After HDR 192Ir irradiation of Yorkshire pig skin the ED50 values (95% isodose) for moderate/severe erythema and moist desquamation were 24.8 Gy and 31.9 Gy, respectively. The associated mean latent period (+/- SD) was 39 +/- 7 days for both skin reactions. Late skin responses of dusky mauve erythema and dermal necrosis were characterized by ED50 values (80% isodose) of 16.3 Gy and 19.5 Gy, with latent periods of 58 +/- 7 days and 76 +/- 12 days, respectively. After X-irradiation, the incidence of the various skin reactions and their latent periods were similar. Acute and late reactions were well separated in time. The occurrence of skin reactions and the incidence of effects were comparable in Yorkshire and Large White pigs for both X-irradiation and HDR 192Ir brachytherapy. This pig skin model is feasible for future studies on clinically relevant multifractionation schedules in a brachytherapy setting.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007496 Iridium Radioisotopes Unstable isotopes of iridium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Ir atoms with atomic weights 182-190, 192, and 194-198 are radioactive iridium isotopes. Radioisotopes, Iridium
D009336 Necrosis The death of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply.
D011829 Radiation Dosage The amount of radiation energy that is deposited in a unit mass of material, such as tissues of plants or animal. In RADIOTHERAPY, radiation dosage is expressed in gray units (Gy). In RADIOLOGIC HEALTH, the dosage is expressed by the product of absorbed dose (Gy) and quality factor (a function of linear energy transfer), and is called radiation dose equivalent in sievert units (Sv). Sievert Units,Dosage, Radiation,Gray Units,Gy Radiation,Sv Radiation Dose Equivalent,Dosages, Radiation,Radiation Dosages,Units, Gray,Units, Sievert
D011855 Radiodermatitis A cutaneous inflammatory reaction occurring as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation. Dermatitis, Radiation-Induced,Radiation Recall Dermatitis,Radiation-Induced Dermatitis,Radiation Recall Reaction,Dermatitides, Radiation Recall,Dermatitides, Radiation-Induced,Dermatitis, Radiation Induced,Dermatitis, Radiation Recall,Radiation Induced Dermatitis,Radiation Recall Dermatitides,Radiation Recall Reactions,Radiation-Induced Dermatitides,Radiodermatitides,Reaction, Radiation Recall,Reactions, Radiation Recall,Recall Reaction, Radiation,Recall Reactions, Radiation
D001918 Brachytherapy A collective term for interstitial, intracavity, and surface radiotherapy. It uses small sealed or partly-sealed sources that may be placed on or near the body surface or within a natural body cavity or implanted directly into the tissues. Curietherapy,Implant Radiotherapy,Plaque Therapy, Radioisotope,Radioisotope Brachytherapy,Radiotherapy, Interstitial,Radiotherapy, Intracavity,Radiotherapy, Surface,Brachytherapy, Radioisotope,Interstitial Radiotherapy,Intracavity Radiotherapy,Radioisotope Plaque Therapy,Radiotherapy, Implant,Surface Radiotherapy,Therapy, Radioisotope Plaque
D004890 Erythema Redness of the skin produced by congestion of the capillaries. This condition may result from a variety of disease processes. Erythemas
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012867 Skin The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D013045 Species Specificity The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species. Species Specificities,Specificities, Species,Specificity, Species

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