Fernandez-Palomo, Cristian; Fazzari, Jennifer; Trappetti, Verdiana; Smyth, Lloyd; Janka, Heidrun; Laissue, Jean; Djonov, Valentin Georgiev (2020). Animal Models in Microbeam Radiation Therapy: A Scoping Review. Cancers, 12(3) MDPI AG 10.3390/cancers12030527
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Background: Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT) is an innovative approach in radiation oncology where a collimator subdivides the homogeneous radiation field into an array of co-planar, high-dose beams which are tens of micrometres wide and separated by a few hundred micrometres. Objective: This scoping review was conducted to map the available evidence and provide a comprehensive overview of the similarities, differences, and outcomes of all experiments that have employed animal models in MRT. Methods: We considered articles that employed animal models for the purpose of studying the effects of MRT. We searched in seven databases for published and unpublished literature. Two independent reviewers screened citations for inclusion. Data extraction was done by three reviewers. Results: After screening 5688 citations and 159 full-text papers, 95 articles were included, of which 72 were experimental articles. Here we present the animal models and pre-clinical radiation parameters employed in the existing MRT literature according to their use in cancer treatment, non-neoplastic diseases, or normal tissue studies. Conclusions: The study of MRT is concentrated in brain-related diseases performed mostly in rat models. An appropriate comparison between MRT and conventional radiotherapy (instead of synchrotron broad beam) is needed. Recommendations are provided for future studies involving MRT
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Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy > Topographical and Clinical Anatomy |
Graduate School: |
Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Fernandez Palomo, Cristian Gabriel, Fazzari, Jennifer Michelina, Trappetti, Verdiana, Janka, Heidrun Ilonka, Laissue, Jean, Djonov, Valentin Georgiev |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2072-6694 |
Publisher: |
MDPI AG |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
David Christian Haberthür |
Date Deposited: |
07 Dec 2020 14:49 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:42 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/cancers12030527 |
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PubMed ID: |
32106397 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.148111 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/148111 |
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