First evidence of in vivo effect of FLASH radiotherapy with helium ions in zebrafish embryos.

Ghannam, Youssef; Chiavassa, Sophie; Saade, Gaëlle; Koumeir, Charbel; Blain, Guillaume; Delpon, Grégory; Evin, Manon; Haddad, Ferid et al. · Radiother Oncol · 2023

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The ability to reduce toxicity of ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) helium ion irradiation has not been reported in vivo. Here, we tested UHDR helium ion irradiation in an embryonic zebrafish model. Our results show that UHDR helium ions spare body development and reduce spine curvature, compared to conventional dose rate.

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