An inhalation anaesthesia system has been employed to overcome several of the limitations associated with the use of sodium pentobarbital and other i.p. administered anaesthetics in experimental radiotherapy. The described method is reliable and time-saving. The depth and duration of anaesthesia are easily controllable. Only 4 deaths have occurred with more than 6000 animal exposures. The use of polystyrene jigs is shown to provide adequate thermal isolation. Oxygen as a carrier of the aesthetic agent is expected to prevent a reduced tissue oxygenation and its radiobiological consequences. The whole system is constructed as a mobile unit in which up to 16 mice or rats can be anesthetized simultaneously and irradiated in a single field with clinical treatment equipment during short time intervals between patient irradiations. The described advantages of this method make it especially suited for experiments with protracted fractionation schedules.
Review Article: International Journal of Public Health and Safety
Review Article: International Journal of Public Health and Safety
Mini Review: International Journal of Public Health and Safety
Mini Review: International Journal of Public Health and Safety
Research Article: International Journal of Public Health and Safety
Research Article: International Journal of Public Health and Safety
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Journal of Nursing & Care
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Journal of Nursing & Care
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of Nursing & Care
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of Nursing & Care
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Journal of Nursing & Care
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Journal of Nursing & Care
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of Nursing & Care
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of Nursing & Care
Posters: Journal of Nursing & Care
Posters: Journal of Nursing & Care