RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 346-352.

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Review on the mechanism, prevention and treatments of radiation brain injury

YANG Haiyu, GUO Jiao, SUN Yuanming, LONG Wei   

  1. Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300192
  • Received:2019-09-24 Online:2020-07-20 Published:2020-09-21

Abstract: When patients with primary or metastatic brain malignant tumor receive radiotherapy, it usually causes changes to brain tissue function and morphology, leading to radiation brain injury. As a result, patients show a series of complications and that even lead to deaths. In this paper, we reviewed the mechanisms of radiation brain injury, its prevention and treatment strategies proposed in recent years, hoping to provide theoretical basis for clinical treatment.

Key words: radiotherapy, radiation brain injury, mechanism, prevention and treatment

CLC Number: 

  • R818