title: [Radiation and the kidney (author's transl)].
abstract: The kidney is highly radiosensitive. Analysis of the literature indicates that the threshold dose is 2 350 rads in 5 weeks. A number of clinical examples are used to illustrate the precautions which must be taken by the radiotherapist in order to avoid the provocation of radiolesions whilst delivering a curative dose to the tumor.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009393:Nephritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011817:Rabbits; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
vernacular_title: Le rein face aux radiations.