title: Principles and Applications of Radiation Therapy in Exotic Animals.
abstract: Radiation therapy is a treatment modality for cancer that is widely used in veterinary medicine, although its use in exotic animal practice has remained limited. However, there are case reports and case series of treating birds, small mammals, and reptiles for a variety of cancers with radiotherapy with varied outcomes. In this article the basic principles of radiation therapy are reviewed and the literature regarding its use in exotic animal practice is summarized. Side effects of radiotherapy are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, 2112 Tupper Hall, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA. Electronic address: mskent@ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000068881:Animals, Exotic; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000379:methods; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods
keywords: Avian; Oncology; Rabbit; Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy; Reptile; Small mammal