Scientific Journal of Animal and Veterinary Science: Radiation Therapy for Dogs

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Scientific Journal of Animal and Veterinary Science (SJAVS), Open Access ISSN 2640-5393

Radiation Therapy for Dogs
                Radiation can be used to control pain in some pets. A dog is diagnosed with cancer, very rarely is the aim of treatment an outright cure. Veterinarians usually try to maximize the amount of time a dog can survive while enjoying a good quality of life. Radiation Makes Cancer Cells Unable To Reproduce. “The goals of radiation are to achieve the best possible tumor control and to decrease negative effects of the tumor, such as pain, while sparing normal tissues, optimizing both quality and quantity of life”. Pets have a range of weapons in their arsenal. Alone or in conjunction with surgery and chemotherapy, radiation therapy is useful for its ability to specifically target tumors. 
  Radiation can be broadly divided into two groups: electromagnetic and particulate radiation. Whether you know it or not, you interact with electromagnetic radiation every day. It consists of packets of energy, called photons, with no mass or charge. Common examples include microwaves, visible light, and radio waves.
 Palliative radiation therapy (PRT). The goal of this type of radiation treatment is not to completely eliminate a tumor (although that sometimes does happen), but to reduce the adverse effect it is having on a dog’s body. As tumors grow they often cause pain, may physically block a part of the body from functioning adequately (e.g., the passage of feces through the colon), and can bleed, all of which drastically reduce a dog’s quality of life. Palliative radiation therapy can eliminate, or at least reduce, all of these symptoms for a period of time.
Radiation fights cancer by interacting with strands of DNA in cells, causing breakages that make the cell unable to replicate, meaning a cancer cell can no longer divide to make two daughter cells. When the damaged cell tries to divide, it collapses and is cleared away by the body.
Radiation treatment in dogs has been a lack of data regarding just how well it works. It’s hard for owners to commit to the time and expense of PRT when hard data on their dog’s prognosis is lacking.
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