Effect of ionizing radiation after-therapy interval on bone: histomorphometric and biomechanical characteristics.
Priscilla Barbosa Ferreira SoaresCarlos José SoaresPedro Henrique Justino Oliveira LimirioRainde Naiara Rezende de JesusPaula DechichiRubens Spin-NetoDarceny Zanetta-BarbosaPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2018)
The radiotherapy reduces bone mechanical properties and the normal structure of organic and inorganic bone matrix. For studying the protocols to protect the radiotherapy effect using rabbit model, the use of the sacrificing period between 14 and 21 days is recommended.