Efficacy of radiotherapy for the treatment of cystic echinococcosis in naturally infected sheep

• Main Authors: Rui Mao (Author), Wen-Bao Zhang (Author), Hong-Zhi Qi (Author), Tao Jiang (Author), Ge Wu (Author), Peng-Fei Lu (Author), Abudula Ainiwaer (Author), Ge Shang (Author), Lin Xu (Author), Jie Hao (Author), Xi Shou (Author), Hai-Tao Li (Author), Jun Li (Author), Song-An Zhang (Author), Yong-Xing Bao (Author), Hao Wen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Radiotherapy is commonly used to treat cancers. To date, there has been no study focusing on the effects of radiotherapy on hydatid disease in large animals. In this study, we aim to investigate the efficiency and safety of radiotherapy for treating hydatid disease caused by Echi...