Can Low-Dose Radiation Therapy Aid in Chronic Subdural Hematoma Management? A Historical Review
Ryan Shah, Nilanjan Haldar, Debanjan Haldar, Keenan Piper, Wenyin Shi, Pascal Jabbour · 2026
Read Can Low-Dose Radiation Therapy Aid in Chronic Subdural Hematoma Management? A Historical Review by Ryan Shah, Nilanjan Haldar, Debanjan Haldar, Keenan Piper, Wenyin Shi, Pascal Jabbour (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-13576708.txt.
Description
Ryan Shah and co-authors review whether low-dose radiation could help treat chronic subdural hematoma, in a review from 2026. The condition, a slow bleed under the skull's outer membrane, often returns after surgery. Older patients and those with other illnesses face the highest burden.
A newer option threads a catheter to block the feeding artery, but it has its own risks. Radiation at low doses calms inflammation, which drives the cycle of membrane growth and rebleeding in this disease. Case series from the mid-1900s reported patients improving after low-dose X-ray care. The authors say those old claims need fresh proof, starting with animal work and small modern trials with scan-based endpoints.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ryan Shah, Nilanjan Haldar, Debanjan Haldar, Keenan Piper, Wenyin Shi, Pascal Jabbour |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |