放射治疗时,射线对肝脾影响的报导较多,但对肾脏的影响报导较少。习惯地认为肾脏是对放射线敏感性较低的器官。近年来国外报导,肾脏即使受到较小量的射线亦可造成肾机能乃至形态学方面的改变,国内尚未见及。现将我们遇到的三例报导如下。 In radiation therapy, there are many reports of radiation effects on the liver and spleen, but there are fewer reports on the effects on the kidneys. It is customary to think that the kidney is an organ that is less sensitive to radiation. In recent years, it has been reported abroad that even a small amount of radiation in the kidney can cause changes in kidney function and even morphology, which has not been seen in the country. The three cases we encountered are reported below.