. 2019 Oct 11;44(6):2265–2275. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4369

Table II.

Effects of local irradiation on aBMD (g/cm²) in lumbar spine of rats (n=6).

Days post-irradiation	Single local irradiation (2 Gy)		Fractionated local irradiation (3x8 Gy)
Days post-irradiation	Control group	Local irradiated group	Control group	Local irradiated group
3	0.116±0.007	0.096±0.005^a	0.185±0.017	0.161±0.007^a
7	0.122±0.011	0.124±0.007	0.195±0.007	0.182±0.007^a
14	0.156±0.006	0.149±0.008	0.217±0.010	0.213±0.010
30	0.218±0.005	0.217±0.016	0.270±0.009	0.268±0.028
60	0.323±0.020	0.315±0.009	0.330±0.022	0.299±0.025^a

P<0.05 vs. control group. aBMD, areal bone mineral density.