in order to study the effect of proton beam irradiation on prolactinoma cells and hypophyseal intact cells tests with i.v . administration of trh ( 200 micrograms ) and lh-rh ( 100 micrograms ) were performed in 16 women with prolactin-secreting adenomas before and in 2 mos.-2 years after irradiation of the pituitary body with a high energy narrow proton beam ( 1000 mev ) at a dose of 40-120 gy .
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hypophyseal
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prolactin-secreting adenomas