abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the results of definitive radiotherapy (RT) with concurrent chemotherapy for maxillary sinus carcinomas (MSCs) with neck lymph node metastasis to clarify its limitation. Local control (LC), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were calculated using t...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Abe T,Saito S,Iino M,Aoshika T,Ryuno Y,Ohta T,Igari M,Hirai R,Kumazaki Y,Ebihara Y,Nakahira M,Sugasawa M,Noda SE,Kato S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare single-arc (SA) and double-arc (DA) treatment plans, which are planning techniques often used in prostate cancer volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), in the presence of intrafractional deformation (ID) to determine which technique is superior in terms of target dose coverag...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Varnava M,Sumida I,Oda M,Kurosu K,Isohashi F,Seo Y,Otani K,Ogawa K

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is a subset analysis of a retrospective multicenter study performed in Japan and its purpose was to investigate the effectiveness of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for pulmonary oligometastases from colorectal cancer. Local control (LC), freedom from further metastases, relapse-free survival and over...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Yamamoto T,Niibe Y,Matsumoto Y,Onishi H,Aoki M,Nishikawa A,Oh RJ,Shintani T,Yahara K,Ozaki M,Manabe Y,Jingu K

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to clarify the motivations and timing of the decision to become radiation oncologists. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted an online survey for new members of the Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology (JASTRO). RESULTS:The response rate was 43.3%. Data of the 79 respondents who wanted to obtain a b...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Murakami Y,Noda SE,Hatayama Y,Maebayashi T,Jingu K,Nagata Y,Mizowaki T

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is the standard modality for early-stage I-II non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Generally, patients who are >80 years old tend to have more comorbidities and inferior physical status than younger patients. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) may provide an alternative treatment for this group of patie...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Bei Y,Murakami N,Nakayama Y,Okuma K,Kashihara T,Raturi VP,Okamoto H,Takahashi K,Inaba K,Igaki H,Itami J

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:3D image-guided brachytherapy (3D-IGBT) has become a standard therapy for cervical cancer. However, the use of 3D-IGBT is limited in East and Southeast Asia. This study aimed to clarify the current usage patterns of 3D-IGBT for cervical cancer in East and Southeast Asia. A questionnaire-based survey was performed in 1...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Okonogi N,Wakatsuki M,Mizuno H,Fukuda S,Cao J,Kodrat H,Lau FN,Calaguas MJ,de Los Reyes RH,Chansilpa Y,Uddin AFMK,Adylkhanov T,Cho CK,Tsegmed U,Hoang NC,Ohno T,Nakano T,Kato S,Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia.

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with various cancers, modified Glasgow prognostic score (mGPS) before treatment has predicted prognoses after antitumor therapy. This study aimed to assess whether pretreatment mGPS also has predictive value in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) after radiotherapy. A retrospective review a...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Kikuchi K,Nakamura R,Segawa T,Oikawa H,Ariga H

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Although salvage external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is an attractive treatment option for pelvic lymph nodal recurrence (PeNR) in patients with prostate cancer (PCa), limited data are available regarding its long-term efficacy. This study examined the long-term clinical outcomes of patients who underwent salvage p...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Sato GE,Aizawa R,Nakamura K,Takayama K,Inoue T,Yamasaki T,Kobayashi T,Akamatsu S,Ogawa O,Mizowaki T

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct irradiation may cause malfunctioning of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). Therefore, a treatment plan that does not involve direct irradiation of CIEDs should be formulated. However, CIEDs may be directly exposed to radiation because of the sudden intrafractional movement of the patient. The proba...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Nakamura K,Aoyama T,Kaneda N,Otsuji M,Minami Y,Sakuragi A,Nakamura M

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to quantify local setup errors and evaluate the planning target volume (PTV) margins for sub-regions in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-guided post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT). The local setup errors of 20 patients undergoing CBCT-guided PMRT were analysed retrospectively. Ima...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Zhou J,Li S,Ye C,Shen K,Li A,Chen G,Li X,Bai S,Wang W,Zhong R

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation-induced rescue effect (RIRE) in cells refers to the phenomenon where irradiated cells (IRCs) receive help from feedback signals produced by partnered bystander unirradiated cells (UIRCs) or from the conditioned medium (CM) that has previously conditioned the UIRCs. In the present work, we explored the role o...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Pathikonda S,Cheng SH,Yu KN

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the various effects of high linear energy transfer (LET) carbon ion (12C6+) and low LET X-ray radiation on MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 human breast cancer cells and to explore the underlying mechanisms of radiation sensitivity. Cell proliferation, cell colony formation, cell cycle dist...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Zhang Q,Kong Y,Yang Z,Liu Y,Liu R,Geng Y,Luo H,Zhang H,Li H,Feng S,Wang X

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:New precision radiotherapy (RT) techniques reduce the uncertainties in localizing soft and moving tumors. However, there are still many uncontrollable internal organ movements. In our study, patients who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NA-CRT) for rectal cancer were evaluated to determine inter-fraction mesor...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Alickikus ZA,Kuru A,Aydin B,Akcay D,Gorken IB

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive release of radioactive materials into the atmosphere occurred due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) accident in March 2011. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) reported the results of dose estimation t...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Miyatake H,Kawai M,Yoshizawa N,Suzuki G

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to develop a hybrid magnetic resonance/computed tomography (MR/CT)-compatible phantom and tissue-equivalent materials for each MR and CT image. Therefore, the essential requirements necessary for the development of a hybrid MR/CT-compatible phantom were determined and the developme...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Kim MJ,Lee SR,Song KH,Baek HM,Choe BY,Suh TS

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is an emerging radiation treatment modality, exhibiting the potential to selectively destroy cancer cells. Currently, BNCT is conducted using a nuclear reactor. However, the future trend is to move toward an accelerator-based system for use in hospital environments. A typical BNCT ...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Hu N,Tanaka H,Takata T,Okazaki K,Uchida R,Sakurai Y

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase (ROCK) pathway is known to influence metastasis in several cancers; however, the impact of the pathway on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing radiotherapy remains unknown. In the present study, the expression of RhoA, RhoC, ROCK-1, ROCK-2 and p53 was immuno...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Tanaka K,Matsumoto Y,Ishikawa H,Fukumitsu N,Numajiri H,Murofushi K,Oshiro Y,Okumura T,Satoh T,Sakurai H

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between cardiac toxicity after definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for esophageal cancer and the dose-volume histogram (DVH) of organs at risk (OARs) [using biological effective dose (BED)]. We analyzed the data of 83 patients with esophageal cancer treated using definitive...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Takeuchi Y,Murakami Y,Kameoka T,Ochi M,Imano N,Takahashi I,Nishibuchi I,Kimura T,Kawahara D,Saito A,Nagata Y

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern treatment machines have shown small inter-unit variability regarding beam data. Recently, vendor-provided average beam data, such as the Representative Beam Data (RBD) of the TrueBeam (Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA, USA), has been used for modeling of the Eclipse (Varian Medical Systems) treatment plann...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Isono M,Akino Y,Mizuno H,Tanaka Y,Masai N,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this multi-institutional Phase II trial study was to prospectively investigate the efficacy of the herbal medicine TJ-14 for acute radiation-induced enteritis (ARE). TJ-14 was administered orally as a first-line treatment for ARE. The primary end point was efficacy at 1 week. The secondary end points we...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Murai T,Matsuo M,Tanaka H,Manabe Y,Takaoka T,Hachiya K,Yamaguchi T,Otsuka S,Shibamoto Y

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the radiobiological effects of flattening filter (FF) and flattening filter-free (FFF) modes of linear electron accelerators and to understand whether there is any difference between the effects of these modes. We evaluated the number of chromosome aberrations following irradia...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Farkas G,Kocsis ZS,Székely G,Mihály D,Pesznyák C,Pócza T,Major T,Polgár C,Jurányi Z

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate inter-fractional dosimetric variations for high-dose rate breast brachytherapy using a strut-adjusted volume implant (SAVI). For the nine patients included, dosimetric constraints for treatment were as follows: for the planning target volume for evaluation (PTV_Eval), the volume re...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Iijima K,Okamoto H,Takahashi K,Aikawa A,Wakita A,Nakamura S,Nishioka S,Harada K,Notake R,Sugawara A,Yoshimura R,Kunieda E,Itami J

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study retrospectively analyzed the results of radiotherapy for clinically localized sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid.We reviewed records of 83 patients with histologically confirmed sebaceous carcinoma who were treated radiotherapeutically between 1983 and 2015. Sixty-five patients (78%) were initially tr...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Takagawa Y,Tamaki W,Suzuki S,Inaba K,Murakami N,Takahashi K,Igaki H,Nakayama Y,Shigematsu N,Itami J

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research was to provide data from a single-center study of the treatment of synchronous hypopharyngeal cancer (HPC) and esophageal cancer (EC) with different treatment modalities. A total of 61 patients with synchronous HPC and EC were included in this study. Patients were treated with radiotherapy/che...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Yang S,Yang S,Liao W,Huang R,Li B,Lu S,Li C,Wang Z,Li C,Pei J,Wen H,Zhang S

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to ionizing radiation leads to severe damages in radiosensitive organs and induces acute radiation syndrome, including effects on the hematopoietic system and gastrointestinal system. In this study, the radioprotective ability of KMRC011, a novel toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) agonist, was investigated in C57BL6...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Kim JY,Park JH,Seo SM,Park JI,Jeon HY,Lee HK,Yoo RJ,Lee YJ,Woo SK,Lee WJ,Choi CM,Choi YK

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Millimeter waves are used in various fields, and the risks of this wavelength range for human health must be carefully evaluated. In this study, we investigated the effects of millimeter waves on genotoxicity and heat shock protein expression in human corneal epithelial (HCE-T) and human lens epithelial (SRA01/04) cel...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Koyama S,Narita E,Suzuki Y,Shiina T,Taki M,Shinohara N,Miyakoshi J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perirectal hyaluronate gel injection (HGI) appears to be a promising technique for healthy tissue dose sparing in pelvic radiotherapy. In this analysis, we report our initial experience of HGI in gynecologic brachytherapy, focusing on its safety and effectiveness for dose reduction to the rectum. Between July 2013 and...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Kashihara T,Murakami N,Tselis N,Kobayashi K,Tsuchida K,Shima S,Masui K,Yoshida K,Takahashi K,Inaba K,Umezawa R,Igaki H,Ito Y,Kato T,Uno T,Itami J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis and treatment of thyroid cancer depends on the type and stage of the disease. Radiosensitivity differs among cancer cells owing to their varying capacity for repair after irradiation. Radioactive iodine can be used to destroy thyroid cancer cells. However, patient prognosis and improvement after irradiat...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Ihara M,Ashizawa K,Shichijo K,Kudo T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to identify factors that predict prognosis after radiotherapy for brain metastases (BMs) from small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). This study retrospectively evaluated 48 consecutive patients who underwent whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) for BMs from SCLC between February 2008 and December 2017. WBRT was de...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Anami S,Doi H,Nakamatsu K,Uehara T,Wada Y,Fukuda K,Inada M,Ishikawa K,Kanamori S,Nishimura Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory motion management is a huge challenge in radiation therapy. Respiratory motion induces temporal anatomic changes that distort the tumor volume and its position. In this study, a markerless tumor-tracking algorithm was investigated by performing phase recognition during stereotactic body radiation therapy (...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Bhusal Chhatkuli R,Demachi K,Uesaka M,Nakagawa K,Haga A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of a curative local treatment for large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important issue. Here, we investigated the dose homogeneity, safety and antitumor effectiveness of proton beam therapy (PBT) using a patch-field technique for large HCC. Data from nine patients (aged 52-79 years) with large HCC tr...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Nakamura M,Fukumitsu N,Kamizawa S,Numajiri H,Nemoto Murofushi K,Ohnishi K,Aihara T,Ishikawa H,Okumura T,Tsuboi K,Sakurai H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pericardial effusion is an important late toxicity after concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for locally advanced esophageal cancer. We investigated the clinical and dosimetric factors that were related to pericardial effusion among patients with thoracic esophageal cancer who were treated with definitive CCRT using t...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Takata N,Kataoka M,Hamamoto Y,Tsuruoka S,Kanzaki H,Uwatsu K,Nagasaki K,Mochizuki T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liquid ionization chambers (LICs) are highly sensitive to dose irradiation and have small perturbations because of their liquid-filled sensitive volume. They require a sensitive volume much smaller than conventional air-filled chambers. However, it has been reported that the collection efficiency has dependencies on t...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Takei H,Isobe T,Kitamura N,Mori Y,Tomita T,Kobayashi D,Kamizawa S,Sato T,Sakurai H,Sakae T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the accumulating evidence for equivalent results of partial-breast irradiation (PBI) and whole-breast irradiation (WBI) in breast-conserving therapy (BCT), the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) updated the consensus statement (CS) to expand the range of potential candidates for PBI outside clini...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Sato K,Fuchikami H,Takeda N,Kato M,Shimo T,Okawa T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fukushima residents' negative views on the safety of water and air environments have been a concern since the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear power plant (FDNPP) accident. The objective of this study was to clarify the factors determining these negative views and their association with radiation risk perception using the o...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Suzuki S,Murakami M,Nishikiori T,Harada S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although well described in the 1960s, liver toxicity secondary to radiation therapy, commonly known as radiation-induced liver disease (RILD), remains a major challenge. RILD encompasses two distinct clinical entities, a 'classic' form, composed of anicteric hepatomegaly, ascites and elevated alkaline phosphatase; and...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Toesca DAS,Ibragimov B,Koong AJ,Xing L,Koong AC,Chang DT

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical diagnostic X-ray workers are one occupational group that has exposure to continuous low doses of external radiation over their working lifetimes. Current ICRP recommendations [ICRP. Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. ICRP Publication 60. Ann ICRP 1991;21 (1-3)] state th...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Xu XS,Zhang LA,Sun QF,Qin YC,Yu NL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we compare two radiation effect models: the average surviving fraction (ASF) model and the integral biologically effective dose (IBED) model for deriving the optimal irradiation scheme and show the superiority of ASF. Minimizing the effect on an organ at risk (OAR) is important in radiotherapy. The biol...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Takagi R,Komiya Y,Sutherland KL,Shirato H,Date H,Mizuta M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The health effects of radiation exposure from the atomic bomb fallout remain unclear. The objective of the present study is to elucidate the association between low-dose radiation exposure from the atomic bomb fallout and cancer mortality among Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors. Of 77 884 members in the Nagasaki Universi...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Yokota K,Mine M,Kondo H,Matsuda N,Shibata Y,Takamura N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon-ion therapy by layer-stacking irradiation for static targets has been practised in clinical treatments. In order to apply this technique to a moving target, disturbances of carbon-ion dose distributions due to respiratory motion have been studied based on the measurement using a respiratory motion phantom, and ...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Tajiri S,Tashiro M,Mizukami T,Tsukishima C,Torikoshi M,Kanai T

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00