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Overvirw of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy at NIRS

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In June 1994, The the world-first clinical center offering carbon ion radiotherapy (C-ion RT) was set to open in 1994 at NIRS, Japan, using HIMAC. Among several types of ion species, carbon ions were chosen for cancer therapy because they were judged to ...
Tsujii, Hirohiko   +7 more
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Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

open access: yesCarbon Ion Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
NIRS-MedAustron Jojint Symposium on Carbon Ion Therapy in ...
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Clinical advantages of carbon-ion radiotherapy

open access: yesClinical advantages of carbon-ion radiotherapy
Carbon-ion radiotherapy(C-ion RT)possesses physical and biological advantages. It was started at NIRS in 1994 using the Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba(HIMAC); since then more than 50 protocol studies have been conducted on almost 4000 patients with avariety of tumors.
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Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer

open access: yesCarbon Ion Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer
The Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC) is the world first heavy ion accelerator complex dedicated to medical use in a hospital environment. Carbon ion therapy offers the potential advantages of improved dose localization and enhanced biological effects.
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Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Pancreas Cancer

open access: yesCarbon Ion Radiotherapy for Pancreas Cancer
Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas continues to be a significant source of cancer mortality in Japan, resulting in approximately 19,000 deaths a year. It is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Japan, with a less than 5% 5-year expected survival rate1).
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Overvirw of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy at NIRS

open access: yesOvervirw of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy at NIRS
The world-first clinical center offering carbon ion radiotherapy (C-ion RT) was set to open in 1994 at NIRS, Japan, using HIMAC. Among several types of ion species, carbon ions were chosen for cancer therapy because they were judged to have the most optimal properties in terms of superior physical and biological characteristics.
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Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Liver Cancer

open access: yesCarbon Ion Radiotherapy for Liver Cancer
The objective of this paper is to present a summary of a clinical study on carbon ion radiotherapy (C-ion RT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) conducted from April 1995 to August 2005 at the Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, in Japan.
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Carbon ion radiotherapy at HIMAC-NIRS

open access: yesCarbon ion radiotherapy at HIMAC-NIRS
In 1994, carbon ion radiotherapy was begun at the NIRS (National Institute of Radiological Sciences) using HIMAC (Heavy-Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba), which was the world's first heavy ion accelerator complex dedicated to medical use in a hospital environment.
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Carbon-ion Radiotherapy for Colorectal Cancer

open access: yesCarbon-ion Radiotherapy for Colorectal Cancer
Heavy-ion radiotherapy (RT) is a kind of particle RT, and carbon-ion beam constitutes the primary delivery method of heavy-ion RT. Unlike the conventional photon modalities, particle RT, in particular carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT), offers unique physical and biological advantages.
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SUPERCONDUCTING GANTRY FOR CARBON-ION RADIOTHERAPY

open access: yesSUPERCONDUCTING GANTRY FOR CARBON-ION RADIOTHERAPY
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