Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer in Patients with a History of Surgery for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. [PDF]
Okato A +11 more
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A case of massive hemobilia during plastic stent exchange following distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection and carbon-ion radiotherapy. [PDF]
Soga K +4 more
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Carbon 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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Assessment of the impact of CT scan protocols on carbon ion radiotherapy treatment planning. [PDF]
Miyasaka Y +10 more
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Carbon 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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Assessment of upright immobilization methods for abdominal and head-and-neck cancer treatments in a carbon ion radiotherapy setting. [PDF]
Varnava M +9 more
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Overvirw 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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Cost-Effectiveness of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy in Oncology: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Bin Sumaida A +3 more
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Carbon 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 for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Status and Future Prospects: A Narrative Review. [PDF]
Sasaki-Tanaka R +10 more
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