Proton Therapy for Stage IIA-B Seminoma: A New Standard of Care for Treating Retroperitoneal Nodes [0.03%]
用于治疗后腹膜淋巴结的IIA-B期精原细胞瘤质子放疗的新标准治疗方案
Richard Choo,Bret Kazemba,Christopher S Choo et al.
Richard Choo et al.
Currently there has been no published report describing the use of proton beam therapy for stage II testicular seminoma. A 31-year-old man presenting with a right testicular mass and a 2.7-cm aortocaval lymph node received a diagnosis of st...
Investigation on Patient/Compensator Scatter Factor for Monitor Unit Calculation in Proton Therapy [0.03%]
调强质子治疗中患者散射因子和补偿器散射因子的研究
Michael T Prusator,Salahuddin Ahmad,Yong Chen
Michael T Prusator
Purpose: It is the goal of this study to use both Monte Carlo (MC) simulation and the pencil beam dose algorithm (PBA) in the treatment planning system to investigate Patient scatter factor (PSF) and Compensator scatter f...
Evaluation of Computed Tomography Scanners for Feasibility of Using Averaged Hounsfield Unit-to-Stopping Power Ratio Calibration Curve [0.03%]
评价CT机采用平均HU-SPR曲线的可行性
Heeteak Chung,Sina Mossahebi,Arun Gopal et al.
Heeteak Chung et al.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to quantify the variability of stoichiometric calibration curves for different computed tomography (CT) scanners and determine whether an averaged Hounsfield unit (HU)-to-stopping po...
Trends and Outcomes of Proton Radiation Therapy Use for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer [0.03%]
非小细胞肺癌质子放射治疗的使用趋势和结果
Amy C Moreno,Ning Zhang,Sharon H Giordano et al.
Amy C Moreno et al.
Purpose: To examine national care patterns in proton radiation therapy (PBT) use for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the effect of facility type on survival. ...
Quality of Life of Postoperative Photon versus Proton Radiation Therapy for Oropharynx Cancer [0.03%]
咽喉癌术后光子与 proton放射治疗的生命质量研究
Sonam Sharma,Olivia Zhou,Reid Thompson et al.
Sonam Sharma et al.
Purpose: Quality of life (QOL) for patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer is negatively affected by conventional radiation (RT) owing to radiation exposure to normal tissues. Proton therapy, via pencil beam scan...
Does Neutron Radiation Therapy Potentiate an Immune Response to Merkel Cell Carcinoma? [0.03%]
中子射线治疗会增强机体对 Merkel 细胞癌的免疫反应吗？
Stephanie K Schaub,Robert D Stewart,George A Sandison et al.
Stephanie K Schaub et al.
Background: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive cutaneous malignancy. In the advanced setting, MCC is often treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors such as anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies. X-ray radiation th...
Research Facility for Radiobiological Studies at the University Proton Therapy Dresden [0.03%]
德累斯顿大学质子治疗研究中心的放射生物学研究设施
Elke Beyreuther,Michael Baumann,Wolfgang Enghardt et al.
Elke Beyreuther et al.
Purpose: In order to take full advantage of proton radiotherapy, the biological effect of protons in normal and tumor tissue should be investigated and understood in detail. The ongoing discussion on variable relative bio...
Role of High-Linear Energy Transfer Radiobiology in Space Radiation Exposure Risks [0.03%]
高线性能量传递辐射生物学在空间辐射风险中的作用
Akihisa Takahashi,Hiroko Ikeda,Yukari Yoshida
Akihisa Takahashi
Many manned missions to the Moon and Mars are scheduled in the near future. However, space radiation presents a major hazard to humans, and astronauts are constantly exposed to radiation, including high linear energy transfer (LET) radiatio...
The Potential Application of Heavy Ion Beams in the Treatment of Arrhythmia: The Role of Radiation-Induced Modulation of Connexin43 and the Sympathetic Nervous System [0.03%]
重离子束治疗心律失常的潜在应用：辐射诱导的缝隙蛋白43和交感神经系统的调节作用
Mari Amino,Koichiro Yoshioka,Tadashi Kamada et al.
Mari Amino et al.
It has been known that heart disease-such as myocardial infarction (MI), cardiac hypertrophy, or heart failure-alters the molecular structure and function of the gap junction, which can lead to an abnormal heart rhythm. Radiation has been s...
Combined Treatment Modalities for High-Energy Proton Irradiation: Exploiting Specific DNA Repair Dependencies [0.03%]
高能质子照射的联合治疗方案：利用特定DNA修复依赖性
Simon Deycmar,Martin Pruschy
Simon Deycmar
DNA repair deficiencies and genome instability are common features and hallmarks of cancer and are ubiquitously found in the full spectrum of malignant diseases. Heritable DNA repair deficiencies, for example, due to BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutatio...