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    Carbon-ion radiotherapy for lymph node oligo-recurrence: a multi-institutional study by the Japan Carbon-Ion Radiation Oncology Study Group (J-CROS)

    The efficacy of carbon-ion radiotherapy (C-ion RT) for lymph node (LN) oligo-recurrence has only been evaluated in limited single-center studies. We aimed to investigate the benefit of C-ion RT for LN oligo-re...

    Noriyuki Okonogi, Takuya Kaminuma in International Journal of Clinical Oncology (2019)

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    Comparison of clinical and functional outcome between surgical treatment and carbon ion radiotherapy for pelvic chondrosarcoma

    As there are no reports of studies in patients with pelvic chondrosarcoma treated with carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT), the aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of CIRT for patients with chondros...

    Hidetatsu Outani, Kenichiro Hamada in International Journal of Clinical Oncology (2016)

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    One shot of carbon-ion radiotherapy cured a 6-cm chemo-resistant metastatic liver tumor: a case of breast cancer

    The standard treatment for metastatic liver tumor from breast cancer is systemic medical treatment, and there is controversy regarding the value of local treatment. However, there are some exceptional cases th...

    Mayumi Harada, Kumiko Karasawa, Shigeo Yasuda in Japanese Journal of Radiology (2015)

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    Association between changes in serum α-fetoprotein level and patterns of recurrence in patients undergoing carbon-ion radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

    This study aims to assess the usefulness of monitoring serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) levels for predicting recurrence patterns in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with carbon-ion radiotherapy.

    Takeshi Yanagi, Shigeo Yasuda, Hiroshi Imada in Journal of Radiation Oncology (2014)

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    Efficacy of carbon-ion radiotherapy and high-dose chemotherapy for patients with unresectable Ewing’s sarcoma family of tumors

    Treatment for unresectable Ewing’s sarcoma family of tumors (ESFT) is a formidable challenge because of its high tendency for local and distant failure. Recently, carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT) has been applie...

    Shintaro Iwata, Tsukasa Yonemoto in International Journal of Clinical Oncology (2013)

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    Predictive value of 3′-deoxy-3′-[18F]fluorothymidine positron emission tomography/computed tomography for outcome of carbon ion radiotherapy in patients with head and neck mucosal malignant melanoma

    The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the prognostic value of 3′-deoxy-3′-[18F]fluorothymidine (FLT) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for the outcome of carbon ion radiother...

    Masayuki Inubushi, Tsuneo Saga, Mitsuru Koizumi, Ryo Takagi in Annals of Nuclear Medicine (2013)

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    Imaging characteristics of metastatic chordoma

    Our aim was to describe the incidence and sites of metastatic chordomas and show their characteristic computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) findings.

    Riwa Kishimoto, Tokuhiko Omatsu, Azusa Hasegawa in Japanese Journal of Radiology (2012)

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    Clinical evidence of particle beam therapy (carbon)

    Carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) is unique as it possesses well-localized and superior-depth dose distribution in addition to less repairable radiobiological effects. The use of CIRT for various diseases has bee...

    Tadashi Kamada in International Journal of Clinical Oncology (2012)