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Chapter and Conference Paper
Study on Nonlinear Hydrodynamic Force on Vertical Motion of a Column Structure with a Heave Plate
In this study, hydraulic experiments were conducted on a semisubmersible floating foundation of an offshore wind turbine. In the experiments, the elemental floating model as a side column cut out of a semisubm...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Hydraulic Experiments and Numerical Analysis of Large Pile Suspended on Crane Vessel
In the construction of monopile offshore wind power foundations, it is important to understand the motion characteristics of vessels and piles for construction planning, especially when a large diameter pile i...
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Article
Open AccessBrain metastases in Japanese NSCLC patients: prognostic assessment and the use of osimertinib and immune checkpoint inhibitors—retrospective study
The Graded Prognostic Assessment for lung cancer using molecular markers (Lung-molGPA) has not been validated for use with Japanese non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with brain metastasis (BM) and th...
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Open AccessIn reply to “Comment on “Particle therapy using protons or carbon ions for cancer patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED): a retrospective multi-institutional study””
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Open AccessParticle therapy using protons or carbon ions for cancer patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED): a retrospective multi-institutional study
To evaluate the outcomes of particle therapy in cancer patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs).
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Open AccessThe urethral position may shift due to urethral catheter placement in the treatment planning for prostate radiation therapy
To determine the best method to contour the planning organ at risk volume (PRV) for the urethra, this study aimed to investigate the displacement of a Foley catheter in the urethra with a soft and thin guide-w...
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Open AccessAnalysis of inter- and intra fractional partial bladder wall movement using implanted fiducial markers
Current adaptive and dose escalating radiotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer requires knowledge of both inter-fractional and intra-fractional motion of the bladder wall involved. The purpose of this st...
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Open AccessA phase I study on combined therapy with proton-beam radiotherapy and in situ tumor vaccination for locally advanced recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma
Proton-beam radiotherapy (PBT) has been shown to be effective to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as a nonsurgical local treatment option. However, HCC still remains as one of the most difficult cancers to be cu...
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Open AccessClinical results of proton beam therapy for advanced neuroblastoma
To evaluate the efficacy of proton beam therapy (PBT) for pediatric patients with advanced neuroblastoma.
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Aggressive proton beam therapy followed by liver transplantation for a patient with large HCC with portal vein tumor thrombus
We describe the case of a patient with large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) who was successfully treated with two courses of proton beam therapy (PBT) followed by liver t...
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Proton beam therapy for liver metastasis from breast cancer: five case reports and a review of the literature
Between March 2003 and March 2009, five breast cancer patients with single or multiple but localized liver metastases were treated with proton beam therapy (PBT). A total dose of 66 GyE in 10 fractions or 72.6...
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Open AccessInfluence of secondary neutrons induced by proton radiotherapy for cancer patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators
Although proton radiotherapy is a promising new approach for cancer patients, functional interference is a concern for patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). The purpose of this study wa...
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Palliative radiotherapy for bleeding from advanced gastric cancer: is a schedule of 30 Gy in 10 fractions adequate?
To evaluate the effectiveness of short-course radiotherapy (RT) with 30 Gy in 10 fractions for bleeding from advanced gastric cancer.
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Results of a retrospective analysis of gemcitabine as a second-line treatment after chemoradiotherapy and maintenance chemotherapy using 5-fluorouracil in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Many studies of concurrent chemoradiation therapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) for locally advanced pancreatic cancer have been reported with a median survival time of approximately 10 months. Recently, gemcitab...
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Classical tandem-source dwelling covering the entire uterus: essential in modern intracavitary radiotherapy for cervical cancer?
We investigated whether conventional tandem-source dwelling to cover the entire uterus, classically regarded as the target volume, is necessary in modern intracavitary radiotherapy (ICRT) for cervical cancer.
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Proton Irradiation in a Single Fraction for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with Uncontrollable Ascites
To present technical considerations and results of proton irradiation in a single fraction for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with uncontrollable ascites.
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Explanation for the failure of neoadjuvant chemotherapy to improve outcomes after radiotherapy for locally advanced uterine cervical cancer from the standpoint of the tumor regression rate
Treatment outcomes for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer are no better with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) combined with radiotherapy (RT) than with RT alone. We investigated the reason for this f...
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Proton Beam Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with Severe Cirrhosis
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with severe cirrhosis are usually treated with supportive care because of their poor prognosis. However, the survival of severe cirrhotic patients has recently improved ...
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Strain compensation effect on stacked InAs self-assembled quantum dots embedded in GaNAs layers
We have studied the effect of strain compensation in multiple stacking of InAs self-assembled quantum dots on GaAs (001) substrates grown by atomic hydrogen assisted RF-molecular beam epitaxy. The GaNxAs1−x mater...
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Proton Therapy for Head and Neck Malignancies at Tsukuba
To evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of proton therapy for head and neck cancers.
