Clinical study for proton beam therapy.

Accession number;00A0557793
Title;Clinical study for proton beam therapy.
Author; NAKANO TAKASHI (National Inst. of Radiological Sciences) FURUKAWA SHIGEO (National Inst. of Radiological Sciences) SHIBAYAMA KOICHI (National Inst. of Radiological Sciences) MORITA SHINROKU (National Inst. of Radiological Sciences) ISHIKAWA ATSUKO (National Inst. of Radiological Sciences) TSUJI HIROSHI (National Inst. of Radiological Sciences) KANAI TATSUAKI (National Inst. of Radiological Sciences) TSUJII HIROHIKO (National Inst. of Radiological Sciences)
Journal Title;NIRS-M (Natl Inst Radiol Sci)
Journal Code:Z0881A
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VOL.;NO.133;PAGE.3-4(1999)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.2, REF.6
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;This year, 11 patients with ocular me lanomas were treated with proton beam the rapy. Marker ring made of titanium was modified for responsibility of positioning. We developed eye melanoma simulation without marker ring operation for one patient with small ocular melanoma. Instead of marker operation, a read particle was placed on sclera with sticky anesthetic drug. Position of the read particle was determined according to the vessel of conjunctiva bulba. CT image was taken for the eye with read and treatment planning was done with refereed to the position of the read. Patients' setup was made according to the read reference successfully. This method is rather reliable and no expensive. Preliminary experiment for carbon ion treatment for eye disease was started with rats this year. About 60 eyes of the rats were exposed with 4Gy and 16Gy. Normal tissue response of eye to carbon beams will be obtained by next year. (author abst.)