Real Time Tracking Radiotherapy (RTRT) System
Fig. 17.1 RTRT system in Hokkaido University. Black arrow shows the image intensifier (I.I.) We have reported the clinical results of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for non-small cell lung…
Other Indications
Institute/trial [reference no.] No. of patients (risk group) Schedule Free from PSA failure Toxicities Median follow-up SHARP trial [6, 7] 40 (Low) 33.5 Gy/5 fr 93 % at 5 years 1 acute Gr…
International Experience
Authors (year) Target Patients (Pts) Staging Equipment PTV margin Dose escalation Outcomes MTD RD LF Failure Pattern Whyte RI, et al. (Stanford Univ. & Cleveland clinic) (2003) [3] 1–5 cm in…
Japanese Experiences
© Springer Japan 2015Yasushi Nagata (ed.)Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy10.1007/978-4-431-54883-6_11 11. Japanese Experiences Masaki Kokubo1 , Yasushi Nagata2, Rikiya Onimaru3 and Masahiro Hiraoka4 (1) Department of Radiation Oncology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 2-1-1, Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo, Kobe 650-0047, Japan (2)…
Introduction and History of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
© Springer Japan 2015Yasushi Nagata (ed.)Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy10.1007/978-4-431-54883-6_1 1. Introduction and History of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Yasushi Nagata1 (1) Department of Radiation Oncology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan Yasushi Nagata Email:…
Quality Assurance (QA)
Procedure Tolerance Daily Tests Mechanical Laser localization 1 mm Distance indicator (at isocenter) 2 mm Collimator size indicator : both jaws and MLC 1 mm Safety Stereotactic interlocks (lockout): cone size, backup jaws…
Preclinical Aspects of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Imaging
Fig. 17.1 Representative autoradiograms of rat (upper row) and neonate pig brains (lower row) obtained with an α7 nAChR ligand ([125I]α-bungarotoxin) and the semi-selective α4β2 ligand [3H]epibatidine. For anatomic reference,…
Imaging Histamine Receptors Using PET and SPECT
Fig. 13.1 Regions of significantly changed rCBF during spatial discrimination tasks in (a) a placebo group compared with results from a fixation task and (b, c) a d-chlorpheniramine-treated group compared…
Development of Radioligands for In Vivo Imaging of NMDA Receptors
Fig. 18.1 Structure of NMDARs and location of ligand-binding site Positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging for NMDARs could be powerful tools for obtaining…
Serotonin Synthesis Studied with Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Fig. 24.1 Summary diagram of primate serotonergic system. Main nuclei are indicated by initial letters and fibre pathways are shaded. Am amygdaloid nucleus, C cerebellum, Hip hippocampus, Hyp hypothalamus, Sep…
