International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 378-384 , 1 October 2009

Brain Injury After Proton Therapy or Carbon Ion Therapy for Head-and-Neck Cancer and Skull Base Tumors

  • Daisuke Miyawaki, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Daisuke Miyawaki, M.D., Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, 1-2-1 Kouto, Shingu-cho, Tatsuno, Hyogo 679-5165 Japan. Tel: (+81) 791-58-0100; Fax: (+81) 791-58-2600
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  • Masao Murakami, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Yusuke Demizu, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Ryohei Sasaki, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Yasue Niwa, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Kazuki Terashima, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Hideki Nishimura, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Yoshio Hishikawa, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Kazuro Sugimura, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Received 29 September 2008 ,Revised 18 December 2008 ,Accepted 19 December 2008.

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 Presented at the 5th Japan-U.S. Cancer Therapy Symposium, Sendai, Japan, September 7–9, 2007, the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Los Angeles, CA, October 28 to November 1, 2007, and the 14th European Cancer Conference, Barcelona, Spain, September 23–27.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00844-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.12.092

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 378-384 , 1 October 2009

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