| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
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| Research Abstract |
Heavy-ions are in practical use as a radiation source for cancer-therapy, which is now one of the most effective techniques for treatments. In this work, we investigated the biological effectiveness of heavy ion near the Bragg peak, which region shows the drastic increase of energy deposition. We quantitatively analyzed the cell inactivation and DSB induction rate and demonstrated the systematic correlation of these biological effects between the physical properties of the ion. We also found that most of the induced DSBs were irreparable, which was due to the complexity of DNA damage. In addition, we showed evidence on the structural difference of DSB termini end depending on ion species.
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