Development of PET imaging modality for increasing the radiation treatment efficiency of the malignant tumor

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25861099
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Radiation science
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: ISOHASHI KAYAKO 大阪大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 特任助教(常勤) (50598604)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: PET / 放射線治療 / 悪性腫瘍

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Malignant tumor is non-uniform. Within malignant tumor, sensitive sites and low portions of the radiation are mixed.In order to increase the radiation therapy efficiency, localization and radiation therapy effect of tumor cells is required to estimate the site can be expected. In this study, metabolism images with PET-CT and morphological images with CT/MRI in the malignant head and neck tumor of the human and the small animal were compared and evaluated. These images were also compared with the pathological tissue and subsequent clinical course. We aim to establish a image evaluation system for the selection of high PET-CT diagnosis and treatment methods of further precision.

Free Research Field

腫瘍診断学