The GEANT4 based simulation of an irradiation system for the proton therapy has been developed for the verification of dose distributions. The simulation represents a treatment room with the beam irradiation system at...
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The GEANT4 based simulation of an irradiation system for the proton therapy has been developed for the verification of dose distributions. The simulation represents a treatment room with the beam irradiation system at the Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center (HIBMC). The beam irradiation system consists of a lateral beam-spreading system and a range modulating system, so that the dose distribution is achieved in three dimensionally. The simulation was carried out for the proton beams at the isocentric gantry nozzle for the therapeutic energy of 150, 190, and 230 MeV, respectively. The simulated dose distributions are compared with measurements, where dose distributions are obtained using a water phantom at an isocenter, which simulate practical situations of the beam irradiation to the patients. The validation of the simulation was performed for the proton ranges in important materials at beam line and lateral uniformity of the irradiation field at an isocenter, respectively. Then, the dose distribution in simulation based on GEANT4 were verified with measurements for Bragg peak and spread out Bragg peak, respectively. The result of verification shows the depth-dose distributions in simulation are in good agreement with measurements.
We have previously reported that concanavalin A-immobilized polystyrene nanospheres (Con A-NS) could efficiently capture HIV-1 particles and that intranasal immunization with inactivated HIV-1- capturing nanospheres (...
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We have previously reported that concanavalin A-immobilized polystyrene nanospheres (Con A-NS) could efficiently capture HIV-1 particles and that intranasal immunization with inactivated HIV-1- capturing nanospheres (HIV-NS) induced vaginal anti-HIV-1 IgA antibody response in mice. In this study, to evaluate the protective effect of immunization, each three macaques was intranasally immunized with Con A-NS or inactivated simian/human immunodeficiency virus KU-2- capturing nanospheres (SHIV-NS) and then intravaginally challenged with a pathogenic virus, SHIV KU-2. After a series of six immunizations, vaginal anti-HIV-1 gp120 IgA and IgG antibodies were detected in all SHIV-NS-immunized macaques. After intravaginal challenge, one of the three macaques in each of the Con A-NS- and SHIV-NS-immunized groups was infected. Plasma viral RNA load of infected macaque in SHIV-NS-immunized macaques was substantially less than that in unimmunized control macaque and reached below the detectable level. Thus, SHIV-NS-immunized macaques exhibited partial protection to vaginal challenges with SHIV KU-2.
In this paper we consider a method for finding several eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors of large-scale generalized eigenvalue problems. In this method, a small matrix pencil that has only the desired eigenva...
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An immunosuppressant FK506 has been reported to induce osteoblast differentiation in vivo [J. Bone Miner. Res. 15 (2000) 1147]. To study the role of FK506 in osteoblast differentiation, we examined the mRNA expression...
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An immunosuppressant FK506 has been reported to induce osteoblast differentiation in vivo [J. Bone Miner. Res. 15 (2000) 1147]. To study the role of FK506 in osteoblast differentiation, we examined the mRNA expressions of several marker genes (Cbfa1, osteopontin, and alkaline phosphatase) in an osteoblastic cell line: UMR106-6. Results showed that the Cbfa1 (osteoblast specific transcription factor) expression in UMR cells was enhanced by treatment with FK506, promoting osteoblast differentiation. The effect was marked when simultaneous treatment with FK506 and dexamethasone was given to UMR cells comparing with the effects of treatment with each substance alone or non-treatment.
Transition metal oxynitrides and nitrides such as tantalum oxynitrides (TaOxNy) and nitrides (Ta3N5) have been studied for application as a cathode catalyst of polymer electrolyte fuel cells without platinum. The nitr...
Transition metal oxynitrides and nitrides such as tantalum oxynitrides (TaOxNy) and nitrides (Ta3N5) have been studied for application as a cathode catalyst of polymer electrolyte fuel cells without platinum. The nitride and oxynitrides in which Ta had the highest oxidation state showed the high stabilities in sulfuric acid. Samples were prepared by nitriding Ta2O5 with NH3 gas. TaO0.92N1.05 (nitrogen content: 7.0wt%) had a clear catalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in sulfuric acid (1mol/dm3) at 30°C, although the nitride showed poor activity for the ORR. In addition, a TaxNy film prepared by sputtering Ta with N2 also had a clear catalytic activity for the ORR after the surface of the sample was oxidized by potential cycling in sulfuric acid. The tantalum oxynitrides were clearly active for ORR, and the activity depended on the concentration of nitrogen in the oxynitride, although their activities are presently much lower than that of platinum.
This article was originally published with an error in Eq. (3) on p. 4939. AIP apologizes for this error; the corrected equation appears below. All online versi
This article was originally published with an error in Eq. (3) on p. 4939. AIP apologizes for this error; the corrected equation appears below. All online versi
An ordered 2D-hexagonal mesoporous Nb and Ta (Nb:Ta=1:1) mixed oxide was successfully crystallized. A new strategy for preserving mesoporous structure after the crystallization of the walls was performed by re-filling...
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Summary: The active transport of solutes mediated by the bile salt export pump (BSEP/ABCB11) and multidrug resistance associated protein-2 (MRP2 /ABCC2) are thought to involve bile acid-dependent and -independent bile...
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We report resonant inelastic x-ray scattering experiments of the orbitally ordered manganite LaMnO3. When incident photon energy is tuned near the Mn K absorption edge, the spectra reveal three features at 2.5, 8, and...
We report resonant inelastic x-ray scattering experiments of the orbitally ordered manganite LaMnO3. When incident photon energy is tuned near the Mn K absorption edge, the spectra reveal three features at 2.5, 8, and 11 eV. The 8- and 11-eV peaks are ascribed to transitions from the O 2p bands to the empty Mn 3d and 4s/4p bands, respectively. On the other hand, the 2.5-eV peak is considered an orbital excitation across the Mott gap, i.e., an electron excitation from the effective lower Hubbard band with the d3x2−r2 and d3y2−r2 orbital characters to the upper Hubbard band with the dy2−z2 and dz2−x2 ones. The weak dispersion and characteristic azimuthal angle dependence of this excitation are well reproduced by a theory which includes orbital degeneracy and strong electron correlation.
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