Research

Clinical studies

●Identification of prognostic and adverse factors for patients with various kinds of cancers treated with radiotherapy
●Optimization of external beam radiotherapy including high-technology radiotherapy, such as intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT)
●Optimization of brachytherapy
●Prospective study to investigate the efficacy and safety of innovative treatment modalities
●Significance of molecular imaging on radiotherapy

Basic studies

●Identification of genes that regulate radiation responses for various kinds of cancers
●Elucidation of the influence of hypoxia on radiation response
●Elucidation of the influence of cell cycle distribution on radiation response
●Elucidation of the role of cancer stem cells in the management of radiotherapy
●Development of new radiosentizing and radioprotective drugs

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