Dose-escalated Salvage Whole-pelvic Radiotherapy for Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy for High-risk Prostate Cancer.

Background/aim: To investigate the institutional experience of dose-escalated salvage whole-pelvic radiotherapy (WPRT) with the simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) technique in patients with biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study included 21 patients with BCR who received radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer and underwent salvage RT. Clinical target volume (CTV) of the whole pelvis (CTV56) included the prostate bed, common iliac, external iliac, internal iliac, and obturator lymph node regions.

High-concentration LiPF/sulfone electrolytes: structure, transport properties, and battery application.

Non-flammable and oxidatively stable sulfones are promising electrolyte solvents for thermally stable high-voltage Li batteries. In addition, sulfolane-based high-concentration electrolytes (HCEs) show high Li ion transference numbers. However, LiPF has not yet been investigated as the main salt in sulfone-based HCEs for Li batteries.

Clinical Outcomes of Definitive Chemoradiotherapy for Cervical Esophageal Cancer.

Background/aim: To investigate the clinical outcomes of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in patients with cervical esophageal carcinoma and analyze the prognostic factors.

Patients And Methods: Thirty-nine patients with cervical esophageal carcinoma were retrospectively identified among consecutive patients who received CCRT between November 2009 and September 2019 at our institution. The patients were treated by intensity-modulated radiation therapy (N=13) or three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (N=26).

Hepatic sclerosing haemangioma showing restricted diffusion: A case report with histopathologic correlation.

Hepatic sclerosing haemangiomas are rare benign tumours that are often difficult to distinguish from malignant tumours because these tumours do not show the typical imaging features of cavernous haemangiomas. We report a case of a sclerosing haemangioma that showed restricted diffusion and was difficult to differentiate from a malignancy. A 60-year-old female was referred to our hospital for evaluation of a hepatic mass that was incidentally diagnosed after a CT scan for right lower quadrant abdominal pain.

Benefits of adrenal venous sampling with preoperative four-dimensional CT imaging.

Background: The effects of adrenal venous sampling (AVS) may be limited by the anatomical variants of adrenal veins.

Purpose: To investigate the benefits of AVS for patients who underwent four-dimensional computed tomography (4D CT) before AVS.

Material And Methods: We reviewed the images of contrast-enhanced four phase three-dimensional (3D) and 4D CT in patients who received AVS between February 2010 and February 2021.

Simultaneous observation of superficial cortical and intracerebral microvessels in vivo during reperfusion after transient forebrain ischemia in rats using synchrotron radiation.

Using a newly developed angiography system that combines monochromatic synchrotron radiation (MSR) as an X-ray source with a high-definition camera or video system, we observed superficial cortical and intracerebral microvessels simultaneously in vivo during reperfusion after transient forebrain ischemia. Transient brain ischemia was induced by 10-min four-vessel occlusion in rats under general anesthesia. Angiographic images were then sequentially obtained at 3 frames/s.

[Toxicological analysis of a case of Datura stramonium poisoning].

We encountered a patient in a restless excitable state after eating boiled jimson weed grown in the patient's garden. The patient mistook the weed for Angelica keiskei. Pupillary dilation (7/7mm), weak light reflex, body temperature of 37 degrees C, respiratory frequency of 19/min, blood pressure of 138/88 mmHg, pulse rate of 108/min, and hot feeling were observed.