Outcomes / Achievement

• Fujii Y, Kato TA, Ueno A, Kubota N, Fujimori A, Okayasu R. Ascorbic acid gives different protective effects in human cells exposed to X-rays and heavy ions. Mutat Res. 2010;699(1-2):58-61
• Ponnaiya B, Suzuki M, Tsuruoka C, Uchihori Y, Wei Y, Hei TK. Detection of chromosomal instability in bystander cells after si490-ion irradiation. Radiat Res. 2011;176(3):280-90
• Brahme A. Accurate Description of the Cell Survival and Biological Effect at Low and High Doses and LET's. J Radiat Res 2011;52(4):389-407
• Katsube T, Mori M, Tsuji H, Shiomi T, Shiomi N, Onoda M Differences in Sensitivity to DNA-damaging Agents between XRCC4- and Artemis-deficient Human Cells. J Radiat Res 2011;52(4):415-24
• Kato TA, Tsuda A, Uesaka M, Fujimori A, Kamada T, Tsujii H, Okayasu R. In vitro characterization of cells derived from chordoma cell line U-CH1 following treatment with X-rays, heavy ions and chemotherapeutic drugs. Radiat. Oncol. 2011 (in press)
• Kato TA, Okayasu R, Jeggo PA, Fujimori A. ASPM influences DNA double-strand break repair and represents a potential target for radiotherapy. IJRB 2011 (in press)
• Okayasu R. Repair of DNA damage induced by accelerated heavy ions-A mini review¡¡Int. J. Cancer 2011 (in press)

• Prof. Tom Hei, Columbia University, USA was chosen as the next president of Radiation Research Society (2011)
• Prof. Penny Jeggo, Univ. of Sussex, UK was given prestigious ERRS Bacq and Alexander Award at the recent International Congress of Radiation Research meeting in Poland. (2011)
• Prof. Marco Durante, GSI, Germany was chosen as President of International Association for Radiation Research (IARR) (2011)
• Prof. Jac Nickoloff, Colorado State University, has submitted a PO1 grant to NIH together with NIRS and Univ. of Colorado Medical Center. (2011)
• Dr. N. Autsavapromporn, an IOL appointed scientist, obtained JSPS post-doctoral fellowship for foreign researchers for two years with Dr. Masao Suzuki, NIRS.

• Kick-off meeting was held for the IOL Particle Beam Quality Research Unit at GSI, Germany (5th September, 2011)
  http://www.gsi.de/forschung/bio/conferences/ko_iol_e.html
• Informal gathering “Friday Afternoon Get-together (FAG)” has been held every month among international communities at NIRS.
• -The published work on Chordoma cells (ref above, Kato et al Radiat, Onco 2011) was highlighted in the web site of Chordoma Foundation, USA.

1. Radiological Sciences (Vol. 51 No.12 in 2008) (in Japanese)
   

1. Radiological Sciences (Vol. 52 No.2 in 2009) (in Japanese)
   (Digital Booklet)