Journal
QUANTUM BEAM SCIENCE
Volume 3, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/qubs3020013
Keywords
target irradiation of biological material; High-LET radiation; heavy-ion; microbeam biology
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- JSPS KAKENHI [16710039, 20612013, 24310073, 16K00552, 18H04991]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [20612013, 18H04991, 16710039, 16K00552] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Target irradiation of biological material with a heavy-ion microbeam is a useful means to analyze the mechanisms underlying the effects of heavy-ion irradiation on cells and individuals. At QST-Takasaki, there are two heavy-ion microbeam systems, one using beam collimation and the other beam focusing. They are installed on the vertical beam lines of the azimuthally-varying-field cyclotron of the TIARA facility for analyzing heavy-ion radiation effects on biological samples. The collimating heavy-ion microbeam system is used in a wide range of biological research not only in regard to cultured cells but also small individuals, such as silkworms, nematode C. elegans, and medaka fish. The focusing microbeam system was designed and developed to perform more precise target irradiation that cannot be achieved through collimation. This review describes recent updates of the collimating heavy ion microbeam system and the research performed using it. In addition, a brief outline of the focusing microbeam system and current development status is described.
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