OpenPET clinical application for heavy ion therapy

In-vivo range verification of the heavy ion irradiation using online OpenPET

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCTs032220746

Enrollment

Registered

2023-03-30

Start date

2023-07-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Head and Neck cancer Head and Neck cancer

Interventions

Online PET scan of treatment beam in patient with OpenPET (unapproved)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Head and Neck cancer patient who are going to take heavy ion therapy. Those who are expected to live more than 6 months. Patients who can understand the contents of this research, and who can obtain written informed consent based on their own free will after receiving an explanation to participate in this research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Claustrophobia. Subject who are judged by doctors to be inappropriate for research

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Online PET imaging of irradiated heavy ion beam for head and neck cancer patient.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Estimation of irradiated beam range from online PET image.	—

Contacts

Public ContactHideaki Tashima

National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology

tashima.hideaki@qst.go.jp+81-43-206-3260

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026