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Masahiro Hiraoka

Masahiro Hiraoka

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Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
32416
World Ranking
11707
National Ranking
345

Overview

Masahiro Hiraoka is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Oncology, and Otorhinolaryngology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas such as Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Masahiro Hiraoka include:

  • A phase II study of adaptive two-step intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with chemotherapy for loco-regionally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer (JCOG1015), 2020, International Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • The gimbaled-head radiotherapy system: Rise and downfall of a dedicated system for dynamic tumor tracking with real-time monitoring and dynamic WaveArc, 2020, Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Organs-at-risk dose constraints in head and neck intensity-modulated radiation therapy using a dataset from a multi-institutional clinical trial (JCOG1015A1), 2022, Radiation Oncology
  • Multi-institutional phase II study on the safety and efficacy of dynamic tumor tracking-stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung tumors, 2022, Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Influence of chemoradiotherapy on nutritional status in locally advanced rectal cancer: Prospective multicenter study, 2020, Nutrition

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Takashi Mizowaki (17 joint publications)
  • Michio Yoshimura (12 joint publications)
  • Mitsuhiro Nakamura (12 joint publications)
  • Yukinori Matsuo (11 joint publications)
  • Katsuyuki Karasawa (9 joint publications)

Masahiro Hiraoka's publications are frequently found in several specialized journals, including:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics (4 publications)
  • International Journal of Clinical Oncology (2 publications)
  • Radiotherapy and Oncology (2 publications)
  • Radiation Oncology (2 publications)
  • Research Square (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (HypoFXSRT) for stage I non-small cell lung cancer: updated results of 257 patients in a Japanese multi-institutional study.

    Hiroshi Onishi;Hiroki Shirato;Yasushi Nagata;Masahiro Hiraoka

  • Stereotactic hypofractionated high-dose irradiation for stage I nonsmall cell lung carcinoma: clinical outcomes in 245 subjects in a Japanese multiinstitutional study.

    Hiroshi Onishi;Tsutomu Araki;Hiroki Shirato;Yasushi Nagata

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Cancer cells that survive radiation therapy acquire HIF-1 activity and translocate toward tumour blood vessels

    Hiroshi Harada;Masahiro Inoue;Satoshi Itasaka;Kiichi Hirota

  • Thyroid gland tumor diagnosis at US elastography

    Andrej Lyshchik;Tatsuya Higashi;Ryo Asato;Shinzo Tanaka

  • Clinical outcomes of a phase I/II study of 48 Gy of stereotactic body radiotherapy in 4 fractions for primary lung cancer using a stereotactic body frame

    Yasushi Nagata;Kenji Takayama;Yukinori Matsuo;Yoshiki Norihisa

  • Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for operable Stage i non-small-cell lung cancer: Can SBRT be comparable to surgery?

    Hiroshi Onishi;Hiroki Shirato;Yasushi Nagata;Masahiro Hiraoka

  • Tumor hypoxia : A target for selective cancer therapy

    Shinae Kizaka-Kondoh;Masahiro Inoue;Hiroshi Harada;Masahiro Hiraoka

  • Prospective Trial of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Both Operable and Inoperable T1N0M0 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study JCOG0403.

    Yasushi Nagata;Masahiro Hiraoka;Taro Shibata;Hiroshi Onishi

  • Clinical outcomes of 3D conformal hypofractionated single high-dose radiotherapy for one or two lung tumors using a stereotactic body frame

    Yasushi Nagata;Yoshiharu Negoro;Tetsuya Aoki;Takashi Mizowaki

  • Cervical Lymph Node Metastases: Diagnosis at Sonoelastography—Initial Experience

    Andrej Lyshchik;Andrej Lyshchik;Tatsuya Higashi;Ryo Asato;Shinzo Tanaka

  • The effectiveness of an immobilization device in conformal radiotherapy for lung tumor: reduction of respiratory tumor movement and evaluation of the daily setup accuracy

    Yoshiharu Negoro;Yasushi Nagata;Tetsuya Aoki;Takashi Mizowaki

  • Development of a four-dimensional image-guided radiotherapy system with a gimbaled X-ray head

    Yuichiro Kamino;Kenji Takayama;Kenji Takayama;Masaki Kokubo;Yuichiro Narita

  • Hypoxia and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Expression Enhance Osteolytic Bone Metastases of Breast Cancer

    Toru Hiraga;Shinae Kizaka-Kondoh;Kiichi Hirota;Masahiro Hiraoka

  • Multi-institutional studies on hyperthermia using an 8-MHz radiofrequency capacitive heating device (Thermotron RF-8) in combination with radiation for cancer therapy.

    Mitsuyuki Abe;Masahiro Hiraoka;Masaji Takahashi;Sunao Egawa

  • Stereotactic body radiotherapy for oligometastatic lung tumors.

    Yoshiki Norihisa;Yasushi Nagata;Kenji Takayama;Yukinori Matsuo

  • UCHL1 provides diagnostic and antimetastatic strategies due to its deubiquitinating effect on HIF-1α

    Yoko Goto;Lihua Zeng;Chan Joo Yeom;Yuxi Zhu

  • Dose-volume metrics associated with radiation pneumonitis after stereotactic body radiation therapy for lung cancer.

    Yukinori Matsuo;Keiko Shibuya;Mitsuhiro Nakamura;Masaru Narabayashi

  • Regulatory mechanisms of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 activity: Two decades of knowledge.

    Sho Koyasu;Sho Koyasu;Minoru Kobayashi;Yoko Goto;Masahiro Hiraoka

  • Oxidative stress and altered antioxidant defenses in children with acute exacerbation of atopic dermatitis.

    Hirokazu Tsukahara;Rumiko Shibata;Yusei Ohshima;Yukiko Todoroki

  • Magnetite nanoparticles with high heating efficiencies for application in the hyperthermia of cancer

    Zhixia Li;Masakazu Kawashita;Norio Araki;Michihide Mitsumori

Frequent Co-Authors

Akira Nakamura
Akira Nakamura Osaka University
Hiroki Shirato
Hiroki Shirato Hokkaido University
Osamu Ogawa
Osamu Ogawa Kyoto University
Kaori Togashi
Kaori Togashi Kyoto University
Shuji Kaneko
Shuji Kaneko Kyoto University
Masayuki Imamura
Masayuki Imamura Kyoto University
Kiichi Hirota
Kiichi Hirota Kansai Medical University
Susumu Miyamoto
Susumu Miyamoto Kyoto University
Hideo Saji
Hideo Saji Kyoto University
Tadashi Kokubo
Tadashi Kokubo Chubu University

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