Akiho Owada
Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine

The theme of my research is about cancer radiotherapy.
In 2019, the phenomenon was reported that cell survival fraction decreases when particle beam irradiates cells applying a longitudinal magnetic field.

This effect leads to an enhancement in the effectiveness of cancer radiotherapy. The cause of this effect needs to be clarified for clinical application.
In my research, I focus on OH radicals, produced by irradiation in vivo, which mainly contribute to death of cancer cells. I conduct experiments and simulations to verify the hypothesis that OH radicals are the cause of reduced cell viability.