Clinical Experiences with Carbon Ion Therapy
Courtesy Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kraft 5.4 Carbon Ion Exploration in Future Clinical Trials Currently, clinical trial design is based on the assumption that the same biological effective dose is administered…
Modelling Heavy Ion Radiation Effects
Fig. 4.1 Treatment planning for carbon ions. Reproduced from: Scholz [3]. Courtesy Prof. Dr. Thomas Friedrich on behalf of Prof. Dr. M. Scholz Fig. 4.2 HIMAC approach. Reproduced from: Scholz [3]. Courtesy…
Responses of NADH to Physiological and Pathophysiological Conditions
(1) Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel KeywordsOxygen supply and NADHHypercapnia and hypocapniaBrain stimulationCortical spreading depressionEpilepsy and NADHHyperoxiaCarbon monoxideNADH and drugs 7.1 Introduction In Chap. 2, the…
Multisite Monitoring of NADH
(1) Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel KeywordsMultisite monitoring of NADHLow-temperature scanning of NADHTwo-site monitoring of heartMultiorgan monitoring in vivoNADH in spreading depression wave 6.1 Introduction The…
Technological Aspects of NADH Monitoring
(1) Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel KeywordsNADH monitoring fluorometersHemodynamic artifactsNADH calibration procedurePreparation for NADH monitoringProbe fixation to organs 4.1 Introduction As described in Chap. 3, NADH…
Monitoring of NADH in Human Brain and Body Organs
(1) Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel KeywordsNADH monitoring in patientsCardiovascular patientsPatients in neurosurgical OR and ICUNADH responses during kidney transplantation 9.1 Introduction One of the main…
Spectroscopic Monitoring of NADH: Historical Overview
(1) Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel KeywordsDPNHPyridine nucleotidesNADH fluorescence spectraUV light absorption by NADHState 4–3 transitionIsolated mitochondriaIn vivo NADH spectrum 3.1 Introduction It is now 60…
Monitoring of NADH Together with Other Tissue Physiological Parameters
(1) Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel KeywordsMultiparametric approachMinimally invasive techniquesTissue compartmentsMicrocirculatory blood flowHemoglobin oxygenationTissue pO2 Ionic homeostasisLaser Doppler flowmetry 5.1 Introduction Evaluation of brain physiological functions,…
Monitoring of Various Organs in Different Animal Models
(1) Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel KeywordsMonitoring of NADH in vivoMonitoring of different organsMonitoring of various animals 8.1 Introduction Since the early stages of NADH monitoring…
Discussion and Conclusions
(1) Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel KeywordsIn vivo monitoringMetabolic stateIn vivo versus in vitroVitality indexPatient monitoring In this book, I tried to provide the reader with…
