Catalyst system in patient positioning during breast cancer radiotherapy: clinical application and influencing factors / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

Objective To evaluate the clinical application of Catalyst system in patient positioning during breast cancer radiotherapy,and to analyze its correlation with age and body mass index (BMI).Methods Twenty-four patients with breast cancer who were admitted to our hospital from May to August,2016 were enrolled as subjects.For all patients,auxiliary positioning was made by the optical surface imaging system (CRad Catalyst) before each treatment.The kV-kV imaging was executed weekly to verify positioning.Age,BMI,and setup errors of the two systems in the anterior-posterior (AP),superior-inferior (SI),and left-fight (LR) directions were recorded and analyzed by independent samples t-test and Pearson correlation analysis.Results The C-Rad Catalyst system had a significantly larger setup error in the AP direction than the kV-kV imaging (0.22±0.17 vs.0.18±0.13 cm,P＜0.05).There were no significant differences in setup errors in the SI or LR direction between the two systems (0.23±0.18 vs.0.19±0.15 cm,P＞0.05;0.28±0.28 vs.0.20±0.15 cm,P＞ 0.05).Age and BMI of patients had significant impacts on the C-Rad Catalyst system but the kV-kV imaging (P＞0.05):there were significant differences in setup errors in the AP and SI directions between patients ≤44 years of age and those 45-59 years of age (all P＜0.05);there were significant differences in setup errors in the AP and LR directions between patients ≤44 years of age and those ≥60 years of age (all P＜0.05);there was a significant difference in setup error in the LR direction between patients 45-59 years of age and those ≥ 60 years of age (P＜0.05);there was a significant difference in setup error in the SI direction between patients with BMIs of＜ 25 and ≥ 25 kg/m2 (P＜ 0.05).For patients ≥ 60 years of age,setup error of the C-Rad Catalyst system in the SI direction was correlated with age (r=-0.496,P＜0.05).For patients with BMI of＜25 kg/m2,setup error of the C-Rad Catalyst system in the AP direction was correlated with BMI (r=-0.445,P＜ 0.05).For patients with a BMI of ≥ 25 kg/m2,setup error of the C-Rad Catalyst system in the SI direction was correlated with BMI (r=-0.252,P＜0.05).Conclusions There is significant difference in setup error in the AP direction between the C-Rad Catalyst system and the kV-kV imaging.Age and BMI have impacts on patient positioning by the C-Rad Catalyst system.

THE TECHNOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF PRODUCING 2-KETO-LGULONIC ACID FROM D-GLUCOSE BY DIRECT FERMENTATION / 微生物学通报

2-Keto-L-gulonic acid (2-KLG), the precurcor of L-ascorbic acid synthesis, was prepared directly from D-glucose by tandem fermentation. In the first step fermentation Erwinia sp. SCB 247 translated D-glucose to 2,5-diketo-D-gluconate (2,5-DKG), which accumenlated 180 mg 2,5-DKG per ml in the broth. In the second step fermentation Corynebacterium sp. SCB 3058 reduced 2,5-DKG to 2-KLG, which accumulated 35 mg 2-KLG per ml in the broth. This reductive fermentation was obtained under aerobic conditions by adding a hydrogen donor such as glucose.The average yield of five batches fermentation was 56.3 mol%, from D-glucose to 2-KLG in 10 L fermentor.

Determination of camphor, menthol, synthetic borneol and methyl salicylate in four kinds of TCM adhesive plasters by GC / 中成药

AIM: To establish the determination for camphor, menthol, synthetic borneol, and methyl salicylate in four kinds of TCM adhesive plasters by GC. METHODS: The internal standard method was employed. Naphthalene, the internal standard, was added to the sample before treatment. The sample solution was prepared by distillation with essential oil collector. The GC system consisted of glass column, 10% PEG 20M as the stationary phase, nitrogen as the carrier gas, column temperature at 130℃, and FID as the detector. RESULTS: Camphor, menthol, synthetic borneol(borneol and isoborneol), and methyl salicylate in 6 lots of samples and naphthalene have been separated well under the chromatographic condition. In the methodology study on Fengshi Zhitong Adhesive Plasters, the average recovery of camphor, menthol, synthetic borneol, and methyl salicylate were 95.54%( RSD =1.6%), 96.90%( RSD =2.2%), 97.30%( RSD =1.4%), and 96.48%( RSD =2.8%), respectively. CONCLUSION: The method is sensitive, accurate and reproducible, and can be used to control the quality of the four kinds of preparations.