Outline

  • We provide highly accurate diagnostic imaging using cutting-edge equipment.
    We provide fast, accurate diagnostic imaging using equipment such as a 3 Tesla MRI, dual-energy MDCT, 4D diagnostic US, dental CBCT, and DSA.
    Image interpretation is performed by certified oral radiologists from the Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.
  • We provide radiation therapy that cures without surgery.
    In partnership with the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Osaka Hospital, we provide interstitial radiation therapy using high-dose-rate brachytherapy, mainly for tongue cancer.

Head's message

Our department has over 50 years of experience using interstitial brachytherapy for tongue cancer. Under the guidance of our first professor, Professor Emeritus Fuchibata, and our predecessor, the late Professor Furukawa, and with the cooperation of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Osaka Hospital, we provide tongue cancer treatment that cures without surgery.

Shumei MURAKAMI

Main staff

HeadShumei MURAKAMI
Deputy Department HeadHiroaki SHIMAMOTO
Chief of Outpatient Clinic/Department LeaderTadashi SASAI
Chief of Inpatient WardYuka Uchiyama
Educational Chief/Department OrganizerTomomi TSUJIMOTO
Keywords
Oral CancerOral TumorCongenital abnormalities in Oral and Maxillofacial RegionTongue CancerTemporomandibular Disorder
分類
Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Disease
キーワード
Oral Cancer, Oral Tumor, Congenital abnormalities in Oral and Maxillofacial Region, Tongue Cancer, and Temporomandibular Disorder
症状
Lump in the mouth, Be told to have your tongue cancer removed, Pain or Lump in the tongue, and Difficulty of mouth opening
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2 (Restrative Unit)
Dental Anesthesiology