About the Authors

Hsin-Hua Lee

Affiliations Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Radiation Oncology, Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan

Ming-Feng Hou

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of General Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, National Sun Yat-Sen University-Kaohsiung Medical University Joint Research Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Shu-Yi Wei

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Yuh-Ing Junior College of Health Care & Management, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Sin-Daw Lin

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of General Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, National Sun Yat-Sen University-Kaohsiung Medical University Joint Research Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Kuei-Hau Luo

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Ming-Yii Huang

Affiliations Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Fu Ou-Yang

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Chih-Jen Huang

ccjjhh@kmu.edu.tw

Affiliations Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MFH SDL CJH. Performed the experiments: HHL SYW. Analyzed the data: KHL MYH FOY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KHL CJH. Wrote the paper: HHL.