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NAKANISHI Kouhei
 
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Graduate School of Medicine Assistant Professor
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School of Health Sciences
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Degree 1

  1. 博士(医療技術学) ( 2022.3   名古屋大学 ) 

Research Areas 1

  1. Life Science / Radiological sciences  / 医学物理学

Research History 1

  1. Nagoya University   Assistant Professor

    2022.6

Professional Memberships 6

  1. 日本核医学技術学会

  2. 日本放射線技術学会

  3. 日本分子イメージング学会

  4. 日本医学物理学会

  5. 日本核医学会

  6. 標的アイソトープ治療線量評価研究会

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Awards 2

  1. 国際研究奨励賞

    2024.11   日本核医学技術学会  

    中西恒平

  2. TRTdose2024優秀賞

    2024.10   標的アイソトープ治療線量評価研究会  

    中西恒平

 

Papers 36

  1. A Monte Carlo study comparing dead-time losses of a gamma camera between tungsten functional paper and lead sheet for dosimetry in targeted radionuclide therapy with Lu-177 Reviewed International journal

    Kohei Nakanishi, Naotoshi Fujita, Haruna Iwanaga, Yuki Asano, Shinji Abe, Ryuichi Nishii, Katsuhiko Kato

    Annals of Nuclear Medicine     2024.10

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    Abstract

    Objective

    Dead-time loss is reported to be non-negligible for some patients with a high tumor burden in Lu-177 radionuclide therapy, even if the administered activity is 7.4 GBq. Hence, we proposed a simple method to shorten the apparent dead time and reduce dead-time loss using a thin lead sheet in previous work. The collimator surface of the gamma camera was covered with a lead sheet in our proposed method. While allowing the detection of 208-keV gamma photons of Lu-177 that penetrate the sheet, photons with energies lower than 208 keV, which cause dead-time loss, were shielded. In this study, we evaluated the usefulness of tungsten functional paper (TFP) for the proposed method using Monte Carlo simulation.

    Methods

    The count rates in imaging of Lu-177 administered to patients were simulated with the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) 110 phantom using the GATE Monte Carlo simulation toolkit. The simulated gamma cameras with a 0.5-mm lead sheet, 1.2-mm TFP, or no filter were positioned closely on the anterior and posterior sides of the phantom. The apparent dead times and dead-time losses at 24 h after administration were calculated for an energy window of 208 keV ± 10%. Moreover, the dead-time losses at 24–120 h were analytically assessed using activity excretion data of Lu-177-DOTATATE.

    Results

    The dead-time loss without a filter was 5% even 120 h after administration in patients with a high tumor burden and slow excretion, while those with a lead sheet and TFP were 0.22 and 0.58 times less than those with no filter, respectively. The count rates with the TFP were 1.3 times higher than those with the lead sheet, and the TFP could maintain primary count rates at 91–94% of those without a filter.

    Conclusions

    Although the apparent dead time and dead-time loss with the lead sheet were shorter and less than those with TFP, those with TFP were superior to those without a filter. The advantage of TFP over the lead sheet is that the decrease in primary count rates was less.

    DOI: 10.1007/s12149-024-01987-5

    Other Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12149-024-01987-5/fulltext.html

  2. Development of a single photon emission microscope system with ∼200 μm spatial resolution Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Kohei Nakanishi, Jun Kataoka

    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment   Vol. 1067   page: 169673 - 169673   2024.10

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    DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2024.169673

  3. Development of a phoswich imaging detector to simultaneously acquire neutron and gamma photon images Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kohei Nakanishi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Hiroki Tanaka, Jun Kataoka

    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment   Vol. 1065   page: 169484 - 169484   2024.8

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    DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2024.169484

  4. A method for estimating the incident directions of alpha particles in 2-dimensional trajectory images in a GAGG plate Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kohei Nakanishi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Jun Kataoka

    Journal of Instrumentation   Vol. 19 ( 04 ) page: T04010 - T04010   2024.4

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    An imaging technique utilizing a scintillator plate in conjunction with a magnifying unit and a cooled electron multiplying charge-coupled device (EM-CCD) camera shows promise for capturing high-resolution trajectory images. Nevertheless, in the 2-dimensional trajectory images, the incident directions of the alpha particles entering the scintillator plate remained unknown due to the line-shaped trajectories. To elucidate the incident directions in our trajectory images, we conducted experiments capturing trajectory images of alpha particles under off-focus conditions. To capture off-focus images of alpha particles, we systematically varied the distance between the GAGG plate and the lens during imaging using an americium-241 (Am-241) source. Through images obtained at different distances between the GAGG plate and the lens, we successfully acquired trajectory images with varying degrees of off-focus, revealing that trajectory images focused on the upper surface of the GAGG plate exhibited blurred and wider trajectories in the deeper regions, making the incident directions of the alpha particles evident. We conclude that the proposed off-focus method for trajectory imaging of alpha particles holds promise for estimating the incident directions in the trajectory images.

    DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/19/04/t04010

  5. A novel method for efficiently measuring the non-proportionality of scintillators between light output and alpha particle energies from 1.8 MeV to 5.2 MeV Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kohei Nakanishi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Jun Kataoka

    Journal of Instrumentation   Vol. 19 ( 04 ) page: P04011 - P04011   2024.4

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    It is known that scintillators exhibit non-proportional behavior between light output and the energy of gamma photons or beta particles. However, the non-proportionality between light output in scintillators and the energy of alpha particles has not been extensively measured, likely due to the challenges associated with preparing alpha particles with varying energies. To address this issue, we propose a novel method to modulate the energy of alpha particles using an americium-241 (Am-241) source covered with different numbers of Mylar films. By irradiating various scintillators, including GAGG, GGAG, YAP(Ce), and plastic scintillator, with alpha particles of different energies, we measured and evaluated the non-proportional response of these scintillators. We then compared the measured response as a function of incident energy to a simulation, which assumes a proportional response to evaluate the non-proportionality. For all the scintillators tested, non-proportionality was observed; the light output per MeV at 1.8 MeV ranged from 0.60 to 0.81 of the values observed at 5.2 MeV. The non-proportional response was largest for plastic scintillator (0.60) and smallest for GAGG (0.81). We conclude that the proposed method could be an efficient means of measuring the non-proportionality of scintillators between light output and alpha particle energies

    DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/19/04/p04011

  6. A simple method to shorten the apparent dead time in the dosimetry of Lu-177 for targeted radionuclide therapy using a gamma camera Reviewed International journal

    Kohei Nakanishi, Naotoshi Fujita, Shinji Abe, Ryuichi Nishii, Katsuhiko Kato

    Physica Medica   Vol. 119   page: 103298 - 103298   2024.3

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    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2024.103298

  7. A triple-imaging-modality system for simultaneous measurements of prompt gamma photons, prompt x-rays, and induced positrons during proton beam irradiation Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Watabe, Kohei Nakanishi, Takuya Yabe, Mitsutaka Yamaguchi, Naoki Kawachi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Masayasu Miyake, Kazuo S Tanaka, Jun Kataoka

    Physics in Medicine & Biology   Vol. 69 ( 5 ) page: 055012 - 055012   2024.2

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    Objective. Prompt gamma photon, prompt x-ray, and induced positron imaging are possible methods for observing a proton beam’s shape from outside the subject. However, since these three types of images have not been measured simultaneously nor compared using the same subject, their advantages and disadvantages remain unknown for imaging beam shapes in therapy. To clarify these points, we developed a triple-imaging-modality system to simultaneously measure prompt gamma photons, prompt x-rays, and induced positrons during proton beam irradiation to a phantom. Approach. The developed triple-imaging-modality system consists of a gamma camera, an x-ray camera, and a dual-head positron emission tomography (PET) system. During 80 MeV proton beam irradiation to a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) phantom, imaging of prompt gamma photons was conducted by the developed gamma camera from one side of the phantom. Imaging of prompt x-rays was conducted by the developed x-ray camera from the other side. Induced positrons were measured by the developed dual-head PET system set on the upper and lower sides of the phantom. Main results. With the proposed triple-imaging-modality system, we could simultaneously image the prompt gamma photons and prompt x-rays during proton beam irradiation. Induced positron distributions could be measured after the irradiation by the PET system and the gamma camera. Among these imaging modalities, image quality was the best for the induced positrons measured by PET. The estimated ranges were actually similar to those imaged with prompt gamma photons, prompt x-rays and induced positrons measured by PET. Significance. The developed triple-imaging-modality system made possible to simultaneously measure the three different beam images. The system will contribute to increasing the data available for imaging in therapy and will contribute to better estimating the shapes or ranges of proton beam.

    DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad25c6

  8. Range and light output measurements of trajectory images in a GAGG plate with different alpha particle energies Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kohei Nakanishi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Jun Kataoka

    Journal of Instrumentation   Vol. 19 ( 01 ) page: P01010 - P01010   2024.1

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    An imaging method that utilizes a scintillator plate combined with a magnifying unit and a cooled electron multiplying charge-coupled device (EM-CCD) camera shows promise for obtaining high-resolution trajectory images. However, it is not yet clear whether the ranges of the trajectory images change with the energy of the alpha particles. Additionally, it remains unclear whether the intensity of the trajectory images is affected by the energy of the alpha particles. To address these questions in our trajectory imaging research, we conducted experiments to capture trajectory images of alpha particles with varying energy levels. To generate alpha particles with different energies, we modulated the energy using an americium-241 (Am-241) source covered with varying numbers of Mylar films. With this alpha source and imaging system, we successfully captured trajectory images with different alpha particle energies and were able to assess the ranges and intensities of these trajectories at various energy levels. The estimated ranges from the measured images with different alpha particle energies closely matched the results obtained through simulations. However, it's worth noting that the light output, as evaluated for the measured trajectory images, was slightly lower than the simulated results at lower energy levels probably due to the non-proportionality of the GAGG plate with respect to alpha particle energies.

    DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/19/01/p01010

  9. A comparative study of EM-CCD and CMOS cameras for particle ion trajectory imaging Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kohei Nakanishi, Katsunori Yogo, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Jun Kataoka

    Applied Radiation and Isotopes     page: 111143 - 111143   2023.12

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    DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111143

  10. Estimating blurless and noise-free Ir-192 source images from gamma camera images for high-dose-rate brachytherapy using a deep-learning approach Reviewed International journal

    Kohei Nakanishi, Seiichi Yamamoto, Takuya Yabe, Katsunori Yogo, Yumiko Noguchi, Kuniyasu Okudaira, Naoki Kawachi, Jun Kataoka

    Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express     2023.11

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    Objective: Precise monitoring of the position and dwell time of iridium-192 (Ir-192) during high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is crucial to avoid serious damage to normal tissues. Source imaging using a compact gamma camera is a potential approach for monitoring. However, images from the gamma camera are affected by blurring and statistical noise, which impact the accuracy of source position monitoring. This study aimed to develop a deep-learning approach for estimating ideal source images that reduce the effect of blurring and statistical noise from experimental images captured using a compact gamma camera.
Approach: A double pix2pix model was trained using the simulated gamma camera images of an Ir-192 source. The first model was responsible for denoising the Ir-192 images, whereas the second model performed super resolution. Trained models were then applied to the experimental images to estimate the ideal images. 
Main results: At a distance of 100 mm between the compact gamma camera and the Ir-192 source, the difference in full width at half maximum (FWHM) between the estimated and actual source sizes was approximately 0.5 mm for a measurement time of 1.5 s. This difference has been improved from approximately 2.7 mm without the use of DL. Even with a measurement time of 0.1 s, the ideal images could be estimated as accurately as in the 1.5 s measurements. This method consistently achieved accurate estimations of the source images at any position within the field of view; however, the difference increased with the distance between the Ir-192 source and the compact gamma camera.
Significance: The proposed method successfully provided estimated images from the experimental images within errors smaller than 0.5 mm at 100 mm. This method is promising for reducing blurring and statistical noise from the experimental images, enabling precise real-time monitoring of Ir-192 sources during HDR brachytherapy.

    DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ad0bb2

  11. Ultrahigh resolution real-time trajectory imaging of neutron induced particles in a scintillator from lithium-6 plate Reviewed International journal

    Yamamoto Seiichi, Yoshino Masao, Nakanishi Kohei, Kamada Kei, Yoshikawa Akira, Kataoka Jun

    Journal of Instrumentation   Vol. 18 ( 10 ) page: T10002 - T10002   2023.10

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    It is known that a lithium-6 (<sup>6</sup>Li) absorbs a neutron and is divided into a triton and an alpha particle. However, the trajectories of the produced tritons have not yet been imaged in real time and high resolution. We developed an ultrahigh-resolution imaging system that can clearly observe the trajectories of neutron induced particles in real time. The developed system is based on a magnifying unit and a cooled electron multiplying charge-coupled device (EM-CCD) camera combined with a <sup>6</sup>Li plate and a Ce-doped Gd<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>Ga<sub>3</sub>O<sub>12</sub>(GAGG) scintillator plate. Neutrons from a californium-252 (<sup>252</sup>Cf) source were irradiated to the <sup>6</sup>Li plate, which produced tritons and alpha particles. The produced tritons or alpha particles entered the GAGG plate and produced scintillation light along the trajectories. The scintillation trajectories were magnified by the unit, light intensified, and imaged by the EM-CCD camera. Using our system, we could measure the elongated trajectory images of the particles in real time. Most of these trajectories had Bragg peak like shapes in the images. The average range was 15 μm and the width was 4.6 μm FWHM. From the ranges we estimated, we found that these trajectories could be attributed to the induced tritons. Consequently, the developed real time imaging system is promising for research on the ultrahigh resolution imaging of neutron produced particles.

    DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/18/10/t10002

  12. Sub-micrometer real-time imaging of trajectory of alpha particles using GAGG plate and CMOS camera Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kohei Nakanishi, Katsunori Yogo, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Nanase Koshikawa, Jun Kataoka

    Journal of Instrumentation   Vol. 18 ( 10 ) page: T10003 - T10003   2023.10

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    High-resolution and real-time imaging of the trajectories of alpha particles is desired in nuclear medicine and nuclear engineering. Although an imaging method using a scintillator plate combined with a magnifying unit and a cooled electron multiplying charge-coupled device (EM-CCD) camera is a possible method of obtaining high-resolution trajectory images, the spatial resolution of the system is limited to ∼2 μm. To overcome the spatial resolution limitations of this method on trajectory imaging, we used a cooled complementally metal oxide (CMOS) camera in which the sensor had a much larger number of pixels, which were also smaller. Using the CMOS camera based imaging system, we could measure the trajectories of alpha particles in real time with the spatial resolution of 0.34 μm FWHM. With smoothing of the images to reduce image noise, spatial resolution was still kept to less than 0.75 μm. We conclude that this CMOS camera-based alpha-particle trajectory-imaging system is promising for alpha-particle or other particles imaging where ultrahigh spatial resolution is required.

    DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/18/10/t10003

  13. Development of an event-by-event based Li–ZnS(Ag) neutron imaging detector with selective neutron detection capability Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kohei Nakanishi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Hiroki Tanaka, Jun Kataoka

    Applied Radiation and Isotopes     page: 111084 - 111084   2023.10

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  14. A high-resolution real-time imaging system for observing the trajectories of neutron induced particles in a scintillator Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kohei Nakanishi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Jun Kataoka

    Journal of Instrumentation   Vol. 18 ( 06 ) page: T06009 - T06009   2023.6

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    High-resolution imaging of neutron induced particles is required in such methods as neutron radiography. However, the scintillation spots in a neutron-sensitive scintillator have not yet been imaged nor measured for size. We developed a high-resolution, real-time neutron induced particle imaging system for observing these particles' trajectories in a scintillator. The developed system is based on a magnifying unit and a cooled electron multiplying charge-coupled device (EM-CCD) camera combined with a lithium-containing silver-doped zinc sulfide (Li-ZnS(Ag)) scintillator plate. Neutrons from a californium-252 (<sup>252</sup>Cf) source were irradiated to the Li-ZnS(Ag) scintillator and imaged with the system. Using our system, we measured the scintillation spots of the neutron induced particles having different shapes in real time. In some of these measured scintillation spots, those with elliptical shapes were observed due to the trajectories of the particles in the scintillator. The spatial resolution calculated from the widths of the scintillation spots was ∼56 μm. Consequently, the developed imaging system is promising for research on neutron imaging that requires high spatial resolution.

    DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/18/06/t06009

  15. Hybrid imaging of prompt x-rays and induced positrons using a pinhole gamma camera during and after irradiation of protons. Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Watabe, Kohei Nakanishi, Takuya Yabe, Mitsutaka Yamaguchi, Naoki Kawachi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Md Rafiqul Islam, Masayasu Miyake, Kazuo S Tanaka, Jun Kataoka

    Physics in medicine and biology   Vol. 68 ( 11 )   2023.5

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    Objective. Prompt x-ray imaging using a low-energy x-ray camera is a promising method for observing a proton beam's shape from outside the subject. Furthermore, imaging of positrons produced by nuclear reactions with protons is a possible method for observing the beam shape. However, it has not been possible to measure these two types of images with a single imaging system due to the limited imaging capability of existing systems. Imaging of both prompt x-rays and the distribution of positrons may compensate for the shortcomings of each method.Approach. We conducted imaging of the prompt x-ray using a pinhole x-ray camera during irradiation with protons in list mode. Then, after irradiation with protons, imaging of annihilation radiations from the produced positrons was conducted using the same pinhole x-ray camera in list mode. After this imaging, list-mode data were sorted to obtain prompt x-ray images and positron images.Main results. With the proposed procedure, we could measure both prompt x-ray images and induced positron images with a single irradiation by a proton beam. From the prompt x-ray images, ranges and widths of the proton beams could be estimated. The distributions of positrons were slightly wider than those of the prompt x-rays. From the time sequential positron images, we could derive the time activity curves of the produced positrons.Significance. Hybrid imaging of prompt x-rays and induced positrons using a pinhole x-ray camera was achieved. The proposed procedure would be useful for measuring prompt x-ray images during irradiation to estimate the beam structures as well as for measuring the induced positron images after irradiation to estimate the distributions and time activity curves of the induced positrons.

    DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/acd2a2

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  16. Comparison of organ dose from chest radiography with varying beam quality and constant exposure index Reviewed International journal

    Kohei Nakanishi

    Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine     2023.5

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    DOI: 10.1007/s13246-023-01281-0

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  17. Development of an ultrahigh resolution real time alpha particle imaging system for observing the trajectories of alpha particles in a scintillator Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshino, Kei Kamada, Ryuga Yajima, Akira Yoshikawa, Kohei Nakanishi, Jun Kataoka

    Scientific Reports   Vol. 13 ( 1 )   2023.4

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    High-resolution imaging of alpha particles is required in the detection of alpha radionuclides in cells or small organs for the development of radio-compounds for targeted alpha-particle therapy or other purposes. We developed an ultrahigh resolution, real time alpha-particle imaging system for observing the trajectories of alpha particles in a scintillator. The developed system is based on a magnifying unit and a cooled electron multiplying charge-coupled device (EM-CCD) camera, combined with a 100-µm-thick Ce-doped Gd<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>Ga<sub>3</sub>O<sub>12</sub> (GAGG) scintillator plate. Alpha particles from an Am-241 source were irradiated to the GAGG scintillator and imaged with the system. Using our system, we measured the trajectories of the alpha particles having different shapes in real time. In some of these measured trajectories, the line shapes of the alpha particles that flew in the GAGG scintillator were clearly observed. The lateral profiles of the alpha-particle trajectories were imaged with widths of ~ 2 µm. We conclude that the developed imaging system is promising for research on targeted alpha-particle therapy or other alpha particle detections that require high spatial resolution.

    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31748-9

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  18. Optimization of the energy window setting in Ir-192 source imaging for high-dose-rate brachytherapy using a YAP(Ce) gamma camera Reviewed International journal

    Jura Nagata*, Kohei Nakanishi*, Seiichi Yamamoto, Takuya Yabe, Katsunori Yogo, Yumiko Noguchi, Kuniyasu Okudaira, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Jun Kataoka, (*equally contribution)

    Physica Medica   Vol. 103   page: 66 - 73   2022.11

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    Purpose: Although real-time imaging of the high-activity iridium-192 (Ir-192) source position during high-dose -rate (HDR) brachytherapy using a high-energy gamma camera system is a promising approach, the energy window was not optimized for spatial resolution or scatter fraction.Methods: By using a list-mode data-acquisition system that can acquire energy information of a cerium-doped yttrium aluminum perovskite (YA1O3: YAP(Ce)) gamma camera, we tried to optimize the energy window's setting to improve the spatial resolution and reduce scatter fraction.Results: The spatial resolution was highest for the central energy of the window at-300 keV. The scatter fraction was also smallest for the central energy of the window at-300 keV, and the scatter fraction was more than 48 % smaller than that for the full energy window.Conclusions: We clarified that the spatial resolution can be improved and the scatter fraction can be reduced through optimizing the energy window of the YAP(Ce) gamma camera by setting the central energy of the window to-300 keV for HDR brachytherapy.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.09.017

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  19. Monte Carlo approach to comparison of parallel-hole collimators of clinical scintillation camera system for imaging astatine-211 (At-211) Reviewed International journal

    Kohei Nakanishi, Seiichi Yamamoto, Jun Kataoka

    JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION   Vol. 17 ( 10 ) page: T10007 - T10007   2022.10

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    Astatine-211 (At-211) is a promising alpha particle emitter for targeted radionuclide therapy. Since its daughter isotope (polonium-211(Po-211)) emits characteristic X-rays of about 80 keV, the distribution of At-211 in the body can be imaged by detecting the X-rays with a scintillation camera. However, the isotopes also emit high-energy gamma photons that are collimated with difficulty for a parallel-hole collimator of a clinical scintillation camera system, and thus the selection of a collimator is important. In this study, we compared the performances of low-energy high-resolution (LEHR), low-energy all-purpose (LEAP), medium-energy (ME), and high-energy (HE) parallel-hole collimators for At-211 using Monte Carlo simulation. We simulated a clinical scintillation camera system with the collimators using the Geant4 toolkit. The energy spectra, sensitivities, and spatial resolutions for the point source of At-211 were evaluated. Moreover, we simulated imaging of six sphere sources of At-211 in a 1-cm-thick cylindrical phantom filled with At-211 solution to evaluate image contrast. All of the results in this study are simulation data. The spatial resolution with LEHR was 7.6 mm full width at half maximum (FWHM) and the highest between collimators, while the sensitivity with LEAP was 85 cps/MBq and the highest. The image contrast acquired with the ME collimator was superior to those with the other collimators. We concluded that the LEHR, LEAP, and ME collimators had their advantages, so an optimum collimator should be selected depending on the purpose of imaging of At-211, although there was no advantage in using the HE collimator for the imaging of At-211.

    DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/17/10/T10007

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  20. Short‐time sequential high‐energy gamma photon imaging using list‐mode data acquisition system for high‐dose‐rate brachytherapy Reviewed International journal

    Jura Nagata, Seiichi Yamamoto, Takuya Yabe, Katsunori Yogo, Kohei Nakanishi, Yumiko Noguchi, Kuniyasu Okudaira, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Jun Kataoka

    Medical Physics   Vol. 49 ( 12 ) page: 7703 - 7714   2022.9

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    Purpose Measurement of the dwell time and moving speed of a high-activity iridium-192 (Ir-192) source used for high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is important for estimating the precise dose delivery to a tumor. For this purpose, we used a cerium-doped yttrium aluminum perovskite (YA1O(3):YAP(Ce)) gamma camera system, combined with a list-mode data acquisition system that can acquire short-time sequential images, and measured the dwell times and moving speeds of the Ir-192 source. Methods Gamma photon imaging was conducted using the gamma camera in list mode for the Ir-192 source of HDR brachytherapy with fixed dwell times and positions. The acquired list-mode images were sorted to millisecond-order interval time sequential images to evaluate the dwell time at each position. Time count rate curves were derived to calculate the dwell time at each source position and moving speed of the source. Results We could measure the millisecond-order time sequential images for the Ir-192 source. The measured times for the preset dwell times of 2 s and 10 s were 1.98 to 2.00 s full width at half maximum (FWHM) and 10.0 s FWHM, respectively. The dwell times at the first dwell position were larger than those at other positions. We also measured the moving speeds of the source after the dwells while moving back to the afterloader and found the speed increased with the distance from the edge of the field of view to the last dwell position. Conclusion We conclude that millisecond-order time sequential imaging of the Ir-192 source is possible by using a gamma camera and is useful for evaluating the dwell times and moving speeds of the Ir-192 source.

    DOI: 10.1002/mp.15957

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  21. Trials of transmission imaging using clinically used Ir-192 source for high-dose-rate brachytherapy Reviewed International journal

    J. Nagata, S. Yamamoto, K. Nakanishi, Y. Noguchi, K. Okudaira, J. Kataoka

    Journal of Instrumentation   Vol. 17 ( 06 ) page: T06009 - T06009   2022.6

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    In high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy, verification of an Ir-192 source's position during treatment is required. One of the methods for this used a high-energy pinhole gamma camera to image the position of the source, but the absolute position of the source cannot be measured. To confirm the absolute position, it will be useful to acquire the transmission image of a subject in addition to the gamma photon image at the same time without using an additional X-ray system. To measure the transmission images, we tried to use the high-energy gamma photons emitted from the Ir-192 source used for the therapy. We developed a high-energy gamma photon imaging system composed of 1-mm-thick Pr doped Gd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>S (GOS), a surface mirror, and a cooled charge-coupled device (CCD) camera. The developed imaging system achieved transmission imaging of high-energy gamma photons by transporting the Ir-192 source in front of the imaging system. The spatial resolution of the imaging system was better than 2.4 mm FWHM with and without a 10-cm-thick acrylic block set between the imaging system and the source. Moderate spatial resolution and contrast images of phantoms were obtained with the system. For the dynamic imaging mode, continuous images of the phantoms were measured with 1-sec intervals. There was no observable difference in the transmission images by the movement of the Ir-192 source. Transmission imaging of subjects using an Ir-192 source for HDR brachytherapy could be achieved using our developed imaging system. The system offers a new method to measure the real-time transmission images of the subject during HDR brachytherapy.

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  22. In-vivo imaging of a mouse by detecting bremsstrahlung X-rays from 14C using a La-GPS imaging system Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Hideki Tomita, Ryohei Terabayashi, Kenji Yoshida, Kouhei Nakanishi, Takako Furukawa, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa

    Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology   Vol. 59 ( 11 ) page: 1 - 12   2022.3

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    Imaging of 14C outside of the subject is considered to be difficult because it is a radionuclide that emits only low-energy beta particles. However, we found that bremsstrahlung X-rays form 14C could be imaged from outside of subjects and is thus applicable to in vivo small animal imaging. We developed a high-resolution low-energy X-ray imaging system using a (Gd, La)2Si2O7:Ce(La-GPS) plate combined with a flat panel photomultiplier tube (FP-PMT) for in vivo imaging of a mouse to detect the X-rays from a 14C solution administered. Without using a parallel hole collimator, accumulated 14C in the mouse’s abdomen was imaged in 1 min and dynamic in vivo imaging was possible although the spatial resolution was moderate. With a parallel hole collimator, 14C in the abdomen was obtained with a higher spatial resolution with a 60-min acquisition time. We conclude that in vivo imaging of 14C is possible by using the developed high-resolution La-GPS imaging system and may be promising for molecular imaging research.

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  23. Prediction of CT Images from PET Images Using Deep Learning Approach for Small Animal Systems International journal

    Kouhei Nakanishi, Seiichi Yamamoto, Tadashi Watabe

    2021 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC)     2021.10

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  24. Comparison of the distributions of bremsstrahlung X-rays, Cerenkov light, and annihilation radiations for positron emitters Reviewed International journal

    Kouhei Nakanishi, Seiichi Yamamoto

    Applied Radiation and Isotopes   Vol. 176   page: 109861 - 109861   2021.10

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  25. Monte Carlo study of a small field of view YAlO3:Ce pinhole camera for imaging with Rb-82 by detection of bremsstrahlung X-rays Reviewed International journal

    K. Nakanishi, S. Yamamoto

    Journal of Instrumentation   Vol. 16 ( 08 )   2021.8

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  26. Performance evaluation of YAlO3 scintillator plates with different Ce concentrations Reviewed International journal

    Kohei Nakanishi, Seiichi Yamamoto, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa

    Applied Radiation and Isotopes   Vol. 168   page: 109483 - 109483   2021.2

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    Since Ce-doped YAlO3 (YAP(Ce)) scintillators have small non-proportionality, it is useful to develop a radiation imaging detector for low-energy gamma photons or X-rays. However, the YAP(Ce) performance with different Ce concentrations remains unclear. Consequently, we measured the basic performance of YAP(Ce) plates with different Ce concentrations. We used three types of YAP(Ce) scintillator plates with different Ce concentrations: 0.05% Ce, 1% Ce, and 2% Ce. The YAP(Ce) plates were 10 mm × 10 mm x 0.5 mm. We measured and compared the energy spectra, the decay times, the α-γ ratio, and the non-proportionality. We also evaluated the relation between these performances and the Ce concentrations. The light output of a YAP(Ce) showed positive correlation with the Ce concentrations, and the decay time of the YAP(Ce) showed a negative correlation with them. The energy resolution slightly improved for a YAP(Ce) with higher Ce concentrations. We found the α-γ ratio were slightly larger for higher Ce concentrations. The YAP(Ce) plate with a 2% Ce had the highest light output and the best energy resolution as well as the shortest decay time. Based on these results, the YAP(Ce) plate with a concentration of 2% Ce is a better selection for the development of radiation detectors or radiation imaging detectors for low-energy gamma photons or X-rays as well as alpha particles.

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  27. Development of high‐resolution YAP(Ce) x‐ray camera for the imaging of astatine‐211(At‐211) in small animals Reviewed International journal

    Kouhei Nakanishi, Seiichi Yamamoto, Tadashi Watabe, Kazuko Kaneda-Nakashima, Yoshifumi Shirakami, Kazuhiro Ooe, Atsushi Toyoshima, Atsushi Shinohara, Takahiro Teramoto, Jun Hatazawa, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa

    Medical Physics   Vol. 47 ( 11 ) page: 5739 - 5748   2020.11

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    Purpose: Astatine-211 (At-211) is a promising alpha emitter for radionuclide therapy. High-resolution in vivo imaging of At-211 in small animals is needed for the development of At-211 radiopharmaceuticals. For this purpose, we developed a low-energy x-ray camera using a thin YAlO3:Ce (YAP(Ce)) plate to image the low-energy x rays (73–87 keV) from the daughter radionuclide of At-211 (Po-211). Method: We optically coupled a 38 × 38 × 1-mm YAP (Ce) plate to a position-sensitive photomultiplier (PSPMT) to develop an imaging detector. A pinhole or a parallel hole collimator was attached to the imaging detector, and the performance was measured for 60-keV gamma photons. With the developed x-ray camera, we carried out imaging of a mouse that had been administered At-211-NaAt. Results: The intrinsic spatial resolution of the YAP (Ce) x-ray camera was approximately 1.2 mm FWHM, and the energy resolution was 22% FWHM. With a 5-mm-thick parallel hole collimator, the spatial resolution was 3.8 mm FWHM with a sensitivity of 8 × 10−4 at 10 mm, which is a typical distance from the surface of the collimator to a subject in mouse imaging. Using a 1-mm diameter pinhole collimator, the spatial resolution was 1.8 mm FWHM with a sensitivity of 3.5 × 10−4 at 10 mm from the collimator. In the mouse images measured by the developed x-ray camera, we could clearly observe that the At-211 accumulated in the thyroid gland and the stomach of the mouse. Conclusion: We concluded that the YAP (Ce) x-ray camera is useful for in vivo imaging of At-211.

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  28. Monte Carlo simulation of the bremsstrahlung X-rays emitted from H-3 and C-14 for the in-vivo imaging of small animals Reviewed International journal

    Kouhei Nakanishi, Seiichi Yamamoto

    Applied Radiation and Isotopes   Vol. 160   page: 109136 - 109136   2020.6

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  29. Imaging of bremsstrahlung X-rays from tritium water in a plastic bag using a LaGPS radiation imaging system Reviewed International journal

    S. Yamamoto, K. Nakanishi, T. Furukawa, H. Tomita, K. Kamada, A. Yoshikawa

    Journal of Instrumentation   Vol. 15 ( 04 ) page: P04006 - P04006   2020.4

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    Tritium (H-3) is a pure beta-emitting radionuclide and beta particles have extremely low energy (maximum energy: 18.6 keV). Thus the in-vivo imaging of H-3 is thought to be impossible. However, beta particles emit bremsstrahlung X-rays in subjects that may be imaged from outside of the subjects. We tried to image the bremsstrahlung X-rays from H-3 water using a newly developed radiation imaging system. The developed imaging system used a pixelated Ce-doped (Gd, La)2Si2O7 (LaGPS) scintillator plate optically coupled to a flat-panel position-sensitive photomultiplier tube (FP-PMT). Using the imaging system, we conducted bremsstrahlung X-ray imaging from H-3 water in a plastic bag with 37-MBq radioactivity. We obtained tungsten slit mask images with a spatial resolution of ∼3 mm full width at half maximum (FWHM). The energy spectrum of the bremsstrahlung X-rays from the H-3 water showed a broad distribution with an average energy of ∼10 keV. The measured sensitivities of the LaGPS imaging system for bremsstrahlung X-rays from H-3 water in a plastic bag were 1.8 × 10-7. We conclude that the imaging of bremsstrahlung X-rays from H-3 water was really possible and it has a potential to be a new method for the in-vivo H-3 imaging of small animals, plants, or materials.

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  30. Feasibility evaluation of a direct detection method of alpha particles in water using YGAG plate with pulse shape analysis Reviewed International journal

    S. Yamamoto, K. Nakanishi, S. Terazawa

    Journal of Instrumentation   Vol. 14 ( 10 ) page: P10013 - P10013   2019.10

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  31. Comparison of Noise Equivalent Count Rates (NECRs) for the PET Systems With Different Ring Diameter and Electronics Reviewed International journal

    Kouhei Nakanishi, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Seiichi Yamamoto

    IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences   Vol. 3 ( 3 ) page: 371 - 376   2019.5

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  32. Possibility analysis of bremsstrahlung x-ray imaging of C-14 radionuclide using a LaGPS radiation imaging system Reviewed International journal

    Seiichi Yamamoto, Kouhei Nakanishi, Takako Furukawa, Hideki Tomita

    Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express   Vol. 5 ( 3 ) page: 035024 - 035024   2019.4

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  33. Development of a circular shape Si-PM-based detector ring for breast-dedicated PET system Reviewed International journal

    Nakanishi, K., Yamamoto, S., Watabe, H., Abe, S., Fujita, N., Kato, K.

    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment   Vol. 880   page: 118 - 124   2018

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  34. Estimation of optimum scintillator thickness of Si-PM detectors for time-of-flight (TOF)-PET Reviewed International coauthorship International journal

    Kouhei Nakanishi, Kanako Kodani, Jung Yeol Yeom, Seiichi Yamamoto

    Biomedical Physics &amp; Engineering Express   Vol. 3 ( 2 ) page: 027002 - 027002   2017.3

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  35. Performance comparison of finely pixelated LYSO- and GAGG-based Si-PM gamma cameras for high resolution SPECT Reviewed International journal

    Nakanishi, K., Yamamoto, S., Kataoka, J.

    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment   Vol. 872   page: 107 - 111   2017

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    Although Lu-based scintillators, including Ce-doped Lu1.8Y0.2SiO5 (LYSO) scintillators, are often used for positron emission tomography (PET) detectors, they are not commonly used in gamma cameras for single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) because background counts due to contamination of the natural radioisotope in Lu are detected. However, several studies report that deterioration in image contrast due to background counts of the natural radioisotope is not critical and thus LYSO is promising for use in SPECT detectors. Meanwhile, a new scintillator, the Ce-doped Gd3Al2Ga3O12 (GAGG) with a high light yield and no natural radioisotope, has been developed and is also thought to be a promising scintillator. Thus, we compared the performance of LYSO with that of GAGG to determine which is more appropriate for a silicon photomultiplier (Si-PM)-based high-resolution small field-of-view (FOV) gamma camera for SPECT. We used finely pixelated LYSO and GAGG plates that were optically coupled to Si-PM arrays to form gamma cameras and measured the basic performance for 122-keV gamma photons. The energy resolutions of the LYSO- and GAGG-based Si-PM gamma cameras were 30% and 23% full width at half maximum (FWHM), respectively. The intrinsic spatial resolution of the GAGG (∼0.5mm FWHM) based gamma camera was better than that of the LYSO (∼0.6mm FWHM). The background counts of the LYSO-based gamma camera were 28 times larger than that of the GAGG. Based on these results, we conclude that GAGG is more appropriate than LYSO for the development of a Si-PM based gamma camera for high resolution SPECT.

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  36. Development of an angled Si-PM-based detector unit for positron emission mammography (PEM) system Reviewed International journal

    Nakanishi, K., Yamamoto, S.

    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment   Vol. 837   page: 171 - 177   2016

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  1. 鉛玉を用いたMRI用不均一磁場補正padの有用性評価—Evaluation of usefulness of pad filled with lead sphere to correct inhomogeneous magnetic field for MRI Reviewed

      Vol. 69 ( 2 ) page: 142 - 149   2022.2

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  1. Lu-177高分解能撮像に向けた小型ガンマカメラのシミュレーションスタディ

    中西恒平, 山本誠一, 藤田尚利

    第5回標的アイソトープ治療線量評価研究会  2024.10.5 

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  2. Lu-177撮像にて計数損失を簡易に抑制できる新規撮像法の提案

    中西恒平, 藤田尚利, 阿部真治, 西井龍一, 加藤克彦

    第43回日本核医学技術学会総会学術大会  2023.11.17 

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  3. 人体よりも強い反磁性を有する素材の局所不均一磁場補正能の評価

    中西恒平, 染矢啓太

    第78回日本放射線技術学会総会学術大会  2022.4 

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  4. モンテカルロシミュレーションを用いた胸部X線撮影におけるExposure Index一定下での吸収線量の線質依存性評価

    中西恒平

    第78回日本放射線技術学会総会学術大会  2022.4 

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  5. Prediction of CT images from PET images using deep learning approach for small animal systems International conference

    K. Nakanishi, S. Yamamoto, T. Watabe

    2021.10 

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  6. Comparison of the distributions of bremsstrahlung X-rays, Cerenkov light, and annihilation radiations for positron emitters International conference

    K. Nakanishi, S. Yamamoto

    2021.10 

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  7. Monte Carlo study of a small FOV YAlO3:Ce pinhole camera for imaging with Rb-82 by detection of bremsstrahlung X-ray International conference

    K. Nakanishi, S. Yamamoto

    2021.10 

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  8. Monte Carlo simulation for high resolution imaging of Rb-82 with bremsstrahlung X-ray camera for small animals International conference

    2020.12 

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  9. Comparison of compensation effect for non-uniform magnetic field with major grains International conference

    2020.12 

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  10. Development of high resolution YAP(Ce) camera for imaging of astatine-211 (At-211)

    K. Nakanishi, S. Yamamoto, T. Watabe, K. Kamada, A. Yoshikawa

    2020.5 

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  11. Monte Carlo simulation of the bremsstrahlung X-rays emitted from H-3 and C-14 for the in-vivo imaging of small animals International conference

    K. Nakanishi, S. Yamamoto

    2019.11 

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  12. Estimation of optimum scintillator thickness for time-of-flight (TOF)-PET to acquire high noise equivalent count rate (NECR) International conference

    K. Nakanishi, K. Kodani, J. Y. Yeom, S. Yamamoto

    2019.11 

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  13. 異なる検出器リング径を有するPET装置間でのNECRの比較

    中西恒平, 山本誠一, 平野 祥之

    第117回日本医学物理学会学術大会  2019.4 

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  14. Performance measurements of LGSO crystals with different Gd concentrations for PET detectors International conference

    K. Nakanishi, C. Komoda, Y. Anzai, J. Osada, K. Nagao, H. Ishibashi, T. Kuriwada, K. Hazu, S. Yamamoto

    2018.11 

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  15. Comparison of noise equivalent count rates (NECRs) for small diameter brain PET system and whole-body PET system International conference

    K. Nakanishi, Y. Hirano, S. Yamamoto

    2018.11 

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  16. Measurements of MR-compatibility of LGSO crystals with different Gd concentrations International conference

    K. Nakanishi, C. Komoda, S. Koyama, Y. Anzai, J. Osada, K. Nagao, H. Ishibashi, T. Kuriwada, K. Hazu, S. Yamamoto

    2018.11 

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  17. Development of a circular shape Si-PM-based detector ring for positron emission mammography (PEM) system International conference

    K. Nakanishi, S. Yamamoto, H. Watabe, K. Kato

    2017.10 

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  18. Comparison of performances between Ce:LYSO and Ce:GAGG for Si-PM based gamma camera for ultrahigh resolution SPECT International conference

    K. Nakanishi, S. Yamamoto, J. Kataoka

    2017.10 

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  19. Development of a Si-PM-based positron emission mammography (PEM) system International conference

    K. Nakanishi, S. Yamamoto, H. Watabe, K. Kato

    2017.7 

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  20. Si-PMを用いた胸部用PET装置(PEM)のための円形検出器リングの開発

    中西恒平, 山本誠一, 渡部浩司, 加藤克彦

    第113回日本医学物理学会学術大会  2017.4 

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  1. 放射線治療用放射性同位元素イリジウム-192 (Ir-192)の位置を三次元的にモニタリングするための深層学習プログラムの開発

    2023.4 - 2024.3

    中島記念国際交流財団  日本人若手研究者研究助成金 

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  1. Lu-177標識薬剤のガンマカメラ撮像定量性向上のための新規撮像法開発

    Grant number:23K14863  2023.4 - 2025.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業 若手研究  若手研究

    中西 恒平

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    Grant amount:\4680000 ( Direct Cost: \3600000 、 Indirect Cost:\1080000 )

  2. Medical application of luminescence of water lower energy than Cherenkov-light threshold

    Grant number:22H03019  2022.4 - 2027.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

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