Advanced Medical Quantum Technological Science Course

Faculty members

Name :
Hidetake Yabuuchi
Position :
Professor
Qualification :
  • MD, PhD
  • Radiological Diagnostic Specialist
Educational background :
Department of Medicine, Kyushu University School of Medicine
Research field :
  • Diagnostic Imaging of lung
  • breast
  • head and neck
Academic society :
  • Japanese Radiological Society
  • Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Messages :
I will teach functional imaging of CT and MRI to analyze perfusion, diffusion, and metabolic function of the human body. I will also provide directions for researches using these function imaging. We welcome ambitious students who will play leading roles in this field in future.

Name :
Hidetaka Arimura
Position :
Professor
Qualification :
  • Medical Physicist (Certified by Japan Society of Medical Physics, 2004-Present)
  • Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor (1998)
Educational background :
PhD in engineering from Kyoto Institute of Technology in 1996
Research field :
  • medical physics
  • medical image analysis
  • image-based radiation therapy
  • radiomics
Academic society :
  • American Association of Physicists in Medicine
  • Japan Society of Medical Physics
  • Japanese Society of Radiological Technology Institute of Electronics
  • Information and Communication Engineers Medical Imaging and Information Sciences, etc.
Messages :
Please explore what we have not known by coming up with novel ideas and by developing a logical way of thinking, and develop what we have not developed for clinical practices. A way of thinking by viewing-trees as well as forests.

Name :
Shingo Baba
Position :
Professor
Qualification :
MD., Ph.D.
Educational background :
Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University
Research field :
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Radionuclide therapy
Academic society :
  • Japanese Radiological Society
  • Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine
Messages :
Nuclear medicine diagnosis as well as radionuclide therapy is a field that is expected to grow in the future. I am engaged in research that will lead to technical fundamentals and clinical applications in the practice of nuclear medicine.

Name :
Toshioh Fujibuchi
Position :
Professor
Qualification :
  • Radiological technologist
  • Medical physicist
Educational background :
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences University of Tsukuba, Majors of Medical Sciences, Ph.D. (Doctorate of Medical Science)
Research field :
Radiation protection
Academic society :
  • Japanese Society of Radiological Technology
  • Japan Health Physics Society
  • Japanese Society of Radiation Safety Management
  • Japan Society of Medical Physics
  • The Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine Technology
Messages :
Main research subjects in our Laboratory radiation protection in medical field. Ex.) Radiation protection and dosimetry for medical field using Monte Carlo simulation, Development of real time monitoring device for medical staff, and education about radiological technology.

Name :
Masatoshi Kondo
Position :
Professor
Qualification :
  • Ph.D
  • Radiological Technologist
  • Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor
Educational background :
  • Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto University
Research field :
  • Image quality assessment on CT/MRI
  • Quantitative evaluation of clinical CT/MRI images
Academic society :
  • Japanese Society of Radiological Technology
  • Medical Imaging and Information Sciences
Messages :
I love to work for patients through the research on image quality and quantitative evaluation on CT and MRI images. I hope that the research activities connect to the globalization of Japanese radiological technologists.

Name :
Tadamitsu Ideguchi
Position :
Associate Professor
Qualification :
  • Ph.D.
  • Radiological Technologist
  • Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor
Educational background :
Graduated School of Kyushu University
Research field :
Image Sciences
Academic society :
  • Japanese Society of Radiological Technology
  • Medical Imaging and Information Sciences
Messages :
Main research, developing method to improve diagnosis ability, still more reduce radiation exposure.

Name :
Akihiro Nohtomi
Position :
Associate Professor
Qualification :
  • Ph. D. (Engineering)
  • Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor
  • Medical Physicist
Educational background :
Doctoral Course in Nuclear Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
Research field :
Radiation Measurement and Dosimetry relating to medical applications
Academic society :
  • Japan Society of Medical Physics
  • The Japan Society of Applied Physics
  • Japanese Society of Neutron Capture Therapy
  • The Physical Society of Japan
  • Atomic Energy Society of Japan
Messages :
I am interested in a development of the novel measurement techniques of ionizing radiations such as neutrons. Participation of students full of creativity will be especially welcomed.

Name :
Kazushige Atsumi
Position :
Associate Professor
Qualification :
  • MD, PhD
Educational background :
Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Research field :
  • Radiation oncology
  • Image-guided brachytherapy (IGBT) for patients with uterine cervical cancer and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
Academic society :
  • Japanese Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (JASTRO)
  • Japanese Radiological Society (JRS)
Messages :

Name :
Hiroyuki Arakawa
Position :
Associate Professor
Qualification :
  • Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor
  • Medical Physicist
Educational background :
Ph. D in science from Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu Univ.
Research field :
  • Development of devices for the quality assurance and control of brachytherapy.
  • Development of dynamic radiation detectors and simulation methods.
Academic society :
  • Japan Society of Radiological Technology
  • Japan Society of Medical Physics
  • Physical Society of Japan
  • Japan Society of Health Physics
  • Plasma and Fusion Science Society of Japan
Messages :
Research and development of useful medical devices is aimed at based on knowledge and technology from a wide range of fields. Motivated students who want to take on the challenge of developing new equipment are welcome.

Name :
Masateru Kawakubo
Position :
Assistant Professor
Qualification :
  • Ph.D.
  • Radiological Technologist
Educational background :
Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Research field :
medical image analysis, cardiac imaging
Academic society :
  • Japanese Society of Radiological Technology
  • Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • Japanese Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • The Japanese Circulation Society
Messages :
I look forward to all persons who are interested in the field of Medical imaging analysis. If you are interested in my research, please refer to the URL below for further details.

Name :
Nobukazu Tanaka
Position :
Assistant Professor
Qualification :
  • Ph.D.
  • Radiological Technologist
  • Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor
  • Medical Physicist
Educational background :
Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Research field :
X-ray image evaluation
Academic society :
  • Japanese Society of Radiological Technology
  • Japan Society of Medical Physics
  • Medical Imaging and Information Sciences
Messages :
My research is mainly the quantitative assessment of medical exposure and image quality of digital X-ray imaging systems.

Name :
Tsukasa Kojima
Position :
Assistant Professor
Qualification :
  • Ph.D.
  • Radiological Technologist
  • Medical Physicist
  • Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor
  • Certified X-ray CT Technologist
Educational background :
Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Research field :
Development and clinical application of diagnostic imaging technologies
Academic society :
  • Japanese Society of Radiological Technology
  • Japan Society of Medical Physics
Messages :
I research ways to improve the diagnostic accuracy of CT and MRI, which are essential imaging devices in modern medicine.

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