{"id":856,"date":"2026-10-01T17:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T08:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.shs.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/~mp\/en\/members\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:53:04","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.shs.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/~mp\/en\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\"Hidetake<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hidetake Yabuuchi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Position \/ Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications \/ MD, PhD, Board-Certified Diagnostic Radiologist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest Education \/ Department of Medicine, Kyushu University School of Medicine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests \/ Diagnostic imaging of the lung, breast, and head and neck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Academic Societies \/ Japan Radiological Society, Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Message \/ I teach functional imaging with CT and MRI to analyze perfusion, diffusion, and metabolic function of the human body, and supervise research using these functional imaging techniques. We welcome ambitious students who will play leading roles in this field in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Hidetaka<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hidetaka Arimura<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Position \/ Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications \/ Medical Physicist (certified by the Japan Society of Medical Physics, 2004\u2013present), Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor (1998)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest Education \/ PhD in Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology (1996)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests \/ Medical physics, medical image analysis, image-based radiation therapy, radiomics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Academic Societies \/ American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Japan Society of Medical Physics, Japanese Society of Radiological Technology, Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, Japan Society of Medical Imaging and Information Sciences, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Message \/ Please explore what is not yet known by coming up with novel ideas and developing a logical way of thinking, and develop what has not yet been developed for clinical practice \u2014 a way of thinking that sees both the trees and the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laboratory \/ Hidetaka Arimura Laboratory<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Shingo<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Shingo Baba<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Position \/ Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications \/ MD, PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest Education \/ Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests \/ Nuclear medicine, radionuclide therapy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Academic Societies \/ Japan Radiological Society, Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Message \/ Nuclear medicine diagnosis and radionuclide therapy are fields expected to grow in the future. I am engaged in research leading to technical foundations and clinical applications in nuclear medicine practice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Toshioh<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Toshioh Fujibuchi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Position \/ Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications \/ Radiological Technologist, Medical Physicist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest Education \/ Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ph.D. (Medical Science)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests \/ Radiation protection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Academic Societies \/ Japanese Society of Radiological Technology, Japan Health Physics Society, Japanese Society of Radiation Safety Management, Japan Society of Medical Physics, Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine Technology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Message \/ The main research subject of our laboratory is radiation protection in the medical field: for example, radiation protection and dosimetry in medicine using Monte Carlo simulation, development of real-time monitoring devices for medical staff, and education in radiological technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laboratory \/ Toshioh Fujibuchi Laboratory<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous project \/ https:\/\/arp.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/dxrpp\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram \/ @fujibuchi_lab<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Masatoshi<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Masatoshi Kondo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Position \/ Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications \/ Ph.D., Radiological Technologist, Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest Education \/ Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests \/ Image quality assessment of CT\/MRI, quantitative evaluation of clinical CT\/MRI images<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Academic Societies \/ Japanese Society of Radiological Technology, Japan Society of Medical Imaging and Information Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Message \/ I enjoy working for patients through research on image quality and quantitative evaluation of CT and MRI images. I hope that our research activities will contribute to the globalization of Japanese radiological technologists.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Kazushige<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kazushige Atsumi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Position \/ Associate Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications \/ MD, PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest Education \/ Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests \/ Radiation oncology, image-guided brachytherapy (IGBT) for uterine cervical cancer, stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Academic Societies \/ Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology (JASTRO), Japan Radiological Society (JRS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Hiroyuki<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hiroyuki Arakawa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Position \/ Associate Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications \/ Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor, Medical Physicist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest Education \/ Ph.D. in Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests \/ Development of devices for quality assurance and quality control of brachytherapy, development of dynamic radiation detectors and simulation methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Academic Societies \/ Japanese Society of Radiological Technology, Japan Society of Medical Physics, Physical Society of Japan, Japan Health Physics Society, Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Message \/ We aim to research and develop useful medical devices 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Makoto<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Makoto Sakai<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Position \/ Associate Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications \/ Ph.D., Medical Physicist, Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest Education \/ Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests \/ Radiation measurement, particle radiotherapy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Academic Societies \/ Japan Society of Applied Physics, Japan Society of Medical Physics, Japanese Society for Radiation Oncology, Japanese Society of Neutron Capture Therapy, IEEE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Message \/ With a background in engineering, I have also been involved in research in medical physics and biology. Moving forward, I aim to further advance interdisciplinary research that bridges medicine and engineering. I would be delighted to collaborate with others in the pursuit of new knowledge across these fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laboratory \/ SAKAI Laboratory<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Tsukasa<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tsukasa Kojima<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Position \/ Lecturer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications \/ Ph.D., Radiological Technologist, Medical Physicist, Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor, Certified X-ray CT Technologist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest Education \/ Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests \/ Development and clinical application of diagnostic imaging technologies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Academic Societies \/ Japanese Society of Radiological Technology, Japan Society of Medical Physics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Message \/ I research ways to improve the diagnostic accuracy of CT and MRI, which are essential imaging devices in modern medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Nobukazu<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nobukazu Tanaka<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Position \/ Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications \/ Ph.D., Radiological Technologist, Type-I Radiation Protection Supervisor, Medical Physicist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest Education \/ Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests \/ X-ray image evaluation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Academic Societies \/ Japanese Society of Radiological Technology, Japan Society of Medical Physics, Japan Society of Medical Imaging and Information Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Message \/ My research focuses mainly on the quantitative assessment of medical radiation exposure and the image quality of digital X-ray imaging systems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Yui<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Yui Kanzaki<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Position \/ Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certifications \/ Radiological Technologist, Radiological Technologist Certified in Screening Mammography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highest Education \/ Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests \/ Image analysis and evaluation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affiliated Academic Societies \/ Japan Association of Radiological Technologists, Japanese Society of Radiological Technology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Message \/ I have been evaluating the image quality of X-ray images, and I plan to pursue research on breast imaging.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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