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Biomedical Science and Engineering Lab
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A lab that uses simulation to predict the effects of radiation on the body.
AboutAbout the lab
Understanding the effects of radiation from the atomic level.
The lab of Lecturer Yusuke Matsuya studies the effects of radiation on living organisms using computer simulations and theoretical models.
The lab develops and applies PHITS (Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System), a code that calculates the transport of radiation.
The lab builds models that predict the whole sequence from radiation exposure to DNA damage and later responses such as chromosomal aberrations, with the aim of applying them to radiation protection and therapy.
The results of this research are incorporated into PHITS and provided to PHITS users around the world.
Key terms
- PHITS
- A simulation program that calculates how radiation travels through matter and what effects it causes
- DNA damage
- Breaks or other damage to DNA, which carries genetic information, caused by radiation and other factors
- Radical
- A highly reactive, unstable molecule. Radicals are produced by radiation and can damage DNA
- Radiation protection
- The concepts and methods used to prevent harm to the body from radiation and to reduce exposure
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to clarify how the biological effects of radiation arise. It develops models that connect the physical and chemical processes of radiation to DNA damage and the responses that follow.
*Illustrative imageSimulation of radiation tracks
The lab develops and applies PHITS, a code that calculates the transport of radiation. When radiation enters a living body, interactions between atoms and the diffusion of radicals occur along its path, and the lab analyzes these events from the atomic level.
*Illustrative imageModels predicting biological effects after exposure
The lab develops models that predict responses ranging from early ones such as DNA damage to later ones such as chromosomal aberrations. It is also advancing applications to radiation protection and therapy.
MembersFaculty
- LecturerYusuke Matsuya
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Beta radiation in a cloud chamber” Nuledo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Simulation of radiation tracks: “Alpha radiation in a cloud chamber” Nuledo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Models predicting biological effects after exposure: “Purple cells” National Cancer Institute / Public domain (cropped)
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