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Shimazoe Lab
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The lab measures radiation and quanta with high precision to advance medical diagnosis and treatment.
AboutAbout the lab
Novel quantum metrology for medical diagnosis and treatment.
The Shimazoe Lab studies new methods of diagnosis and treatment that use atoms and atomic nuclei, as well as radiation science that uses quantum technologies.
Technologies that measure invisible radiation are essential to medicine, as in X-ray CT, which images structures inside the body, and PET, which visualizes how the body functions.
The lab develops sensors that detect X-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, and muons with high precision, as well as circuits that process their signals.
The lab is also researching the use of entangled photon pairs for measurement in medicine and life science.
Key terms
- PET
- An examination that measures the gamma rays emitted when positrons annihilate, in order to image how the body functions
- Quantum entanglement
- A relationship specific to quantum systems in which the states of two separated particles are strongly linked, so that measuring one also determines the state of the other
- Nuclear medicine therapy
- A treatment in which a radioactive substance is introduced into the body to deliver radiation from the inside to the site of disease
NewsLab news
An undergraduate student won a Poster Award at the Atomic Energy Society of Japan Autumn Meeting
Joint paper with the Tomita Lab at Nagoya University published
A master's student won an Excellence in Research Award at the Next-Generation Radiation Symposium
Paper on a new imaging method using positronium published (joint work with the University of York)
Graduate student recruitment has opened for the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management and the Department of Bioengineering
ResearchResearch themes
Using the large energy held by atoms and atomic nuclei, together with quantum metrology techniques that can measure them with high precision, the lab aims to develop methods of diagnosis and treatment based on new principles. Its research, ranging from medical physics and nuclear engineering to detector development, makes use of the properties of light, radiation, and atomic nuclei.
*Illustrative imageMedical Physics of Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy using X-rays and heavy ion beams is already in clinical use, and in recent years nuclear medicine therapy using alpha and beta radiation has also drawn attention. The lab aims to visualize treatment effects and to explore energy control and medical applications based on new principles.
*Illustrative imageVisualizing Radiation from Nuclear Reactions
The lab develops technologies that visualize, with high precision, the movement of X-rays, gamma rays, neutrons, and other radiation emitted during nuclear fission and fusion. It is also researching monitoring technologies for reactor decommissioning.
*Illustrative imageDetectors for Radiation and Light
The lab develops sensors that can measure X-rays, gamma rays, alpha rays, and beta rays finely in both time and position, together with the downstream electronic circuits built using semiconductor technology.
*Illustrative imageTechnologies for Unraveling the Hierarchical Structure of the Body
The body is made up of a hierarchy that runs from organs to cells, molecules, atoms, and atomic nuclei. Using the properties of various kinds of light, radiation, and atomic nuclei, the lab proposes new methods to observe, diagnose, and treat the body at these levels.
MembersFaculty
The Shimazoe Lab consists of faculty members, academic specialists, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorKenji ShimazoePublications ↗
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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: “PET Normal brain” US National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center / Public domain (cropped)
- Medical Physics of Radiation Therapy: “Imrt-plan” MBq / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Visualizing Radiation from Nuclear Reactions: “Advanced Test Reactor” Argonne National Laboratory / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Detectors for Radiation and Light: “CLIC Silicon pixel detector” Vicente Barreto Pinto / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Technologies for Unraveling the Hierarchical Structure of the Body: “Small Molecule Probe Targeting Cancer ( )” NCATS Chemical Genomics Center / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Ishikawa-Sato Lab): “The Art of Science 2018 finalists ( )” Oak Ridge National Laboratory（Jason Richards） / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Yamashita Lab): “17 mCi Ac-225(NO3)3 at ORNL by Dr Andrew R Burgoyne” Dr Andrew R. Burgoyne / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Sakaue Lab): “KEK Electron-Positron Linac P9024765” Kestrel / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Hasegawa Lab): “Table GWMorley” Gavin Morley / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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