Development of head module for multi-head Si/CdTe Compton camera for medical applications

Yamaguchi, Mitsutaka; Kawachi, Naoki; Suzui, Nobuo; Fujimaki, Shu; Kamiya, Tomihiro; Odaka, Hirokazu*; Ishikawa, Shinnosuke*; Kokubun, Motohide*; Watanabe, Shin*; Takahashi, Tadayuki*; et al.

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 648(Suppl.1), p.S2 - S7, 2011/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.02.040

We are constructing a three-dimensional imaging system for medical and biological applications. The system will allow simultaneous imaging at high spatial and energy resolutions across a wide energy range, from several tens of keV to a few MeV. In this work, one prototype head module have been developed for a multi-head Si/CdTe Compton camera system. The performance of the prototype was evaluated with a sealed Ba-133 radiation source. The experiments confirmed that the imaging results were consistent with actual source position. In addition to the resolution for the parallel directions to the detector surface, the position resolution was evaluated for the depth direction at a point in near region of the head-module. These position resolutions were well reproduced by Monte Carlo simulation results.

Radiation safety design for the J-PARC project

Nakashima, Hiroshi; Nakane, Yoshihiro; Masukawa, Fumihiro; Matsuda, Norihiro; Oguri, Tomomi*; Nakano, Hideo*; Sasamoto, Nobuo*; Shibata, Tokushi*; Suzuki, Takenori*; Miura, Taichi*; et al.

Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 115(1-4), p.564 - 568, 2005/12

https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/nci237

The High Intensity Proton Accelerator Project, named as J-PARC, is in progress, aiming at studies on the latest basic science and the advancing nuclear technology. In the project, the high-energy proton accelerator complex of the world highest intensity is under construction. In order to establish a reasonable shielding design, both simplified and detailed design methods were used in the shielding design of J-PARC. This paper reviews the present status of the radiation safety design study for J-PARC.

Analyses of streamed neutron spectra at TIARA using DUCT-III

Masukawa, Fumihiro; Nakano, Hideo*; Nakashima, Hiroshi; Sasamoto, Nobuo; Tayama, Ryuichi*; Hayashi, Katsumi*; Shin, Kazuo*

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 41(Suppl.4), p.46 - 49, 2004/03

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00223131.2004.10875641

A simple design code for duct-streaming radiations, DUCT-III was applied to the analyses of the streamed neutron spectra measured at TIARA labyrinth with two bends. The code satisfactorily reproduced the measured neutron energy spectra and the Monte Carlo calculations, except that every calculation overestimated the measured thermal components by factor of 2 or 3.

Analyses of high energy neutron streaming experiments using DUCT-III

Masukawa, Fumihiro; Nakashima, Hiroshi; Sasamoto, Nobuo; Nakano, Hideo*; Tayama, Ryuichi*

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 39(Suppl.2), p.1268 - 1271, 2002/08

http://wwwndc.jaea.go.jp/nd2001/proc/pdf/2_1268.pdf

no abstracts in English

Detailed design of new material nitric acid recovery evaporator

Yokoyama, Hiroomi*; Kanazawa, Toshio*; Fukuma, Tadashi*; Tamekiyo, Kozo*; Yanagida, Koji*; Furuya, Takashi*; Kono, Hiroshi*; Ito, Keiji*; Shirakura, Takao*; Kashiwara, Shinichiro*; et al.

PNC TN8410 87-086VOL1, 1037 Pages, 1986/09

PNC-TN8410-87-086VOL1.pdf:34.39MB

A detailed design for a New Material Nitric Acid Recovery Evaporator was carried out with a plan to use it to replace an already constructed stainless steel Nitric Acid Recovery Evaporator at the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation's Tokai Works. Most of the original Evaporator's conditions such as compliance with applicable laws, standards, structure, treatment performance and operating conditions were maintained when designing the new machine. The material is titanium with the addition of 5% tantalum. The Evaporator was designed with an operational life expectance of 10 years. We have calculated that the new Evaporator will have sufficient strength (including a seismatic design) and have the same evaporative performance as the already constructed one. During design, we referred to the results of already completed basic designs (Phase 1) of New Material Nitric Acid Recovery Evaporators, design and production of small-scale test equipment units, and the development of successful joints between different materials. We also considered manufacturing, installation, trial runs, maintenance, and the specifications for materials used for manufacturing, installation, piping and operation of the new Evaporator.

Multi-tracer imaging using CdTe -camera for studying dynamics of nutrients and pollutants in intact plants

Kawachi, Naoki; Fujimaki, Shu; Suzui, Nobuo; Ishii, Satomi; Ishioka, Noriko; Matsuhashi, Shimpei; Sato, Takahiro; Watanabe, Shin*; Takeda, Shinichiro*; Takahashi, Tadayuki*; et al.

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no abstracts in English

Development of Si/CdTe Compton camera for medical imaging

Yamaguchi, Mitsutaka; Kamiya, Tomihiro; Kawachi, Naoki; Suzui, Nobuo; Fujimaki, Shu; Ishioka, Noriko; Watanabe, Shin*; Ishikawa, Shinnosuke*; Odaka, Hirokazu*; Kokubun, Motohide*; et al.

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We have developed a prototype of Si/CdTe medical Compton camera. To overcome low spatial resolution of one head camera, we have proposed multi-head Compton camera. In this work, we studied the spatial resolution by comparing the measured resolution with Monte Carlo simulation. The head of the Compton camera consist of two layers of Si strip detector and two layers of CdTe strip detector. Monte Carlo simulations were performed by using a camera simulator Geant4 toolkit. After the Monte Carlo simulations, imaging process using LM-ML-EM, algorithm was performed in a 3D-space. The measured result was well agree with the simulation result. The spatial resolution is about 6 mm for double-head case while the spatial resolution of depth direction is about 15 mm for single-head case. These results indicate that the spatial resolution is improved and clear 3D-image is taken by using multi-head Compton camera.

Development of a head module for multi-head Si/CdTe Compton camera

Yamaguchi, Mitsutaka; Kamiya, Tomihiro; Kawachi, Naoki; Suzui, Nobuo; Fujimaki, Shu; Odaka, Hirokazu*; Ishikawa, Shinnosuke*; Kokubun, Motohide*; Watanabe, Shin*; Takahashi, Tadayuki*; et al.

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We are constructing a three-dimensional imaging system for medical and biological applications as a device that can provide simultaneous imaging, having high spatial and energy resolutions and wide energy range from several tens keV to a few MeV, by diverting the most advanced space-observation technology, Si/CdTe semiconductor Compton camera, developed in ISAS/JAXA. The Si/CdTe Compton camera was developed under the assumption that the use of moderate temperature and the Analog ASIC for signal processing. Moreover, because the solid and thin scattering layer allows close placement of the measured object, good angular resolution corresponds to good spatial resolution directly. These aspects allow construction of compact medical system. In contrast to space-observation use, three-dimensional imaging ability becomes important for life science research. In order to achieve a good three-dimensional spatial resolution, modularizing the Compton camera into a small camera head and allowing multi-angle imaging with multi-head structure is required. In this work, a head module has been developed as a prototype module of the multi-head system. Sensor and circuit modules are closely arranged and put in a compact vacuum-insulating cylindrical housing. Each of camera heads will be fixed on robot arms and be able to adjust the positions and the directions. Performance evaluation test was made for the prototype module with a sealed Ba-133 radiation source. We confirmed that the imaging result is consistent with the source positioning. The angular resolution measure, abbreviated as ARM, was estimated to be 4.5 degree. The result of the test was compared with a Monte Carlo simulation study. We will report the details of the prototype module and the result of the performance evaluation test. The expecting three-dimensional performance will also be reported.

Development of a Si/CdTe Compton camera for medical and biological application

Yamaguchi, Mitsutaka; Kawachi, Naoki; Suzui, Nobuo; Fujimaki, Shu; Kamiya, Tomihiro; Odaka, Hirokazu*; Ishikawa, Shinnosuke*; Kokubun, Motohide*; Watanabe, Shin*; Takahashi, Tadayuki*; et al.

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no abstracts in English

Substantiative experiments of distortion correction for novel Si/CdTe Compton camera

Kawachi, Naoki; Yamaguchi, Mitsutaka; Nagao, Yuto; Suzui, Nobuo; Fujimaki, Shu; Kamiya, Tomihiro; Odaka, Hirokazu*; Kokubun, Motohide*; Takeda, Shinichiro*; Ishikawa, Shinnosuke*; et al.

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