{"title":"[Paper Review: Correction and Utilization of the Washout Effect in Range-verification PET for Particle Therapy].","authors":"Mitsutaka Kanazawa","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.26-0401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.26-0401","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"82 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147724974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The 59th Annual Meeting of TWSRT and the International Conference of Medical Imaging].","authors":"Shinya Misawa, Kenji Yasue, Mei Hashimoto","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.26-0705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.26-0705","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"82 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148537828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Fujibuchi Labolatory, Radiological Protection in Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, Division of Medical Quantum Sciences, Kyushu University].","authors":"Toshioh Fujibuchi","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.26-0806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.26-0806","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"82 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148802654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Metal Artifact Assessment of Multiple MRI-conditional Pacing and Defibrillation Leads: A Phantom Study Comparing Different Manufacturers].","authors":"Shiro Masuda, Shuhei Ogita, Haruka Aoyagi, Tomofumi Misaka, Shigeyoshi Saito, Hajime Sagawa, Toru Shinohe","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.26-1592","DOIUrl":"10.6009/jjrt.26-1592","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate metal artifacts in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging using four pacing leads and four defibrillation leads and to clarify the effects of lead differences on image quality.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Each lead was fixed in a phantom and aligned parallel to the X-, Y-, and Z-axis. Short-axis images were acquired using balanced steady-state free precession (balanced SSFP) and fast gradient echo (FGRE). Artifact area (S<sub>0</sub>) and increase rate (ΔS) were calculated. For each lead, the maximum value among the three axes was used to perform inter-lead comparisons. Visual assessment was also performed using short-axis images.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the physical evaluation, both S<sub>0</sub> and ΔS tended to be greater with FGRE than with balanced SSFP for all leads. The median (range) of the maximum S<sub>0</sub> and ΔS values among the three axes for each lead were 152.02 mm<sup>2</sup> (119.17-183.49) and 5024.27% (4562.10-6956.83), respectively, for pacing leads, and 114.43 mm<sup>2</sup> (79.51-148.11) and 2073.16% (1398.30-3561.46), respectively, for defibrillation leads. In the visual assessment, metal artifacts were significantly larger in some defibrillation leads in both balanced SSFP and FGRE.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pacing leads showed relatively small inter-lead differences, whereas some defibrillation leads exhibited inter-lead variability, suggesting the involvement of structural factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"82 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148159290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junichi Taoka, Hideyuki Kato, Tetsuharu Kasahara, Kenta Tako, Takashi Iimori
{"title":"[Estimation of Air Kerma-area Product Using Real-time Dosimeter in Mobile X-ray Fluoroscopy System].","authors":"Junichi Taoka, Hideyuki Kato, Tetsuharu Kasahara, Kenta Tako, Takashi Iimori","doi":"10.6009/jjrt.26-1636","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6009/jjrt.26-1636","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to estimate the air kerma-area product of a mobile X-ray fluoroscopy system by using a real-time dosimeter in situations where an area dosimeter is not available.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A real-time dosimeter was mounted on the C-arm of a mobile X-ray fluoroscopy system. Using an ionization dosimeter as a reference, we evaluated the correlation between the air kerma-area product measured by the fluoroscopy system and the readings obtained from the mounted real-time dosimeter. Tube voltage was varied from 60 to 110 kV in 10-kV increments, and phantom thickness varied from 5 to 20 cm in 5-cm increments. In addition, the irradiation field area was adjusted across five levels, ranging from 168.1 to 75.5 cm<sup>2</sup>.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A strong linear relationship was observed between the real-time dosimeter readings x-axis and the air kerma-area product values y-axis, expressed as the regression equation y=36.181x+0.2188. The correlation coefficient was r=0.99.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study suggests that the air kerma-area product can be estimated by placing a real-time dosimeter on a mobile X-ray fluoroscopy system without an area dosimeter.</p>","PeriodicalId":74309,"journal":{"name":"Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai zasshi","volume":"82 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148414126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}