Position:      Assistant Professor
Degree:       Ph.D.
Laboratory: Nuclear Engineering Chemistry
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Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is currently attracting attention as a groundbreaking radiation therapy for cancer that can provide highly targeted treatment with minimal impact on normal cells and high effectiveness. The key requirement for realizing BNCT is the development of a new treatment equipment for BNCT using accelerators. In our laboratory, we are conducting research to develop accelerator neutron sources for BNCT and devices to investigate the radiation effects on patients and the therapeutic efficacy of BNCT. Specifically, my research focuses on examining neutron characteristics, including energy spectrum, and evaluating their affect to the patient.

Publication

1. Tamaki, S., Panuntun, F., Uedoi, K., Haidong, W., Kusaka, S., Manabe, Y., . . . Murata, I. (2022). Radioactivation analysis of concrete wall in OKTAVIAN facility. Plasma and Fusion Research, 17 doi:10.1585/PFR.17.1405001
2. Tamaki, S., Omura, K., Nishida, T., Kusaka, S., Sato, F., & Murata, I. (2019). Performance test of liquid-moderator-based neutron spectrometer for BNCT: Mono-energetic and spontaneous fission spectrum neutron measurements. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 940, 435-440. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.06.063
3. Shingo Tamaki and others, DESIGN IMPROVEMENT OF A LIQUID-MODERATOR-BASED NEUTRON SPECTROMETER FOR BNCT, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Volume 180, Issue 1-4, August 2018, Pages 300–303, https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncx237