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Radiological Physics and Technology - Review Articles

A collection of review articles published in Radiological Physics and Technology, which summarizes historical and current state of understanding on various topics in the fields covered by the journal.

Preclinical magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in the fields of radiological technology, medical physics, and radiology
Shigeyoshi Saito & Junpei Ueda
Radiol Phys Technol 17,  47–59 (2024)

Deep learning-based PET image denoising and reconstruction: a review
Fumio Hashimoto, Yuya Onishi, Kibo Ote, Hideaki Tashima, Andrew J. Reader & Taiga Yamaya
Radiol Phys Technol 17,  24–46 (2024)

Possible mechanisms and simulation modeling of FLASH radiotherapy
Yuta Shiraishi, Yusuke Matsuya & Hisanori Fukunaga
Radiol Phys Technol 17,  11–23 (2024)

Creation, evolution, and future challenges of ion beam therapy from a medical physicist’s viewpoint (Part 3): Chapter 3. Clinical research, Chapter 4. Future challenges, Chapter 5. Discussion, and Conclusion
Masahiro Endo
Radiol Phys Technol 16,  443–470 (2023)

Creation, evolution, and future challenges of ion beam therapy from a medical physicist’s viewpoint (Part 2). Chapter 2. Biophysical model, treatment planning system and image guided radiotherapy
Masahiro Endo
Radiol Phys Technol 16, 137–159 (2023)

Creation, evolution, and future challenges of ion beam therapy from a medical physicist’s viewpoint (part 1). Introduction and Chapter 1. accelerator and beam delivery system
Masahiro Endo
Radiol Phys Technol 15, 271–290 (2022)

Compton imaging for medical applications
Hideaki Tashima & Taiga Yamaya 
Radiol Phys Technol 15, 87–205 (2022)

What are useful methods to reduce occupational radiation exposure among radiological medical workers, especially for interventional radiology personnel?
Koichi Chida
Radiol Phys Technol 15, 101–115 (2022)

Review and investigation of automatic brightness/dose rate control logic of fluoroscopic imaging systems in cardiovascular interventional angiography
Pei-Jan Paul Lin, Allen R. Goode & Frank D. Corwin
Radiol Phys Technol 15, 6–24 (2022)

History of medical physics
Masahiro Endo
Radiol Phys Technol 14, 345–357 (2021)

Medical application of particle and heavy ion transport code system PHITS
Takuya Furuta & Tatsuhiko Sato 
Radiol Phys Technol 14, 215–225 (2021)

New solutions for automated image recognition and identification: challenges to radiologic technology and forensic pathology
Junji Morishita & Yasuyuki Ueda
Radiol Phys Technol 14, 123–133 (2021)

Photon counting detectors and their applications ranging from particle physics experiments to environmental radiation monitoring and medical imaging
Ryosuke Ota
Radiol Phys Technol 14, 134–148 (2021)

Discovery of the luminescence of water during irradiation of radiation at a lower energy than the Cherenkov light threshold
Seiichi Yamamoto
Radiol Phys Technol 14, 16–24 (2021)

Comparison of performances of conventional and deep learning-based methods in segmentation of lung vessels and registration of chest radiographs
Wei Guo, Xiaomeng Gu, Qiming Fang & Qiang Li
Radiol Phys Technol 14, 6–15 (2021)

AI-based computer-aided diagnosis (AI-CAD): the latest review to read first 
Hiroshi Fujita
Radiol Phys Technol 13, 6–19 (2020)

Overview of image-to-image translation by use of deep neural networks: denoising, super-resolution, modality conversion, and reconstruction in medical imaging
Shizuo Kaji & Satoshi Kida
Radiol Phys Technol 12, 235–248 (2019).

Use of bismuth shield for protection of superficial radiosensitive organs in patients undergoing computed tomography: a literature review and meta-analysis
Parinaz Mehnati, Reza Malekzadeh & Mohammad Yousefi Sooteh
Radiol Phys Technol 12, 6–25 (2019)

Potentials of radiomics for cancer diagnosis and treatment in comparison with computer-aided diagnosis
Hidetaka Arimura, Mazen Soufi, Kenta Ninomiya, Hidemi Kamezawa & Masahiro Yamada
Radiol Phys Technol 11, 365–374 (2018)

Overview on subjective similarity of images for content-based medical image retrieval
Chisako Muramatsu
Radiol Phys Technol 11, 109–124 (2018)

Physics of epi-thermal boron neutron capture therapy (epi-thermal BNCT)
Ryoichi Seki, Yushi Wakisaka, Nami Morimoto, Masaaki Takashina, Masahiko Koizumi, Hiroshi Toki & Mitsuhiro Fukuda
Radiol Phys Technol 10, 387–408 (2017)

Overview of deep learning in medical imaging
Kenji Suzuki
Radiol Phys Technol 10, 257–273 (2017)

The current status of eye lens dose measurement in interventional cardiology personnel in Thailand
Anchali Krisanachinda, Suphot Srimahachota & Kosuke Matsubara
Radiol Phys Technol 10, 142–147 (2017)

Two-dimensional breast dosimetry improved using three-dimensional breast image data
John M. Boone, Andrew M. Hernandez & J. Anthony Seibert
Radiol Phys Technol 10, 129–141 (2017)

Fifty years of computer analysis in chest imaging: rule-based, machine learning, deep learning
Bram van Ginneken
Radiol Phys Technol 10, 23–32 (2017)

Energy-sensitive photon counting detector-based X-ray computed tomography
Katsuyuki Taguchi
Radiol Phys Technol 10, 8–22 (2017)

Dynamic chest radiography: flat-panel detector (FPD) based functional X-ray imaging
Rie Tanaka
Radiol Phys Technol 9, 139–153 (2016)

Potential clinical impact of advanced imaging and computer-aided diagnosis in chest radiology: importance of radiologist’s role and successful observer study
Feng Li
Radiol Phys Technol 8, 161–173 (2015)

Research in digital mammography and tomosynthesis at the University of Toronto
Martin J. Yaffe
Radiol Phys Technol 7, 191–202 (2014)

Medical imaging, PACS, and imaging informatics: retrospective
H. K. Huang
Radiol Phys Technol 7, 5–24 (2014)

Current status and future prospects of multi-dimensional image-guided particle therapy
Shinichiro Mori, Silvan Zenklusen & Antje-Christin Knopf
Radiol Phys Technol 6, 249–272 (2013)

From PACS to Web-based ePR system with image distribution for enterprise-level filmless healthcare delivery
H. K. Huang
Radiol Phys Technol 4, 91–108 (2011)

A review of image-guided radiotherapy
George T. Y. Chen, Gregory C. Sharp & Shinichiro Mori
Radiol Phys Technol 2, 1–12 (2009)

ROC analysis in medical imaging: a tutorial review of the literature
Charles E. Metz
Radiol Phys Technol 1, 2–12 (2008)

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