Radiological Physics and Technology

RPT表紙Radiological Physics and Technology, a quarterly journal devoted to continuing medical education in the radiological sciences, is the official journal of the Japan Society of Medical Physics and the Japanese Society of Radiological Technology (published in English).
http://link.springer.com/journal/12194

RPT Editorial Committee

Deputy Editors

  • Katsuhiro Ichikawa, PhD
  • Toshiaki Miyati, PhD
  • Takeji Sakae, PhD
  • Shiraishi Junji, PhD
  • Taiga Yamaya, PhD
  • Shiraishi Junji, PhD
  • Yoichi Watanabe, PhD
  • Noriyuki Kadoya, PhD
Editor in ChiefNobuyuki Kanematsu, PhD (QST)
Senior Advisers
  • Kunio Doi, PhD
  • Tomoyuki Hasegawa, PhD

Toward Getting IF

The Impact Factor (IF) is an indicator of how many citations an article has received, and is published annually by Clarivate Analytics for selected journals [1-3]. Until now, IFs were only assigned to journals included in the company’s database, the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE). However, starting from 2023, IFs will also be officially assigned to journals included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), the database in which RPT is included. The IF value for RPT in 2023  was 1.7. To increase the IF value in the future, it is essential to further boost the number of citations.

As a journal with an IF, we expect an increase in submissions of excellent academic papers, and RPT aims to be even more highly regarded on an international scale. Achieving this goal requires your active contribution. Please submit your outstanding research results to RPT and cite recently published papers in your academic work to help enhance the impact of your research.

  1. Saki KASAI「Obtaining an Impact Factor: Radiological Physics and Technology」
  2. Kunio DOI「Radiological Physics and Technology (RPT): Current Status and its Future」
  3. Masahiro ENDO「Cited and non-cited Articles: From the Analysis of Articles Published in RPT and Others」
  4. Nobuyuki KANEMATSU「Manuscript preparation guide for Radiological Physics and Technology」

List of citations for papers published in RPT

The Impact Factor (IF) is calculated from the number of citations for the two years following the year of publication and the year after that.
The list of the number of citations for papers published in each year is as follows
(update at May 29, 2024)
journals published in 2024 journals published in 2023 journals published in 2022 journals published before 2021

How to browse RPT online journal

The international journal “Radiological Physics and Technology” (RPT) is delivered to JSMP members twice a year as a booklet (issued on January 20th and July 20th). In addition, it is also published as an online journal that is published online as soon as each article is accepted, making the latest articles available worldwide.

Procedure to use RPT online journal

  1. Access JSMP top page
  2. On the left side of Top page, you can find [My Page] and click it. Enter your membership number and password. (If you do not know the password, please click inquiry function on the login screen.)
  3. Access online journal from “View Journal「ジャーナルの閲覧」”

Doi Award (土井賞)

The Doi Award recognizes outstanding papers in each field for each volume of RPT.
Vol. (Year)FieldFirst AutherTitle
Vol.16(2023)Medical ImagingAkihiro NaritaMethod for measuring noise-power spectrum independent of the effect of extracting the region of interest from a noise image
Nuclear medicine / Magnetic resonance imagingMunetaka NittaDiscrimination of inter-crystal scattering events by signal processing for the X’tal cube PET detector
Radiation TherapyKohei OgumaVirtual clinical trial based on outcome modeling with iteratively redistributed extrapolation data
Vol.15 (2022)Diagnostic ImagingTakayuki OkamotoPatch-based artifact reduction for three-dimensional volume projection data of sparse-view micro-computed tomography
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsYuma IwaoMarker-less and calibration-less motion correction method for brain PET
Radiation Therapy PhysicsAkihiro NohtomiFirst optical observation of 10B-neutron capture reactions using a boron-added liquid scintillator for quality assurance in boron neutron capture therapy
Vol.14(2021)Diagnostic ImagingTakafumi NemotoEffects of sample size and data augmentation on U-Net-based automatic segmentation of various organs
Nuclear medicine / Magnetic resonance imagingKeisuke MatsubaraIterative framework for image registration and partial volume correction in brain positron emission tomography
Radiation metrology / Radiation therapy physicsMegumi OyaInvestigation of clinical target volume segmentation for whole breast irradiation using three-dimensional convolutional neural networks with gradient-weighted class activation mapping
Vol.13 (2020)Diagnostic ImagingYuya OnishiInvestigation of Pulmonary Nodule Classification Using Multi-Scale Residual Network Enhanced with 3DGAN-Synthesized Volumes
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsKazuki MotegiEvaluation of bone metastasis burden as an imaging biomarker by quantitative single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography for assessing prostate cancer with bone metastasis: a phantom and clinical study
Radiation Therapy PhysicsYoshiro IekoThe impact of 4DCT-ventilation imaging-guided proton therapy on stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung cancer
Vol.12(2019)Diagnostic ImagingMasatoshi SaitoSimulation of photon-counting detectors for conversion of dual-energysubtracted computed tomography number to electron density.
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsNatsuki MinouraA complementary scheme for automated detection of high‑uptake regions on dedicated breast PET and whole‑body PET/CT.
Radiation Therapy PhysicsNoriyuki KadoyaEvaluation of a 3D-printed heterogeneous anthropomorphic head and neck phantom for patient-specific quality assurance in intensitymodulated radiation therapy
Vol.11 (2018)Diagnostic ImagingChiaki TominagaTilted-wire method for measuring resolution properties of CT images under extremely low-contrast and high-noise conditions
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsChiharu KaiComputer-aided diagnosis with radiogenomics: Analysis of the relationship between genotype and morphological changes in brain magnetic resonance images
Radiation Therapy PhysicsNobuyuki KanematsuEstimation of linear energy transfer distribution for broad-beam carbon-ion radiotherapy at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences
Vol.10 (2017)Diagnostic ImagingSayed Ahmad Zikri Bin Sayed AluweeEvaluation of pre-surgical models for uterine surgery by use of three-dimensional printing and mold casting
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsNobuyuki KudomiFully parametric imaging with reversible tracer 18F-FLT within a reasonable time
Radiation Therapy PhysicsFumio HashimotoDose reduction technique in diagnostic X-ray computed tomography by use of 6-channel multileaf collimators
Vol.9 (2016)Diagnostic ImagingTomomi TakenagaA computer simulation method for low-dose CT images by use of real high-dose images: a phantom study
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsKoya FujimotoAutomatic ROI construction for analyzing time-signal intensity curve in dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging of the breast
Radiation Therapy PhysicsKazuki TakegamiEnergy dependence measurement of small-type optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimeter by means of characteristic X-rays induced with general diagnostic X-ray equipment
Vol.8 (2016)Radiation Therapy PhysicsGenichiro WakabayashiApplicability of self-activation of an NaI scintillator for measurement of photo-neutrons around a high-energy X-ray radiotherapy machine
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsSeiji ShirakawaAttenuation correction of 111In planar images by use of dual energy, fundamental study by Monte Carlo simulation
Diagnostic ImagingKazuhiro SatoAliased noise in X-ray CT images and band-limiting processing as a preventive measure
Vol.7 (2015)Diagnostic ImagingXiangrong ZhouDevelopment and evaluation of statistical shape modeling for principal inner organs on torso CT images.
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsHarumasa KasaiA method for assessing metabolic information on liver and bone marrow by use of double gradient-echo with spectral fat suppression.
Radiation Therapy PhysicsHiroyuki DateA formulation of cell surviving fraction after radiation exposure.
Vol.6 (2014)Diagnostic ImagingRisa TogeComputerized image-searching method for finding correct patients for misfiled chest radiographs in a PACS server by use of biological fingerprints
Radiation Therapy PhysicsMutsumi TashiroTechnical approach to individualized respiratory-gated carbon-ion therapy for mobile organs
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsYoshiyuki IshimoriFeasibility of MR perfusion-weighted imaging by use of a time-spatial labeling inversion pulse
Vol.5 (2013)Diagnostic ImagingNaoki KamiyaAutomated segmentation of psoas major muscle in X-ray CT images by use of a shape model: preliminary study
Radiation Therapy PhysicsSatoshi KidaIn-treatment 4D cone-beam CT with image-based respiratory phase recognition
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsKazumasa InoueOptimization of injection dose based on noise-equivalent count rate with use of an anthropomorphic pelvis phantom in three-dimensional 18F-FDG PET/CT
Vol.4 (2012)Diagnostic ImagingEiichiro OkumuraEffectiveness of temporal and dynamic subtraction images of the liver for detection of small HCC on abdominal CT images: comparison of 3D nonlinear image-warping and 3D global-matching techniques
Radiation Therapy PhysicsKenya MuraseSimulation and experimental studies on magnetic hyperthermia with use of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsDaiki MagomeAutomated segmentation method of white matter and gray matter regions with multiple sclerosis lesions in MR images
Vol.3 (2011)Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsTomoyuki HasegawaCreation and application of three-dimensional computer-graphic animations for introduction to radiological physics and technology
Radiation Therapy PhysicsShinichiro MoriPractical approaches to four-dimensional heavy-charged-particle lung therapy
Diagnostic ImagingTakashi OhnishiThree-dimensional motion study of femur, tibia, and patella at the knee joint from bi-plane fluoroscopy and CT images
Vol.2 (2010)Diagnostic ImagingToshihiro OguraStudy of intra-abdominal fat distribution in sigmoid colon cancer in Japanese patients by use of MDCT data
Radiation Therapy Physics and Health PhysicsToshioh FujibuchiMeasurement of therma l neutron f luence distribution with use of 23Na radioactivation around a medical compact cyclotron
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsTaiga YamayaImaging simulations of an “OpenPET” geometry with shifting detector rings
Vol.1 (2009)Diagnostic ImagingRie TanakaDevelopment of a cardiac evaluation method using a dynamic flat-panel detector (FPD) system: a feasibility study using a cardiac motion phantom
Radiation Therapy Physics and Health PhysicsTeiji NishioExperimental verification of proton beam monitoring in a human body by use of activity image of positron-emitting nuclei generated by nuclear fragmentation reaction
Nuclear Medicine,MRI and InformaticsHideaki HaneishiSimplified simulation of four-layer depth of interaction detector for PET

Most Citation Award

The Most Citation Award recognizes most cited papers of each volume of RPT during two years after the publication.

Vol. (Year)AuthorsPaper Title
Vol.13
(2020)
Hiroshi FujitaAI-based computer-aided diagnosis (AI-CAD): the latest review to read first” Radiol Phys Technol 13, 6–19 (2020).
Ayaka Sakai, Yuya Onishi, Misaki Matsui, Hidetoshi Adachi, Atsushi Teramoto, Kuniaki Saito, Hiroshi FujitaA method for the automated classification of benign and malignant masses on digital breast tomosynthesis images using machine learning and radiomic features. Radiol Phys Technol 13, 27–36 (2020)
Yohei Inaba, Koichi Chiba, Yuuki Murabayashi, Mime Endo,Kazuki Otomo, Masayuki ZuguchiAn initial investigation of a wireless patient radiation dosimeter for use in interventional radiology” Radiol Phys Technol 13, 321–326 (2020)
Tatsunori Saho, Hideo OnishiQuantitative comparison of hemodynamics in simulated and 3D angiography models of cerebral aneurysms by use of computational fluid dynamics” Radiol Phys Technol 8, 258–265 (2015)
Vol.12
(2019)
Kaji Shizuo, Kida SatoshiOverview of image-to-image translation by use of deep neural networks: denoising, super-resolution, modality conversion, and reconstruction in medical imaging. 12, 235-248(2019)
Malekzadeh Reza, Mehnati Parinaz, Sooteh Mohammad Yousefi, Mesbahi AsgharInfluence of the size of nano- and microparticles and photon energy on mass attenuation coefficients of bismuth-silicon shields in diagnostic radiology. 12, 325-334(2019)
Hashimoto Fumio, Kakimoto Akihiro, Ota Nozomi, Ito Shigeru, Nishizawa SadahikoAutomated segmentation of 2D low- dose CT images of the psoas-major muscle using deep convolutional neural networks. 12, 210-215(2019)
Vol.11
(2018)
Haga Akihiro, Wataru Takahashi, Shuri Aoki, Kanabu Nawa, Hideomi Yamashita, Osamu Abe, Keiichi NakagawaClassification of early stage non-small cell lung cancers on computed tomographic images into histological types using radiomic features: interobserver delineation variability analysis. 11, 27–35(2018)
Toshiyuki Terunuma, Aoi Tokui, Takeji SakaeNovel real-time tumor-contouring method using deep learning to prevent mistracking in X-ray fluoroscopy. 11, 43–53(2018)
Kajikawa Tomohiro, Noriyuki Kadoya, Kengo Ito, Yoshiki Takayama, Takahiro Chiba, Seiji Tomori, Ken Takada, Keiichi JinguAutomated prediction of dosimetric eligibility of patients with prostate cancer undergoing intensity- modulated radiation therapy using a convolutional neural network. 11, 320–327(2018)
Vol.10
(2017)
Kenji SuzukiOverview of deep learning in medical imaging.10, 257–273(2017)
Bram van GinnekenFifty years of computer analysis in chest imaging:rule-based, machine learning, deep learning.10, 23–32(2017)
Katsuyuki TaguchiEnergy-sensitive photon counting detector-based X-ray computed tomography. 10, 8–22(2017)
Vol.9
(2016)
Nobuyuki Miyahara, Toshiaki Kokubo, Yukihiro Hara, Ayuta Yamada, Takafumi Koike, Yoshihori AraiEvaluation of X-ray doses and their corresponding biological effects on experimental animals in cone-beam micro-CT scans. 9, 60–68(2016)
Rie TanakaDynamic chest radiography: flat-panel detector (FPD) based functional X-ray imaging. 9, 139–53(2016)
Vol.8
(2015)
Tomomi Takenaga, Shigehiko Katsuragawa, Makoto Goto, Masahiro Hatemura, Yoshikazu Uchiyama, Junji ShiraishiModulation transfer function measurement of CT images by use of a circular edge method with a logistic curve-fitting technique. 8, 53–59(2015)
Kazuki Takegami, Hiroaki Hayashi, Hiroki Okino, Natsumi Kimoto, Itsumi Maehata, Yuki Kanazawa, Tohru Okazaki, Ikuo KobayashiPractical calibration curve of small-type optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimeter for evaluation of entrance skin dose in the diagnostic X-ray region. 8, 286–294(2015)
Keiko Morikawa, Fumito Okada, Hiromu MoriExpiratory computed tomographic techniques: A cause of a poor rate of change in lung volume. 8, 153–159(2015)
Vol.7
(2014)
Takeshi Oono, Fujio Araki, Shoya Tsuduki, Keiichi KawasakiMonte Carlo calculation of patient organ doses from computed tomography. 7, 176–182(2014)
Atsushi Urikura, Katsuhiko Ichikawa, Takanori Hara, Eiji Nishimaru,Spatial resolution measurement for iterative reconstruction by use of image-averaging techniques in computed tomography. 7, 358–366(2014)
Hiroshige Mori, Kichiro Koshida, Osamu Ishigamori, Kosuke MatsubaraEvaluation of the effectiveness of X-ray protective aprons in experimental and practical fields. 7, 158–166(2014)

Outstanding Reviewer Award

The Outstanding Reviewer Award recognizes outstanding reviewers for each volume of RPT.

Vol. (Year)Outstanding Reviewers
Vol.15
(2020)
Eleftherios Pappas PhD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Masatoshi Kondo PhD, Kyushu University
Weishan Chang PhD, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Naoki Ohno PhD, Kanazawa University
Satoshi Ito PhD, Utsunomiya University
Hiroyuki Kudo PhD, University of Tsukuba
Vol.14
(2021)
Hideki Takegawa PhD, Kansai Medical University Hospital
Yasuo Takatsu PhD, Tokushima Bunri University
Takashi Ueguchi PhD, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Morihito Shimizu PhD, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Vol.13
(2020)
Mutsumi Tashiro PhD, Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University
Chisako Muramatsu PhD, Faculty of Data Science, Shiga University
Pei-Jan Lin PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Takashi Hanada PhD, Department of Radiology, Keio University
Tsutomu Zeniya PhD, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University
Shunsuke Yonai PhD, Department of Accelerator and Medical Physics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, QST
Vol.12
(2019)
Nobuyuki Kanematsu PhD, Department of Accelerator and Medical Physics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, QST
Toru Yamamoto PhD, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University
Kosuke Matsubara PhD, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University
Masanobu Ibaraki PhD, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Akita Research Institute of Brain and Blood Vessels
Satoru Endo PhD, Academy of Science and Technology, Hiroshima University
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