National Institute of Radiological Sciences

National Institute of Radiological Sciences
Main gate
Established	1957
President	Yoshiharu Yonekura, M.D., Ph.D.
Staff	800 (As of 2012)
Address	4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
Location	Chiba, Japan
Website	Official website

The National Institute of Radiological Sciences (放射線医学総合研究所) (NIRS) is a radiation research institute in Japan. The NIRS was established in 1957 as Japan's only institute of radiology. The NIRS maintains various ion accelerators in order to study the effects of radiation of the human body and medical uses of radiation.^[1]

History

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The National Institute of Radiological Sciences hospital established in 1961 is a research hospital with a basic focus on radiation therapy.^[2]

In 1993, the HIMAC (Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba) of NIRS was launched, and in 1997 the Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy was opened as one of the leading medical centers using carbon ions are in operation.

On April 1, 2016, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) transferred some of its laboratories to the NIRS, and the NIRS body was renamed to the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), which includes existing laboratories of the NIRS; the NIRS is currently a radiological research division of the QST.

Organizational structure

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Auditing and Compliance Office (Headquarters)
Department of Planning and Management
Department of General Affairs
Research, Development and Support Center
Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy
Hospital (QST [Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology] Hospital; formerly NIRS Hospital)
Molecular Imaging Center
Research Center for Radiation Protection
Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine
Radiation Emergency Medical Assistance Team
Center for Human Resources Development
International Open Laboratory
Medical Exposure Research Project
Fukushima Project Headquarters

Notes

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^ Kitagawa, A; Fujita, T; Goto, A; Hattori, T; Hamano, T; Hojo, S; Honma, T; Imaseki, H; Katagiri, K; Muramatsu, M; Sakamoto, Y; Sekiguchi, M; Suda, M; Sugiura, A; Suya, N (2012). "Status of ion sources at National Institute of Radiological Sciences". Review of Scientific Instruments. 83 (2): 02A332. doi:10.1063/1.3670742. PMID 22380179.
^ Charged Particle Therapy Research Center Hospital, National Institute of Radiological Sciences

External links

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NIRS official website (in English and Japanese)

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