Johns Hopkins University · Biomedical EngineeringDu Lab
Yong Du · Baltimore, Maryland
Research Focus
Dr. Yong Du's lab at Johns Hopkins University focuses on developing advanced imaging systems for radiopharmaceutical therapy, a cutting-edge treatment for cancer. They are working to create tools that allow researchers to observe and understand how these therapies target cancer cells at a microscale level, significantly improving the efficacy and safety of treatments. The lab's projects aim to better visualise the distribution and effect of targeted radiation therapies in small animal models and potentially enhance clinical application in humans.
radiopharmaceutical therapyimaging technologySPECT imagingcancer treatmentmicrodosimetryalpha-emittersdetection systemsautoradiographytumor morphologyclinical imaging
Research Aims
5AIM 01Develop a hyperspectral imaging system for real-time autoradiography of radiopharmaceuticals.
AIM 02Enhance spatial and energy resolution in SPECT imaging technologies.
AIM 03Investigate microdosimetry and the impact of therapies on normal tissues and tumors.
AIM 04Conduct validation studies using small animal models and phantom studies.
AIM 05Facilitate the clinical translation of radiopharmaceutical therapies for cancer.
Skills the Lab Values
3D imagingautoradiographySPECT imaginganimal modelingCZT detector designalgorithm developmentdata reconstruction methodsradiopharmaceutical preparationmicroscopyimage analysis
Output against the department
Publications1,644top 1% of dept.8th of 595
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Citations31ktop 9% of dept.52nd of 595
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