Yiping Shao, Ph.D. 1994, Kent State University The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Department of Imaging Physics Contact Information Biographical Sketch

Research Interests:

• Positron Emission Tomography
• Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
• Nuclear imaging instrumentation and systems
• Multi-modality imaging
• Radionuclide imaging techniques for small animal studies

The research in our lab is focused on the design, development and evaluation of state-of-art radionuclide imaging detectors, systems, and techniques that will significantly improve the image quality and expand the scope of medical and molecular imaging applications in preclinical and translational studies.

A student doing a tutorial in our lab will gain basic knowledge and research experience through ongoing projects on the fundamentals of functional imaging with radionuclide detection methods, including the techniques of radiation detection, image data acquisition and processing, gamma detector development and performance measurement of fast coincidence timing, energy, spatial resolution, and much more by modular signal processing electronics. Other areas are Monte Carlo simulation for system design, design and testing microelectronics for gamma ray detectors, and imaging data generation and analysis.


Selected Publications:

Shao Y, Yao R, T Ma (2008) A novel method to calibrate DO1 function of a PET detector with a dual-ended-scintillator readout. Med. Phys. 35(12):5829-5831.

Shao Y, Li H, Gao K (2007) Initial experimental studies of using solid state photomultiplier for PET applications. Nucl. Inst. Meth., A(580), 944-950.

Shao Y, Cherry SR, Chatziioannou AF (2002) Design and development of 1mm resolution PET detectors with position-sensitive PMTs. Nucl. Inst. Meth. 477:486-490.

Chatziioannou AF, Cherry SR, Shao Y, Silverman RW, Meadors K, Farquhar TH, Pedarsani M, Phelps ME (1999) Performance evaluation of microPET: a high-resolution lutetium oxyorthosilicate PET scanner for animal imaging. J Nucl Med 40(7):1164-75, 7/1999.

Shao Y, Cherry SR, Farahani K, Meadors K, Siegel S, Silverman RW, Marsden PK (1997) Simultaneous PET and MR Imaging. Phys. Med. Biol. 42:1965-1970.

Additional Publications