Specialty

Occupational Health, Medical Radiation Safety, Medical Safety Management

Works

Original papers

1 Matsuzaki S, Nakagami K, Kuriyama T, Morota K, Hitomi G, Kitamura H, Moritake T. Effect of a law amendment on dosimeter wearing in medical radiation workers: observational study. Insights Imaging. 2026 Feb 10;17(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s13244-026-02218-3. PMID: 41665837; PMCID: PMC12891265.

2 Hitomi, G., Moritake, T., Tanaka, Y., Kurokawa, T., Nakagami, K., Kuriyama, T., Morota, K., Matsuzaki, S. & Ishidao, T. (2025). Integration of Active Personal Dosimeters, Videos from In-Room Monitors, and Videos from the Surgeon’s Main Panel Reveal Pitfalls in Radiation Protection. Applied Sciences, 15(21), 11584. https://doi.org/10.3390/app152111584

3 Kuriyama T, Moritake T, Hitomi G, Nakagami K, Morota K, Matsuzaki S, Sakamoto H, Matsumoto K, Kato M, Kitamura H. Influence of Hospital Bed Count on the Positioning of Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology (IR) Nurses: Online Questionnaire Survey of Japanese IR-Specialized Radiological Technologists. Nurs Rep. 2025 Jan 4;15(1):11. doi: 10.3390/nursrep15010011. PMID: 39852633; PMCID: PMC11767440

4 Hijikata Y, Yamashita K, Hatsusaka N, Nagata T, Kitamura H, Morota K, Matsuzaki S, Nakagami K, Hitomi G, Kuriyama T, Kowatari M, Chida K, Sasaki H, Moritake T. Prevalence of Cataractous Changes in the Eyes and Chronic Inflammatory Changes in the Hands Among Spine Surgeons. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 Apr 2;107(7):e25. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00433. Epub 2025 Feb 18. PMID: 39965042; PMCID: PMC11949216.

5 Kuriyama T, Moritake T, Nakagami K, Morota K, Hitomi G, Kitamura H. Background Factors Affecting the Radiation Exposure of the Lens of the Eye among Nurses in Interventional Radiology: A Quantitative Observational Study. Nurs Rep. 2024 Feb 10;14(1):413-427. doi: 10.3390/nursrep14010032. PMID: 38391077; PMCID: PMC10885035.

6 Hijikata Y, Kotani Y, Suzuki A, Morota M, Funao H, Miyagi M, Morimoto T, Kanno H, Ishii K. Protective Attitudes toward Occupational Radiation Exposure among Spine Surgeons in Japan: An Epidemiological Description from the Survey by the Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Treatment. Medicina 2023 May 59(3) 545-545. doi: 10.3390/medicina59030545.

7 Matsuzaki S, Moritake T, Sun L, Morota K, Nagamoto K, Nakagami K, Kuriyama T, Hitomi G, Kajiki S, Kunugita N. The Effect of Pre-Operative Verbal Confirmation for Interventional Radiology Physicians on Their Use of Personal Dosimeters and Personal Protective Equipment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 Dec 19(24) 16825-16825. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416825.

Books

1 Sato Y., Higashimura K., Morota K., Radiological Technology Series: *Medical Safety Management, 2nd Revised Edition*. Ohmsha, 2024. (Role: Co-author; Scope: Chapter 1, “Fundamentals of Medical Safety”: “1.3.12 Disaster Manuals for Medical Institutions and Radiology Departments”; “1.3.13 Guidelines for Disaster Medicine,” “Disaster Medicine and Mental Health” pp. 82–88; Chapter 7: Safety Management of Radiation Equipment, etc., “7.3 Maintenance and Inspection of Medical Equipment,” “7.4 Storage and Management of Maintenance and Inspection Results and Records,” “7.5 Safety Management upon Introduction or Replacement of Radiation Equipment” pp. 359–369).

Conference presentations

1 Morota K., Ensuring Occupational Radiation Safety: The Importance of Education for Radiation Workers in the Era of Advancing Interventional Radiology and Future Challenges. The 53rd Fall Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Radiological Technology；2025.10.17-19; Sapporo.

2 Morota K., Kunugita N., (Contributors: Co-authors, “Practical Aspects of Dose Management in Angiography, Survey of Actual Radiation Exposure, and Future Directions,” pp. 62–68) Summary Report for FY2021 and Final Report for the Collaborative Research Project under the Clinical Research Grant for Occupational Diseases: Study on the Survey of Actual Radiation Doses in Radiation-related Work Involving Uneven Exposure and Evaluation of Challenges for Dose Reduction, 2022.

Others (awards, etc.)

・ Best Poster 2nd Place, Evaluation of Trend and Reducing Patient Exposure Dose with DICOM-RDSR, AOCRP5 2018. (Melbourne)