主要从事正电子发射断层成像技术(PET)和高时间分辨率核探测技术方面的研究。近五年发表在Nature Communications等国际期刊发表SCI论文30余篇，其中第一作者及通讯作者SCI论文14篇，主持国家自然科学基金项目2项，国家重点研发计划课题1项，深圳市科技计划项目2项，参与欧盟多项大型研究项目及大科学装置。深圳市“高清晰PET分子影像仪器创新团队”孔雀团队核心成员。担任中国核学会医学物理学会理事，中国卓越期刊《Radiation Medicine and Protection》青年编委。

   

飞行时间正电子发射断层成像技术(TOF-PET)，核探测技术

081104-模式识别与智能系统

083100-生物医学工程 

081002-信号与信息处理

2012-09--2016-05   米兰比可卡大学   博士
2009-09--2012-04   苏黎世联邦理工大学   硕士
2005-09--2009-06   西安交通大学   学士

   

2019-09~现在, 中国科学院深圳先进技术研究院, 副研究员
2016-05~2019-09,欧洲核子研究中心, 博士后

   

[1] Liu Z, Mungai S, Niu M, Kuang Z, Ren N, Wang X, Sang Z, Yang Y. Edge effect reduction of high-resolution PET detectors using LYSO and GAGG phoswich crystals. Phys Med Biol. 2023 Mar 15;68(6). doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/acbde1. PMID: 36808920. 

[2] Niu M, Liu Z, Kuang Z, et al. Ultra‐high resolution depth‐encoding small animal PET detectors: Using GAGG and LYSO crystal arrays[J]. Medical Physics, 2022. 

[3] Liu, Zheng, Niu, Ming, Kuang, Zhonghua, Ren, Ning, Wu, San, Cong, Longhan, Wang, Xiaohui, Sang, Ziru, Williams, Crispin, Yang, Yongfeng. High resolution detectors for whole-body PET scanners by using dual-ended readout. EJNMMI PHYSICS[J]. 2022, 9(1): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40658-022-00460-4. 

[4] Doroud, K, Kim, D W, Kwon, K H, Liu, Z, Min, B G, Williams, M C S, Zichichi, A. The Strip SiPM: a study of single photon time resolution. JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION[J]. 2021, 16(6)

[5] Zhang, Chunhui, Wang, Xiaohui, Sun, Mingdao, Kuang, Zhonghua, Zhang, Xianming, Ren, Ning, Wu, San, Sang, Ziru, Sun, Tao, Hu, Zhanli, Yang, Yongfeng, Liu, Zheng. A thick semi-monolithic scintillator detector for clinical PET scanners. PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY[J]. 2021, 66(6): http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/abe761. 

[6] Liu, Z, Beyer, R, Dreyer, J, Fan, X, Greifenhagen, R, Kim, D W, Kotte, R, Garcia, A Laso, Naumann, L, Roemer, K, Stach, D, Uribe Estrada, C, Williams, M C S, Zichichi, A. Novel low resistivity glass: MRPC detectors for ultra high rate applications. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT[J]. 2020, 959: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163483. 

[7] Liu Zheng. Multigap Resistive Plate Chamber read out by 1 × 1 cm2 pads with the NINO ASIC. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A. 2019

 [8] Liu, Z, Carnesecchi, F, Williams, M C S, Zichichi, A, Zuyeuski, R. Timing performance study of Multigap Resistive Plate Chamber with different gap size. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT[J]. 2019, 927: 396-400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.02.068. 

[9] Liu, Z, Williams, M C S, Zichichi, A, Zuyeuski, R. A Multigap Resistive Plate Chamber built with thin low-resistive glass: High rate capability with excellent time resolution. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT[J]. 2019, 928: 7-12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.03.016.

   

  (1)  国家重点研发计划，正电子发射计算机断层成像与磁共振双模态成像分析仪，主持（课题负责人） ，国家级，2023/12-2026/11，

  (2) 用于亚毫米成像的高时空分辨器官专用TOF-PET探测器研究, 主持，国家级，2024-01--2027-12 

（3）高分辨率小动物PET探测器边缘晶体分辨能力的提升方法研究， 主持，国家级，2022-01--2024-12 

（4）高清晰PET分子影像仪器创新团队, 核心成员, 市级, 2017-03--2023-02