A student from Department of Radiological Technology won the Excellence Award at the 2025 Radiology Teaching Materials Contest.Itabashi Campus

On Saturday, December 27, 2025, students from the Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, won the Excellence Award and Special Award at the 2025 Radiation Teaching Materials Contest under the guidance of Professor Hiroki Otani of the same department.
Following the introduction of radiation education in elementary, junior high, and high schools, this contest was organized by the Japan Science Foundation with the aim of spreading awareness of accurate knowledge and skills related to radiation and promoting radiation education in schools. The contest selected radiation teaching materials created by university students studying radiation that can be used in elementary, junior high, and high school classes. In 2025, 244 works were submitted, and after a document review and a final review of the educational material demonstration video, a face-to-face demonstration was held at a presentation. Two Excellence Awards and one Special Award were selected from our university. We look forward to your continued success in the future.

Winner

Excellence Award and Japan Science and Technology Foundation Chairman Award (Special Award)
[Title] "Is radiation dangerous? Is it useful? Let's weigh the pros and cons." Target: Junior high school students
【member】
Yuka Takeuchi (2nd year, Faculty of Medical Technology), Maya Sato (2nd year, Faculty of Medical Technology)
[Contents]
This is a learning material that converts medical and environmental radiation into weight and places it on a scale. Marbles are placed inside a box to represent the radiation dose, and by shaking them like maraca, the sound allows students to feel the radiation dose.
[Efforts leading up to the award]
Rather than simply explaining radiation, we focused on deepening understanding through actual experience. We aimed to alleviate the impression that radiation is difficult or scary, and to create a structure that would allow participants to think and feel for themselves while having fun.
[Award evaluation points]
The method of having junior high school students predict radiation levels themselves and use a balance to arrive at the correct answer is an effective active learning method. In addition, the fact that answer sheets were placed inside the box and on the back of the balance, making it possible to study from the textbook, was also praised.
[Winner's comment]
I am extremely honored to receive both the Excellence Award and Chairman Award. Through this project, I have realized the importance of communicating about radiation correctly and in an easy-to-understand manner. I would like to use this experience in my future studies and clinical practice.

Excellence Award
[Title] "Feel invisible radiation with your ears and hands!" Target: Junior high school students
【member】
Daisuke Furuta (3rd year, Faculty of Medical Technology), Akira Ishikawa (3rd year, Faculty of Medical Technology), Rena Ishikawa (3rd year, Faculty of Medical Technology)
Takuma Nakamura (2nd year, Faculty of Medical Technology)
[Contents]
This educational material contains bells placed inside capsules so that even people with visual impairments can learn about radiation, and the effects of radiation can be learned through the sound they make. Different sizes of capsules represent different types of radiation.
[Efforts leading up to the award]
We made various efforts to ensure that visually impaired people could have the same image of radiation as people without disabilities, such as by creating a model that could be touched with the hands.
[Award evaluation points]
The program was praised for its innovative approach to teaching visually impaired people about radiation through sound. It also featured an innovative approach where participants could touch the capsules and get an idea of the radiation from their size.
[Winner's comment]
I am very happy that my radiation education material aimed at people with visual impairments was selected. I hope that this material will help them understand radiation.

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