Javier Caravaca Rodriguez, PhD

Title(s)Research Associate, Radiology
SchoolSchool of Medicine
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ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-7971-852X Additional info
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University of Granada, SpainB.S.07/2009Physics
University of Barcelona, SpainMSc06/2010Particle Physics and Cosmology
University Autonomous of Barcelona, SpainPhD07/2014Experimental Particle Physics
University of California, Berkeley, USPostdoctoral08/2020Neutrino Physics
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2016Breakthrough Prize

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With my background in nuclear and particle physics, and expertise in particle detectors, I develop cutting-edge radiation detectors to improve current diagnosis and therapy techniques for a number of diseases, including cancer. My main interests are exploring novel designs for SPECT and PET systems to improve their performance and expand their range of application to other pathologies. In particular, I develop new SPECT detectors for alpha and beta theranostics, explore new avenues of exploiting Cherenkov light in TOF-PET, and spearhead Monte Carlo techniques to improve dosimetry in preclinical radiation therapy.

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A high sensitivity gamma camera using a combination of Compton reconstruction and source proximity for in-vivo imaging of Ac-225
NIH R01EB032324Oct 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2026
Role: Principal Investigator
Leveraging ultra-fast Cherenkov emission in scintillator-based TOF-PET by exploiting photon wavelength sorting
NIH R21EB032999Aug 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2025
Role: Principal Investigator
First quantitative in vivo imaging of 225Ac with a collimatorless gamma camera
UCSF Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Seed GrantSep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
Role: PI
Description: The main goal is to enable in vivo imaging of Ac-225 for the first time in pre-clinical settings with mice in order to allow the study of biodistributions of new developmental targeted alpha therapy radiopharmaceuticals in live animals.

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