TY - BOOK AU - Nakanishi,Tomoko M. TI - Novel Plant Imaging and Analysis: Water, Elements and Gas, Utilizing Radiation and Radioisotopes SN - 978-981-33-4992-6 PY - 2021/// PB - Springer Nature KW - Biophysics KW - bicssc KW - Materials science KW - Nuclear chemistry, photochemistry & radiation KW - Plant physiology KW - Radiology KW - Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry KW - 32P KW - 33P KW - Bioanalysis and Bioimaging KW - Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics KW - Botany & plant sciences KW - Element movement KW - Fixed carbon movement KW - Imaging / Radiology KW - Imaging Techniques KW - Living plant activity KW - Materials Science, general KW - Medical imaging KW - Medical physics KW - Neutron beam imaging KW - Nuclear Chemistry KW - Open Access KW - Plant Physiology KW - Radioisotope imaging KW - RI KW - Spectroscopy KW - Spectroscopy/Spectrometry KW - Visualization of gas fixation KW - Water imaging N1 - Open Access N2 - This open access book is only an introduction to show that radiation and radioisotopes (RI) are premier tools to study living plant physiology which leads to new findings. Who had ever imagined that we could see water in a plant? Who had ever imagined that we could see ions moving toward roots in solution? Who had ever imagined that we could see invisible gas (CO2) fixation and movement in a plant? These studies demonstrated for the first time that water, ions and gas can be visualized in living plants, which could be hardly seen by anyone before. This publication summarizes the results obtained by Nakanishi's lab in The Univ. of Tokyo, based on her original concept and her original tools or systems. It is useful for professional scientists, plant physiologist, and those studying plant imaging. The chapters demonstrates the innovative imaging work of the author, using radioactive tracers and neutron beam to follow the absorption and transport manner of water as well as major, minor, and trace elements in plants. Through these studies the author developed a real-time macroscopic and microscopic imaging system able to apply commercially available gamma- and beta-ray emitters. The real-time movement of the elements is now possible by using 14C, 18F, 22Na, 28Mg, 32P, 33P, 35S, 42K, 45Ca, 48V, 54Mn, 55Fe, 59Fe, 65Zn, 86Rb, 109Cd, and 137Cs. The imaging methods was applied to study the effect of 137Cs following 3/11 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident, which has revealed the movements of radiocesium in the contaminated sites UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/a06c972c-587e-4f20-9751-279eef9c3c82/9789813349926.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49531 ER -