Quantifying disease with Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
3D gel dosimetry for radiation oncology and medical imaging
SPECT-CT/PET-CT and other multimodal imaging techniques
MRI - oxygen-enhanced; hyperpolarization
Motion correction for radiation oncology and medical imaging
Institute of Medical Physics
The Institute of Medical Physics (IMP) within the School of Physics, University of Sydney, draws together research and teaching expertise across the University and its affiliated hospitals and research institutes. Our research is highly multidisciplinary and involves the application of fundamental physics to challenging problems in medicine and biology. Key aspects of our research include: the application of radiation dosimetry and radiobiology to cancer treatment; the development, application and quantitative analysis of novel imaging techniques for diagnosing human disease; the application of biological physics concepts to better understand living matter.
Prof David Thwaites Director, Institute of Medical Physics,
Professor of Medical Physics
Research interests: radiation oncology physics, radiation dosimetry, radiation protection, imaging in oncology, image-guided radiotherapy
Prof Dale Bailey Honorary Associate Dept. Nuclear Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital
Research interests: quantitative SPECT, nuclear medicine
Prof. Paul Keall NHMRC Australia Fellow
Director, Radiation Physics Laboratory Sydney Medical School
Research interests: image-guided radiotherapy; audiovisual biofeedback; ventilation imaging.
Dr Aimee McNamara Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research interests: Electronic portal imaging, PET, nanodosimetry
A/Prof. Roger Fulton Adjunct Associate Professor Brain & Mind Research Institute and Westmead Hospital
Research interests: motion tracking in PET, image reconstruction
A/Prof Peter Greer Honorary Associate Newcastle Mater Hospital
Research interests: electronic portal imaging and dosimetry
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Prof. Anatoly Rozenfeld Honorary Associate Director, Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Woollongong
Research interests: dosimetry, detectors, radiotherapy
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Dr Phil Vial Honorary Lecturer Liverpool & Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres
Research interests: clinical dosimetry in radiotherapy, image guided radiotherapy
Dr Jeremy Booth Honorary Associate Deputy Head, Dept. Radiation Oncology, Royal North Shore Hospital
Research interests: image guided radiotherapy
Dr Lois Holloway Honorary Senior Lecturer Liverpool & Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres
Research interests: radiobiology, CT, clinical radiotherapy
Prof. Steve Meikle Honorary Associate Brain & Mind Research Institute
Research interests: biomedical imaging, PET
Dr Mark Reinhard Honorary Lecturer Leader, Detector Research Lab,
ANSTO
Research interests: radiation detectors, microdosimetry
Prof. Chris Langton Honorary Associate Queensland University of Technology
Research interests: ultrasound
A/Prof Lyn Oliver Adjunct Associate Professor Dept. Radiation Oncology, Royal North Shore Hospital
Research interests: clinical radiotherapy
Dr Kym Nitschke Honorary Associate Newcastle Mater Hospital
Research interests: radiotherapy planning
Dr Stephen Bosi Honorary Associate Research Physicist, Prince of Wales Hospital
Research interests: 3D gel dosimetry, tomography for stereotactic radiosurgery, MV photon energy spectra
Dr Elaine Ryan Honorary Associate Discipline of Medical Radiation Science, University of Sydney
Research interests: x-ray imaging
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