Current Research
Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Research Group
For more information about the research in this area please visit the Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Research Group website
- Research teams that are also included in the group are;
Ramaciotti Centre for Brain Imaging
The Ramaciotti Centre for Brain Imaging is operated by senior researchers in the Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences as a core facility of the Brain and Mind Research Institute. This is a facility for studying the biology of mental health and illness using in vivo molecular imaging techniques. Through novel molecular probes, imaging technologies such as microPET, and data analysis models, we aim to establish causal links between altered gene expression/regulation patterns and disease phenotypes in living subjects. A further aim is to contribute to the ongoing development of the platform technologies that underpin the rapidly evolving field of in vivo molecular imaging.
Australian Research Collaboration on Breast Imaging
The Australian Breast Imaging Research Collaboration represents a collaboration between the Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, University of Sydney and BreastScreen NSW. This collaboration is committed to conducting research which contributes to optimal outcomes for women participating in population breast cancer screening by mammography in Australia and overseas. The team is inter- professional and interdisciplinary and the main areas of enquiry encompass image perception and analysis, image evaluation and issues relating to participation in mammography screening.
Radiotherapy Research Group
The radiotherapy research group covers all aspects of radiation therapy as administered by the radiation therapist. The major research area is target volume definition, covering topics such as patient positioning, internal organ movement during radiotherapy and pre-treatment simulation. Work is also being carried out into the behavioural aspects of radiotherapy, particularly focusing on patient fatigue and anxiety, as well as the effects of radiotherapy in older patients. Most of the work described above takes place in collaboration with Departments of Radiation Oncology in NSW and Victoria. Research which is relevant to all the Medical Radiations fields, not only radiation therapy, is that of workforce issues, including retention and attrition in the workforce and professional development and extension.