Subject: TODAY: Where's the Physics in Medicine?
From: Richard Watts <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:26:31 +1300

Hi -

Would you mind advertising this to folk from the imaging centre please?  If you could also highlight that the time is 12.15 (I had told some people that it was 12.30), that would be great.

Many thanks -

Richard

Friday 9 October 12.15 Physics PT111

Where's the Physics in Medicine?

Dr Richard Watts 

Physics has made, and continues to make, vital contributions to modern
medicine.  A brief overview of the physics underlying a range of modern
diagnostic imaging techniques will be presented, including X-ray and
computed tomography (CT); nuclear imaging and emission computed tomography
(PET and SPECT); and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).  Finally, recent
advances in the use of radiation for therapy, specifically the treatment of
cancer, will be shown.

While much of the nuclear and atomic physics behind these techniques has
been well understood for many decades, the pace of research and technical
innovation continues to increase.  Medicine also clearly demonstrates the
importance of "blue sky" research (such as particle physics) to unforeseen
but important applications. ___________________________________________

Dr Sarah Thompson
Deputy Head of Department
Nanophysics Research Group
Department of Physics
University of York
YORK
YO10 5DD

Telephone: +44 (0)1904 432252
Fax: +44 (0)1904 432214

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