Synchrotron science at Monash

A wide variety of synchrotron research is undertaken by research groups across Monash University including:

• Protien Crystallography Unit in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Molecular Spectroscopy & Centre for Biospectroscopy in the School of Chemistry
• Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the Victorian College of Pharmacy
• Blood Pressure Research Group and Fetal & Neonatal Research Group in the Department of Physiology
• Fundamental X-ray Physics in the School of Physics
• Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
• The Monash University Biomedical Engineering Technology Alliance (MuBeta)

Research is currently being undertaken in the following three areas:

X-ray imaging

Exploiting the unique properties of synchrotron radiation to obtain detailed real-time images of living subjects.

Radiotherapy

Learning how to use synchrotron radiation to treat cancer.

Disease diagnosis

Improving cancer diagnosis with techniques developed at the synchrotron.