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)

Monash researchers also participate in significant external collaborations, including the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science and the Cooperative Research Centre for Biomedical Imaging Development (CRC-BID).

Synchrotron science at MCSS

In addition, MCSS researchers conduct their own synchrotron research, under the leadership of MCSS Director, Professor Rob Lewis.

Rob's interests lie in the medical applications of synchrotron radiation, including both diagnosis and therapy. Research is currently being undertaken in the following four 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.

Detectors

Designing and building novel X-ray detector systems, data acquisition components and data processing algorithms to support synchrotron research.

Researchers involved in these programs are participants in the the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science and the CRC-BID.

Synchrotron champions

The MCSS also supports people and organisations who are championing the use of synchrotrons in scientific research.