The Department was one of the first to offer postgraduate courses in medical physics, and many hundreds of our graduates have taken up posts in the UK and world-wide. Several of its past and present staff have become Presidents of major professional organisations, and links with the medical physics and bioengineering profession are consequently excellent. The Department has an international reputation for its research, especially in Magnetic Resonance Imaging which it pioneered. There is also a comprehensive network of PCs and workstations. Many opportunities exist for research, and graduates also find employment in the many health related industries.
Departmental bursaries are available in certain cases.
Research Interests Free Radical Imaging Proton electron double resonance imaging is a novel technique developed in the Department which combines magnetic resonance imaging with electron spin resonance, to produce high-resolution images of free radical distribution. A high field, small MR research imager has just been installed. Research is also being carried out on the development of new MR pulse sequences. A new research MR imager will become operational in mid 2000. Radiation Protection Work is carried out on the radiation doses received by members of the public from artificial and natural radionuclides and the mechanisms which can control these doses, e.g., doses from 210Po in shellfish.