PhD position: Dr Linda Croton

Honours projects under my supervision are undertaken as part of a much larger interdisciplinary research collaboration centred around developing X-ray phase contrast methods for neuroimaging. These projects have a heavy emphasis on fostering the computational and research skills necessary to successfully either undertake a future PhD project or transition to industry. This work will include experiments and data analysis, capturing images—utilising an emerging imaging modality—to quantify the resulting phase effects that arise as X-rays pass through matter, achieving high contrast and high spatial resolution not currently achievable with existing clinical modalities. New computational methods and imaging techniques may be developed to implement X-ray phase contrast for neuroimaging, using state-of-the-art photon-counting detectors and advancing novel tech from early stages toward preclinical applications, as a stepping stone toward the long-term goal of clinical translation. Experiments may be performed using multiple X-ray sources, from the synchrotron to the laboratory, and using a variety of imaging techniques, from direct imaging to computed tomography, to develop methods for implementation under a diverse range of conditions. Possible projects include:

• "Imaging white matter injury in situ using a highly-coherent microfocus X-ray source: a critical step toward clinical translation"
• "Unlocking the mysteries of the body's least understood organ: Developing 3D imaging methods for exploring the brain at the micron scale"

Linda's web page

X-ray Imaging group web page

For further details or alternative project arrangements, please contact: [email protected].