Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170102273]Researchers: A/Prof Marco Petasecca (Chief Investigator) Prof Anatoly Rozenfeld (Chief Investigator) A/Prof Michael Jackson (Partner Investigator) Adj/Prof Naruhiro Matsufuji (Partner Investigator) Dr Dale Prokopovich (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Radiation detectors to better understand ion interactions. This project aims to build a Heavy Ion Therapy Research and Treatment Centre in Australia. Understanding how ions interact with matter and their radiobiological effectiveness (RBE) is important. The project will introduce an Australian detector technology platform to research ion interaction physics and their RBE. It will develop radiation detectors for ion measurement with a wide energy range, including a practical RBE quality assurance tool with submillimetre spatial resolution. The proposed Australian radiation detection technology is expected to improve understanding of the scientific mechanisms underpinning the radiobiological effectiveness of heavy ion radiation.
Funding Amount $357,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- ARC : DP170102273
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170102273
