Research Group Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Professor Peter Stanwell
Professor
School of Health Sciences
Associate Professor Peter Stanwell is a Medical Radiation Practitioner applying Medical Imaging in the areas of diagnostic radiology, neurosciences, and cancer diagnostics. He is particularly interested in how medical imaging data can shed light on the pathogenic mechanisms associated with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), and how disturbances of those mechanisms impair cognition.
- Peter.Stanwell@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 6586
Associate Professor Anthony Smith
Academic Lead, Research
University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health (Medical Imaging)
Associate Professor Tony Smith is a diagnostic radiographer. He is currently the Deputy Director of the University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health (UONDRH) Faculty of Health and Medicine. Tony’s research focuses on rural health workforce issues, with particular interest in the development of new models of care that incorporate interprofessional education and practice. He has a strong interest in rural and remote health care, especially as it relates to the delivery of medical imaging services.
- T: (02) 4055 1912
- E: tony.smith@newcastle.edu.au
Associate Professor Daphne James
Associate Professor
School of Health Sciences
Dr Daphne James is a nuclear medicine technologist with over 25 years clinical experience. Daphne’s PhD focussed on strategies to identify early pregnancy in patients undergoing diagnostic imaging procedures to avoid unnecessary foetal irradiation. Her other research interests include occupational radiation exposure for medical radiation practitioners; scholarship of teaching and learning for health professionals; and the use of DEXA bone mineral analysis in cancer survivors.
- Daphne.James@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 4921 5596
Associate Professor Yolanda Surjan
Associate Professor
School of Health Sciences
Dr Yolanda Surjan has identified the critical need for an expert-led movement to translate radiation oncology treatments from the human realm to the animal sphere. Dr Surjan is committed to collaborative research and has international affiliations with experts in the field of equine ophthalmology in the UK as well as working relationships with multiple experts in the field of radiation oncology and medical physics in oncology.
- Yolanda.Surjan@newcastle.edu.au
- (02) 492 17850
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