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Radiation Biophysics

The Radiation Biophysics Facility develops and supports a unique range of radiation resources and techniques along with providing associated expertise.

The Radiation Biophysics facilities range from those used for basic cell irradiations (including techniques capable of manipulating radiation fields on the sub-cellular micron scale) through to supporting and developing a SARRP image guided pre-clinical x-ray irradiator and includes developing techniques for dosimetry on clinical machines. One of the main research interests includes investigating how and why ionising radiation initiates a diverse range of biological responses. We are also interested in how this correlates to differences in the temporal and spatial pattern of energy deposition events on the scale of DNA, cells and tissues associated with different radiation qualities of ionizing radiation. Mechanisms are thus formulated which are interpreted in the context of risk associated with exposure or which can potentially be exploited in radiotherapy.

Radiation Biophysics provides a wide range of radiation resources and expertise, along with the development of novel radiation sources and techniques, typically designed and constructed in-house. These include:

In addition the group also provides intellectual expertise on the appropriate use of irradiation facilities and interpretation of radiobiological studies.

 To discuss your requirements, please contact Mark Hill.

 

Other activities include:

SRF Lead

PhD FIPEM FSRP MInstP CRadP CPhys Mark Hill - Head of Radiation Biophysics

Dr Mark A. Hill

Telephone: 01865 617056

Selected publications