Research
Current Research Projects
- Monochromatic x-ray imaging including investigation of x-ray phase-contrast techniques
- Magnetic resonance imaging of brain function including studies in brain development in autistic and blind subjects
- Large field-of-view tomography single-photon imaging and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- 3-D image motion correction algorithms
- 3-D radiation therapy treatment planning and IMRT / Rapid ARC
- Patient Dose Evaluations during Cone Beam CT procedures
- Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)
- Atlas Based Autosegmentation and New Validation Methods
Major Equipment, Clinical
- Radiology Department (Imaging)
- General Electric Discovery LS Combined dedicated PET and multislice x-ray CT scanner
- Siemans (Computer Technology Industries) 11 MeV negative ion cyclotron and support facilities for FDG production
- GE LX 3.0 Tesla MR scanner
- GE LX 1.5 Tesla short-bore MR scanner (3)
- 1 Marconi MX-8000 (four slice) CT
- 2 Philips MX-8000/IDT (16 slice) CT 1 GE Light Speed Plus (8 slice) CT
- GE Millennium VG dual-head, variable angle scintillation camera equipped for coincidence imaging
- GE Millennium MG dual-head, variable angle scintillation camera for planar and SPECT imaging
- GE Helix dual-head, fixed 180 degree geometry scintillation camera for planar imaging
- Radiation Oncology Dept. (Therapy)
- Varian 23X Trilogy linear accelerator with 120 MLC collimator, portal imaging, and IGRT
- Varian 21EX linear accelerator with 120 MLC collimator and portal imaging (2) with IMRT dose delivery
- Varian / Brainlab TX linear accelerator for radiosurgery
- Varian Ximatron EX simulator
- Picker 5000 QC CT/Simulator
- Treatment Planning Workstations
- Varian Eclipse
- Varian Eclipse with Helios
- ADAC Pinnacle
- Virtual Simulation Workstations
- Varian (Soma Vision)
- Picker ACQU Sim
Major Equipment, Other
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Radiology and Fluoroscopy X-ray Units
- Cardiac Catheterization suites
- Mammography units
- Ultrasound Units
- Radiation Oncology Brachytherapy
- Varian VariSource HDR
- LDR brachytherapy sources
- Cs-137 (GYN)
- Ir-192 (Sarcoma and GYN)
- I-125 (Prostate Seed Implants)
- Radiation Biology Laboratory
- Picker Eldorado 8 Cobalt-60 Unit
- Pantek 300 DXT Orthovoltage X-ray unit
Ancillary Equipment
- Radiation Detectors
- Ionization Chambers
- farmer-type chambers
- buildup chambers
- small volume specialty chambers
- radiation survey meters
- Film Densitometers
- TLD and reader
- Mosfet detectors
- Ionization Chambers
- Phantoms
- Imaging Physics
- QC Phantoms Anthropomorphic phantoms
- Therapy Physics
- Wellhofer WP700 water scanner
- QC phantoms
- Anthropomorphic phantoms
- Computers
- Image processing workstations
- Treatment planning workstations
- Imaging Physics
Facilities (Academic, Laboratory, and Clinical) for Student Use
- Diagnostic Imaging Laboratories
- Radiology clinical equipment (Medical Center North)
- Dedicated Research X-ray Imaging Laboratory with digital subtraction angiography, mammography, and film-based imaging systems
- Research Nuclear Imaging Laboratory with computer based scintillation camera and hig resolution spectroscopy systems (High purity Ge and Si (Li)) detectors
- Ultrasound Imaging Laboratory
- 4.7T, 40cm Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Spectrometer for phantom and animal experiments
- Radiology clinical equipment (Main Hospital)
- Clinical Therapy Laboratories
- Radiation Research Labs (Medical Center North)
- Radiation Oncology clinical equipment (Vanderbilt Clinic)
- Library Facilities
- Sarah Shannon Stevenson Science Library
- Eskind BioMedical Library
- Classrooms
- Physics and Chemistry Building
- Nursing Building
- Medical Center Complex
- Radiology Department (Medical Center North)
- Radiation Oncology Department (Vanderbilt Clinic)
- Student Offices
- Radiology Dept. (Medical Center North)
- Radiation Oncology Dept. (Vanderbilt Clinic)