Prostate Cancer

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare quotes the chances of all Australians being diagnosed with any form of cancer during a lifetime is approximately 1 in 4 . The estimated lifetime chance of Australian men diagnosed with prostate cancer, is 1 in 7 and the 2018 expected NEW prostate Read more…

Kenneth Clarke Journal Award

The prize winner for the best paper published during 2018-19 in the Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine (APESM) Journal, will be decided next August. APESM has achieved International professional recognition since it was first published in 1978. The Award is named the ‘Kenneth Clarke Journal Award ‘ in Read more…

Breast Cancer Incidence

2.1 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. It is the most common malignancy amongst women worldwide. One in eight Australian women are annually diagnosed with breast cancer. That is approximately 18,087 Australian women and 148 men diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018……………Read More

More from Prof Terry Peters

Members will be interested in a recent London University website article (September, 2018). To read, go to:: In Conversation with Prof Terry Peters Professor Peters from Robarts Research Institute, Ontario, Canada, is on sabbatical leave at Kings College London University where he recorded this interview. He mentions pursuing work on Read more…

Bates: A Grateful Student’s Viewpoint

My first encounter with RHTB was early in my 2nd pro year when I discovered the lecturer assigned to me as undergraduate advisor, and also who was to be teaching the course on engineering maths. My first vivid memory of Richard was the day he stormed in to the classroom Read more…

The Richard Bates Travel Prize

Professor Richard Bates was an electrical engineer, research scientist and educator – Pioneer in CT Scan Imaging and Continuing Contributions to New Zealand and International research and Education………. Read more

What professional skills are vital?

Yes. What professional skills are vital for physicists, engineers, radiopharmacists and other allied scientists working in applied medicine? Pallavi Sinhai, SMH Education Reporter, wrote: ‘Schools must go beyond tests for knowledge, says Scott’Sydney Morning Herald (Tuesday January 8, 2019) In the interview with Mark Scott, NSW Department of Education Secretary, Read more…

Foetal Ultrasound Imaging: A New Idea?

Breaking News: In a recent article published, it reported on a 2018 startup proposal. The engineer interviewed, Jonathan Rothberg, refers to the work of David Robinson and George Kossof’s world-first in 1961. That past major invention by Robinson and Kossof may possibly be reinvented and become a future life changing, innovative device called Read more…

The Innovation Prize – Who was Dave Robinson?

Yes. Who was Dave Robinson? You should know what the Innovation Prize is awarded for. But do you know anything about the person the prize was named after? These special prizes are named in honour of a person whom the profession holds in high esteem for their achievements. In this Read more…