Topic of Research Seminar: Mars Landed in UAE to see X-Rays in Colour

Abstract: The Medical Imaging Laboratory at Khalifa University has recently acquired the world’s latest spectral photon-counting computed tomography (CT) scanner (MARS Microlab 5X120). This equipment is the first of its type to be used in the GCC region to support laboratory /pre-clinical research. The micro-CT/small animal research scanner uses x-ray energies relevant to the human diagnostic imaging range (20-140 keV) and a CERN-based photon-processing detector that processes the energy of individually detected x-ray photons – extracting colour information of individual xrays. The scanner provides ultra-high-resolution (<90-micron voxel size) nondestructive three-dimensional multi-energy CT images that are decomposed into material images based on the density and atomic composition of each material. The scanner can accommodate in vitro, invivo, and excised biological sample sizes of to 125 mm in diameter and 450mm in length. The scanner is currently being used for medical physics teaching and biomedical imaging research purposes. The KU’s imaging lab is likely to become and imaging hub, providing a platform for local and international researchers that want to gain a better understanding of the use of photon counting scanner technology for their research. In this presentation will also cover the scientific program of the collaboration agreement between Khalifa University and NUST. 

Subject field of Topic: Medical Imaging (Computed Tomography)

Name of Speaker: Dr Aamir Younis Raja

Professional Rank of Speaker: Assistant Professor

University Email of Speaker: [email protected]

University Profile weblink: http://www.ku.ac.ae/college-people/aamir-younis-raja

Affiliation of Speaker: University of Otago New Zealand.

Date and Venue: December 26, 2022, at 1730- 1830 hrs, Seminar Hall, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, NUST Islamabad Campus