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This talk will explain how technology initially developed for X-ray astronomy - a field that has traditionally been thought of as 'blue-sky' science without direct societal applications – has led to the development of a portable gamma imaging system with many terrestrial applications. She will discuss the underlying technology, and its current status in nuclear medicine and decommissioning.

Presented by Dr Sarah Bugby (Loughborough University)

Dr Sarah Bugby is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics, Loughborough University where she leads the Applied Radiation and Medical Physics group. She completed her PhD in 2015 at the Space Research Centre, University of Leicester with a thesis focussed on the development of a portable gamma camera for nuclear medicine. Since joining Loughborough in 2019, her research interests have expanded to all areas of radiation imaging and their applications.