UCSF Physics Research Laboratory

Researcher evaluates position sensitive avalanche photodiodes for high resolution gamma-ray imaging

William Barber, PhD of the UCSF Physics Research Laboratory at China Basin evaluates position sensitive avalanche photodiodes for high resolution gamma-ray imaging. Dr. Barber has expertise in novel detector technologies which he develops and optimizes for medical imaging applications. The detector is operated with liquid nitrogen cooling to maximize spatial and energy resolution performance.

UCSF Physics Research Laboratory pursues development and application of quantitative imaging techniques using ionizing radiation. The laboratory also trains graduate students and mentors postdoctoral fellows in quantitative biomedical imaging instrumentation and physics. Our resources include radionuclide and x-ray imaging instrumentation laboratory, radiation detection instruments , radiopharmaceutical handling/storage laboratory, dedicated high performance computing servers, and preclinical SPECT/PET/CT/Optical imaging instruments. We also take advantage of state-of-the-art SPECT/CT, PET/CT, and PET/MR scanners that are available at our site for research use.  

We are constantly looking for passionate undergraduate and graduate students, medical students, residents, and fellows, and postdoctoral trainees from UCSF, UCB, or other academic institutions who are interested in pursuing quantitative molecular imaging physics and instrumentation research. The number of openings and start times vary, depending on many factors, by the way.