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Helen Boston

Professor Helen Boston
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Research

Research Interest 1

Instrumentation design and implementation including detector characterisation. I employ these instruments to improve the understanding of the underlying nuclear structure and also to improve imaging in terms of medical and security applications.

Research grants

Nuclear Physics Consolidated Grant

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

October 2017 - March 2022

A three-dimensional integrated gamma-ray and vision system

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

July 2016 - January 2020

Imaging of prompt gamma emissions during proton cancer therapy for geometric and dosimetric verification

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

September 2015 - August 2017

Quantitative SPECT for dosimetry of 131I molecular radiotherapy

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

July 2015 - June 2017

Imaging and Detection of Radioactive Material - Portable Gamma Ray Imaging Spectrometer (PGRIS)

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

August 2013 - July 2015

Improvement of the sensitivity of germanium detectors for radioactive waste assay

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

October 2012 - December 2013

In vivo imaging technologies to assess the efficacy and safety of RMTs

MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

October 2013 - March 2015

Nuclear structure and astrophysics using (d,p) with Na isotopes using the TIGRESS and SHARC arrays at TRIUMF

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

June 2010 - September 2010

Lifetimes of the TSD candidate bands in 157,158Er at ultra high spin

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

January 2009 - February 2009

KEL09/10 - A gamma camera imaging system for radioactive materials

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

April 2010 - June 2011

Nuclear Physics Consolidated Grant

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

August 2014 - December 2018

Nuclear Physics Rolling Grants 2013 (equipment bid)

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

January 2014 - March 2014

Consolidated nuclear physics grant 2011

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

August 2011 - July 2015

Nuclear Structure and Astrophysics Using (d,p) with n-rich Na Isotopes using the TIGRESS and SHARC arrays at TRIUMF

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

July 2009 - September 2009

PROSPECTUS

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

August 2009 - January 2012

Exploring the limits of nuclear existence for heavy proton-rich nuclei

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

December 2009 - May 2013

Improvement of the performance of germanium detectors using pulse shape analysis

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

May 2014 - August 2017