Research group on Electronic instrumentation in medical and nuclear physics

Description

The group's research activity focuses on the design of instrumentation and measurement for radiation detector systems. Specifically, the group applies research in two scientific-technical fields: experimental nuclear physics (AGATA, NEDA and TRACE experiments corresponding to European collaborations) and hospital medical physics (collaborations with the La Fe Hospital, Radiophysics Service, and companies in the sector, specifically in radiotherapy and dosimetry).

As regards experimental nuclear physics (the main activity of the group), the group has extensive experience in the design of electronic instrumentation for nuclear physics experiments (originally in experimental particle physics experiments at CERN, specifically in the DELPHI / LEP and ATLAS / LHC experiments) and participates continuously in the National Programme for Particle Physics and Accelerators.

In terms of activity in medical physics (most recent activity), the group is currently collaborating with the La Fe hospital centre (through the IRIMED IIS La Fe-UV Joint Research Unit), as well as with leading European companies in intraoperative radiotherapy and dosimetry. In parallel to these two research activities, the group has transferred technology to the Valencian productive sector, through collaborations with companies.

As a result of the research carried out within the group, some of its members are co-authors of more than 100 indexed articles, as well as co-authors of 2 working patents and have published several book chapters in major North American publishers.

Goals CT

Design of instrumentation and electronic systems for radiation detection: signal conditioning, digitisation and data acquisition.

Research lines

Electronic instrumentation in medical physics
Research activity in this line of research focuses on the design and development of instrumentation circuits for signal conditioning in medical physics and biomedical technology. Research is currently being carried out in the field of detectors in intraoperative radiotherapy.
Electronic instrumentation in experimental nuclear physics
The research activity in this line of research focuses on the design and development of low-noise, high-speed conditioning circuits for nuclear physics and gamma spectroscopy experiments. Research is currently being carried out on the AGATA, NADA and TRAZO experiments.

Management