Ronan Smith wins PMB Early Career Researcher Award for X-ray velocimetry lung imaging research
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Summary
Ronan Smith, a postdoctoral research fellow at Adelaide University, has won the Physics in Medicine & Biology (PMB) Early Career Researcher Award for his research on X-ray velocimetry, a novel imaging method that uses X-rays to track lung ventilation. The award recognizes the best paper published in PMB's 2025 Early Career Researcher special issue. Smith's work focuses on advancing medical imaging techniques to better understand and visualize lung function.
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The award is presented to the author of the 'best paper' in PMB's 2025 Early Career Researcher special issue.
Smith's research focuses on X-ray velocimetry, a novel imaging method that uses X-rays to track lung ventilation.
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