Matthew Dimmock

Biography

Matthew is a Senior Lecturer in Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) in the School of Allied Health Professions at Keele University.

He completed his PhD in Nuclear Physics at the University of Liverpool in 2008, working on the design and characterisation of radiation detectors and digital pulse processing.

Matthew then went on to complete two post-doctoral appointments: firstly, at the Monash Centre for Synchrotron Science where he designed and built a pre-clinical SPECT camera (2008-2012); and lastly at the Australian Synchrotron where he optimised the X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy beam-lines (2012-2013).

In 2013, Matthew was appointed as a Lecturer in Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences at Monash University. In 2022, Matthew was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) at Keele University where he is continuing his primary research: the use of X-ray phase contrast imaging for low dose cancer detection; the optimisation of forensic examinations using imaging and data analytics; and the development of novel techniques for the assessment of patient diagnoses and advanced treatment planning.

Research and scholarship

Currently funded research projects:

• IMPACT

Teaching

Dr Dimmock has experience as a diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy educator at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He currently teaches radiographers and other medical professionals that require knowledge of the principles of diagnostic imaging, along with supervising student research projects. Specific courses at Keele he is involved with include: Foundations of Radiographic Science, Principles of Measurement and Research and Exploring Radiation Protection.

Supervision

• Jeremy Brown – “Studies n Single Photon Emission Imaging” (awarded Jan 2015)
• Daniel Sapkoroski – “An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Immersive Virtual Reality Medical Imaging Simulation Tool in Preparing Students for Clinical Practice” (awarded Mar 2020)
• Carols Pena Solorzano – “Characterisation of Organs in a Post-Mortem Computed Tomography Database Using Machine Learning” (awarded Apr 2020)
• Abubakar Bello Abubakar – “Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Control of Cough and the Urge-to-Cough” (awarded July 2022)
• Ashly Ong – “Predictive Modelling for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning and Dose Escalation in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer” (Awarded August 2024)
• Edel Doyle – “Optimising Image Quality & Radiation Dose When Using CT Compared to X-rays in Suspected NAI” (expected completion date Dec 2024)
• Nabita Singh – “Neural responses associated with uncontrolled coughing in patients with chronic cough hypersensitivity” (expected completion date Dec 2025)
• Eric Onwuharine - "NewProMRI-pathway - A new prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) pathway: A pilot study"

Collaborations and grants awards

Collaborations

• David Paganin – Monash University, Australia
• Kaye Morgan – Monash University, Australia
• Sharna Jamadar – Monash Biomedical Imaging, Australia
• Stuart Mazzone – Melbourne University, Australia
• Patrick Brennan – University of Sydney, Australia
• Richard Bassed – Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Australia
• Jeffrey Loong – National Cancer Centre, Singapore
• Daniel Hauserman – ANSTO Australian Synchrotron, Australia
• Caroline Wright – Monash University, Australia
• Jeremy Brown – ANSTO, Australia
• Kam Lee – ARPANSA, Australia

Grants