Medical Physics Support, HIRF

Dr Jye Smith is the Principal Medical Physicist at the Department of Nuclear Medicine & Specialised PET Services QLD (Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital) and the Radiation Safety Officer for the Herston Imaging Research Facility.

He has a keen interest in PET/SPECT instrumentation, image processing and radionuclide therapy. His work in dosimetry has led to a comprehensive patient dosimetry program for the PRRT service at the RBWH. Earlier work included developing a suite of application for processing Nuclear Medicine studies which are now used widely throughout the community.

Jye takes an active role in education and postgraduate supervision through appointments at Queensland University of Technology and University of Queensland. In addition, he is the primary staff supervisor training medical physics registrars through the national certification pathway for Medical Physicist in Australia.

Jye is a respected member in the medical physics community in Australia, both participating and presenting at events for national associations.

Patient with hepatic neuroendocrine metastases undergoing quantitative SPECT/CT imaging for dosimetry of Lutetium-177 peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT).