VoxelMap · 2026 · Medical imaging
A different angle on a moving lung.
My summer research at Image X Institute centred on one question: how does the imaging angle affect a model’s prediction of anatomical motion?
Same anatomy. A different view.
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0° starts at the left-side source position in this illustration.
The gantry turns. The imaging source and detector move together around a fixed isocentre. The couch and reference anatomy stay in place.
The view changes. Each direction offers a different projection through the lungs. My research asks how that angle affects motion prediction.
One anatomy. Different viewpoints.
The gantry angle sets the direction from which anatomy is imaged. Use the gantry above to explore the geometry.
Conceptual research workflow, not a VoxelMap simulation.
Research focus
- The variable
- Angle
The direction from which an image is acquired.
- The output
- Motion
Predicted deformation vector fields describing anatomical movement.
- Continuing research
- 2026
Summer scholar work followed by a research engineer role at Image X.
Ongoing research. The anatomy shown is an NIH reference model; no patient scan, VoxelMap output, or measured performance result is displayed here.
The question
VoxelMap is an open computational framework for modelling anatomical motion and deformation in lung radiotherapy. My focus was the gantry angle: the direction from which imaging is acquired, and what changing it means for predictive performance.
My part
Working with Dr Nicholas Hindley and Dr Chandrima Sengupta, I investigated that effect on predicted deformation vector fields — maps describing how points in the anatomy move. The task was to examine how the prediction changes across imaging angles.
Where it leads
The research aims to make motion modelling more robust and useful for treatment delivery. I continued at Image X Institute as a research engineer in March 2026, working on medical imaging tools for lung radiotherapy.