3D, a 9 year insight of a working Clinical 3D Imaging Centre at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne

Lloyd Ellis
Senior Medical Photographer,
Manager of The Batten Foundation 3D Imaging Centre,
Educational Resource Centre,
The Royal Children’s Hospital

Time: 16 April 2013, 18:00 AEDT (Refreshments from 17:30)

Venue: Engineering House, 21 Bedford St, North Melbourne, VIC 3051

Abstract

In August 2004 The Clinical Photography Unit took possession of a state of the art 3D Imaging system. The first of its type in Australia and the first of its type to be used in routine clinical imaging. Initially set-up to help the Department of Plastics and Craniofacial Medicine manage the treatment of patients undergoing craniofacial surgery, the unit has steadily evolved into providing routine clinical and diagnostic 3D imagery of a wider range of patient types.
This presentation will provide an insight of a working 3D clinical unit from its inception to current working practices.

Biography

A holder of a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Photography from Melbourne’s RMIT, Lloyd has over 30 years experience as a photographic practitioner. Lloyd began his photographic career at Royal Australian Air Force Publications Unit, before moving to Monash University’s Department of Anatomy Photographic Unit.

In 1989 Lloyd was recruited to the Royal Children’s Hospital’s Educational Resource Centre where he is currently the Senior Medical Photographer and for the last 9 years the manager of The 3d Batten Foundation Image Centre.

Lloyd has also lectured in Biomedical Photography 3rd Year at the RMIT’s Department of Visual Communication. He has co-authorship of 4 papers on 3D Imaging, two of which appear in the American Journal of Craniofacial Medicine.

In 2010 he was a recipient of “The Premiers Excellence Award”, Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, for his contribution in improving cancer care in paediatrics with the innovative use of 3D Imaging.