Sydney Science Festival - Detecting Cancer with Magnets

The Sydney Science Festival 2019 (#SSF2019) runs from 6–18 August 2019 and includes talks by some of the world's best researchers, hands-on workshops, exhibitions, panel discussions and family events. This year WSU provides several events across the Science Week for you to visit and enjoy. Come along to our workshop Detecting Cancer with Magnets and learn more about science. Have you ever wondered what happens during an MRI (=magnetic resonance imaging) scan? And why many patients are injected with a "contrast agent", essentially tiny chemical magnets, before the scan? Come and find out how scientists and clinicians are able to detect various diseases (including cancer) by placing a patient inside a big magnet!