New Chair of IPEM RP SIG
(20/07/2010)
From this autumn the new chairman of the Radiation Protection Special Interest Group of the Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine will be Mr John Saunderson of the Radiation Physics Department.
The main activities of the RP SIG are:
- To organise scientific or educational meetings to encourage debate and to disseminate information regarding developments in best practice in radiation protection and the relevant legislation.
- To publish news and information through the IPEM newsletter and website.
- To review and comment on draft legislation, guidance and information on behalf of IPEM.
- To produce reports as appropriate.
- To lead or contribute to working parties as appropriate.
- To promote evidence-based practice in radiation protection.
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New RPA Appointed
(1/07/2010)
Following his successful application for certification as a radiation Protection adviser under the RPA2000 scheme, Mr Craig Moore has been appointed principal physicist, radiation protection adviser and medical physics expert for diagnostic imaging in the Radiation Physics Department.
Craig has worked for the Department in the field of radiation protection for seven years, following successful completion of IPEM part 1 in Hull.
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Invited Speaker at RPA Update
(22/06/2010)
"New Brachytherapy & Radiotherapy Techniques - Radiation Protection Issues" was the title of a talk given by John Saunderson of the Radiation Physics Department at the request of the Institute of Physics & Engineering Medicine at their annual Radiation Protection Advisers' Update in London.
A 1 MB PDF of the slides used in the talk can be downloaded from our publications page.
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British Journal of Radiology Article
This March's edition of the British Journal of Radiology features a commentary by Professor Andy Beavis of the Radiation Physics Department on the subject of Image-guided radiation therapy: what is our Utopia? (Br J Radiol 2010;83 185-191).
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Digital Radiology User Group
Mr Craig Moore of the Radiation Physics Department will be presenting a paper on A computer model to simulate DRRs from CT datasets for the purpose of optimising chest CR at the Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine's Digital Radiology Users Group on 22nd April 2010 in Glasgow.
See 5th Digital User Group for more information on this scientific meeting.
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28/01/2010
First Intraocular Brachytherapy Treatments in Hull
The Radiation Physics Department is participating in a new trial in Hull to test the effectiveness of brachytherapy in the treatment of age-related wet macular degeneration (AMD). The treatment uses beta particles from a Sr90/Y90 source to treat the lesion.
See HEY Hospitals for more information on this pioneering new treatment.
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16/01/10 HEY! e-newsletter
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9/10/09 HEY! newsletter
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1/09/09 British Journal of Radiology
The third in a series of papers by physicist Craig Moore and colleagues on optimisation of computed radiography systems for chest imaging has been published by the British Journal of Radiology (BJR) - "Investigating the exposure class of a computed radiography system for optimisation of physical image quality for chest radiography" [abstract]
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