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Medical Physics Research Cluster
PhD funding available:
- IRCSET Scholarships
- Hardiman Scholarships
- College of Science Scholarships
Dr Mark Foley Dr Andrew Shearer Prof Wil van der Putten
Michael Martyn - PhD candidate
Collaborators include – Professor Frank Verhaegen, head of clinical physics research, Maastro Clinic, Maastricht, the Netherlands
3D ultrasound in image guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
Gillian Gunning - PhD candidate
Collaborators include – Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland & Trinity College Dublin
Margaret Toohey - PhD candidate
Collaborators include – UHG & NCBES
Gordon Sands - PhD candidate
The project aims to develop a set of tools
(Radiation Oncology System Safety Analysis ROSSA) which will allow the users of
complex radiotherapy systems to assess the risks and safety gaps in their
system. The result of this will be safer and more accurate radiotherapy. This
will be of benefit not just to Radiotherapy, but also to a large number of
other areas in health care as ROSSA can be adapted to systems such as Radiology
(PACS), Clinical information Systems in ICU and Cardiology.
Ø RPII IRRS research award 2012
Ø Health Research Board – funding
award 2010
Ronan Havelin
- PhD candidate
A collaborative research project involving the School of Physics, REMEDI and the Center for Gamma Ray Imaging at the University of Arizona. The aim of which is to develop a small animal imaging system tailored for REMEDI’s needs.
Ronan has been accepted for a study spell at CGRI, University of Arizona, USA (Nov 2010 - June 2012).
Sean Walsh – PhD candidate (graduated November 2012)
On completion of his PhD, Sean was employed as an Senior Scientist at the Maastro Clinic, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
This project involves the development of mathematical models to
predict the radio-biological response of a radiotherapy patient (e.g.
the prostate and lung). The project also incorporates the development of
a computational model for the movement and deformation of the tumour
and organs at risk.
Ø IRRS Research Award
Ø Tumour Targeting & Radiotherapies Network of the Cancéropôle Grand-Ouest France Research Award
Elaine Conneely - PhD candidate (graduated March 2012)
On completion of her PhD, Elaine was employed as an Diagnostic Imaging intern at UHG.
Collaborators include – Professor Jan Seuntjens, MPU McGill University, Montreal, Canada
A collaborative research project established with the Medical Physics Unit at McGill University, Montreal. The aim of which includes beta testing and developing MMCTP, a radiotherapy research environment which will provide a platform for Monte Carlo and patient-specific treatment planning comparison.
Ø McGill University Research Fellowship (2010)
Ø IPEM Bursary Scheme Award
Ø IRPG Research Award
Ø IoP Research Award
Tuathan O Shea – PhD candidate (graduated March 2012)
Tuathan is currently employed as a Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London.
Collaborators include Professor Bruce Faddegon, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), USA
This project is focussed on using Monte Carlo methods for dose calculation, and establishing fast means of dose calculation for depth penetration and output calculation using the accurate beam models which are being developed for a NIH funded project.
Ø Mount Zion Health Fund (MZHF) Award (2009)
Ø University of California Exchange Programme scholarship (2008)
Ø Cancer Research Ireland Oncology Scholars Travel Award (2007)
Patrick Downes – PhD candidate (graduated June 2011)
Paddy is currently employed as a clinical medical physicist at Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, UK.
His PhD researched and developed a fast and lightweight Monte Carlo dose calculation method for the verification of patient treatment. An accurate model of the linac was developed through comparing the model against measurement, and optimised for efficiency. The developed model was compared against a commercial dose calculation algorithm for a number of patients. Speed-ups were obtained through the use of High Throughput Computing.
Selected Publications:
A SPECT imager with synthetic collimation,
Havelin et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 8853, 2013
Monte Carlo investigation of collapsed versus rotated IMRT plan verification,
Conneely et al. (submitted)
Interpolation of the System Matrix of a Focused Multi-Pinhole SPECT System from Point-Source Measurements,
Havelin et al. (submitted)
Design and performance of a small-animal imaging system using synthetic collimation,
Havelin et al., Physics in Medicine and Biology Volume 58 Issue 10, 3397, 2013
An investigation into the use of MMCTP to tune accelerator source parameters and testing its clinical application,
Conneely et al., Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics Volume 14 Issue 2, 2013
A TCP model for external beam treatment of intermediate-risk prostate cancer, Walsh et al., Medical physics Volume 40 Issue 3, 2013
Energy that works, M Foley, J Goggins, R Monaghan, K Morrissey, H Rau, D Taylor, Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), July 2012
MammoSite Brachytherapy; A safety approach to Quality Assurance using IDEFØ diagrams, G. Sands, M. Galicic, W. van der Putten and E. Fallon, Proceedings of the World congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Beijing, China, May 2012
Patient dosimetry and a novel approach to establishing Diagnostic Reference Levels in dental radiology, Walker C, van der Putten W, Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics, January 2012
Characterization of an extendable multi-leaf collimator for clinical electron beams, Tuathan O'Shea, Yuanyuan Ge, Mark J Foley and Bruce A Faddegon , Physics in Medicine and Biology, volume 56, 7621-7638, November 2011Development of a novel synthetic collimator small animal SPECT imaging system , M J Foley, R Havelin, Brian W. Miller, H. H. Barrett, Proceedings of the European Medical Physics & Engineering Conference, September 2011
Mesenchymal stem cell-mediated delivery of the sodium iodide symporter supports radionuclide imaging and treatment of breast cancer, R. M. Dwyer et al. STEM CELLS, Volume 29, Issue 7, pages 1149–1157, July 2011
Accounting for the fringe magnetic field from the bending magnet in a Monte Carlo accelerator treatment head simulation, O’Shea Tuathan P, Mark J Foley, Bruce A Faddegon, Medical Physics, Volume 38, Issue 6, June 2011
A low cost non-invasive small animal in vivo imaging system to investigate Mesenchymal stem cell homing in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis, Cian Kennedy, Ronan Havelin, Cathal O Flatharta, Mark Foley, Mary Murphy, Harrison Barrett, Frank Barry, Regenerative Medicine IASI, International Conference in Romania, July 2010
Monte Carlo commissioning of clinical electron beams using large field measurements, O’Shea Tuathan P, Daren L Sawkey, Mark J Foley, Bruce A Faddegon, Physics in Medicine and Biology, volume 55, no. 14, July 2010
Accounting for the Effect of a Magnetic Field From the Bending Magnet in Monte Carlo Accelerator Treatment Head Simulation, O’Shea Tuathan P, Daren L Sawkey, Mark J Foley, Bruce A Faddegon, Med. Phys. Volume 36, Issue 6, June 2010
Distributed Radiotherapy Simulation with the Webcom Workflow System , Patrick Downes, Oisín Curran, John Cunniffe, Andy Shearer, International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications, vol. 24 no. 2, May 2010
Sodium iodide symporter (NIS) mediated tracking of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) migration to breast tumours in vivo , Dwyer R et al., Human Gene Therapy, Volume 20, Issue 11, November 2009
Monte Carlo modelling of the Siemens virtual wedge , Foley M, P Downes, A Shearer, M Moore and W van der Putten, Proc European Workshop on Monte Carlo Treatment Planning, Oct 2009
Treatment head disassembly to improve the accuracy of large electron field simulation , Faddegon B. A., D. Sawkey, T. O’Shea, M. McEwen, and C. Ross, Med. Phys. Volume 36, Issue 10, October 2009
Improved simulation of small electron fields for external beam radiation therapy , O'Shea T. P., D. L. Sawkey, M. J. Foley, B. A. Faddegon, Proceedings of the World congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Springer, Volume 25, Issue 1, Sept 2009.
Improved Monte Carlo simulation of small electron fields , O'Shea T, B Faddegon, D Sawkey, M Foley, Med. Phys. Volume 36, Issue 6, June 2009
Simulation of Large X-Ray Fields Using Independently Measured Source and Geometry Details , Sawkey D, T O'Shea, V Taranenko, B Faddegon, Med. Phys. Volume 36, Issue 6, June 2009
Quantification of risk-benefit in interventional radiology, B O'Brien, W van der Putten, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol. 129 Issue 1-3, February 2008
Electron beam therapy at extended SSD: a Monte Carlo investigation of output from a Siemens Oncor linear accelerator, O’Shea, T, M J Foley, D Rajasekar, P A Downes, W van der Putten, M Moore, A Shearer, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, vol. 9, no. 4, 2008
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