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Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Department
The department consists of two sections : Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering.
Medical Physics:
This section provides medical physics services to the hospital and to the other constituent institutions of the Healthcare Group.
These services include:
- Radiation protection involving ionising radiation.
- Image analysis.
- Therapy procedures.
- Quality control.
- Measurement and data reduction.
- In-vivo and in-vitro tests.
- Non-ionising radiation protection involving lasers and ultraviolet sources.
- Commissioning work.
- Teaching and research.
There are four staff members in Medical Physics:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Casey Ph.D. | Chief Physicist |
| Jackie McCavana M.Sc. | Principal Physicist |
| Eileen Seymour M.Sc. | Senior Physicist |
| Linda Gray M.Sc | Senior Medical Physicist |
Clinical Engineering:
This section is involved in the following activities:
- Actively participating in all aspects of, electro medical equipment management, equipment maintenance, project development, equipping.
- Compiling comprehensive equipment technical specifications.
- Advising on and evaluating new equipment purchases
- Continuously updating information on EEC Directives
- Continuous liaison with health and safety including IMB alerts
- Quality control and compliance with international standards.
- Project decommissioning programme
- Comprehensive database on all aspects of electro medical equipment
There are 6 staff members in Clinical Engineering:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Smyth AEng AMIEI | Chief Clinical Engineer |
| Frank Kelly A.Eng, AMIEI; I.Eng,MIHEEM | Principal Clinical Engineer |
| Derek Farrell | Principal Clinical Engineering Technician |
| John Harte | Senior Clinical Engineering Technician |
| Aidan O’Connor | Senior Clinical Engineering Technician |
| Declan Murray MSc | Senior Clinical Engineering Technician (Project) |
| David Farrell | Senior Clinical Engineering Technician |