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Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering

The Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering provides medical physics and clinical engineering support to all major clinical specialties including: diagnostic imaging, radiation therapy, cardiovascular medicine, critical care, emergency medicine, dialysis, dermatology and theatres. A broad range of general scientific and technical services are provided.

Services                      

Medical Physics

  • 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

Clinical Engineering

  • Actively participating in all aspects of, electro medical devices and 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 Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) alerts
  • Quality control and compliance with international standards
  • Project decommissioning programme
  • Comprehensive database on all aspects of electro medical devices/equipment (AIMS Programme)
  • Teaching and research UCD, DCU
  • Members of the department sit on national and international advisory committees

Other useful contact details

Medical Physics Team

  • Assoc. Prof Julie Lucey – Chief Physicist/Head of Department 
  • email: j.lucey@svhg.ie
  • tel:  (01) 221 6144
  • Jackie McCavana –  Principal Physicist 
  • email: j.mccavana@svuh.ie
  • tel:  (01) 221 4409
  • Prof Sean Cournane – Senior Physicist 
  • Email: scournane@svhg.ie
  • tel: (01) 221 5278
  • Ann McCann – Research PhD Physicist 
  • Email: amccann@svuh.ie
  • Tel: (01) 221 5278
  •  Clare Corbally – Physicist
  • Email: clarecorbally@svhg.ie
  • tel: (01) 221 3889
  • Mathew Reade – Physicist
  • Email: mreade@svhg.ie
  • tel: (01) 221 3889
  •  Dr.Alan Stone – Physicist
  • Email: alanstone@svhg.ie
  • tel: (01) 221 5273

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Clinical engineering team

  • Declan Murray – Chief Clinical Engineer 
  • Derek Farrell – Principal Clinical Engineer
  • Vineesh Nair – Principal Clinical Engineer
  • Aidan O’Connor – Senior Clinical Engineer 
  • John Harte – Senior Clinical Engineer
  • Irene McQuillan – Clinical Engineer (Medical Equipment coordinator)
  • Gagan Pratap Singh – Clinical Engineer
  • Fathima Rinza – Clinical Engineer

Useful links

Contact

Head of Department
tel:   (01) 221 6144
e-mail: jlucey@svuh.ie

Location

MEDICAL PHYSICS TEAM
2nd Floor, Clinical Services Building
St. Vincent’s University Hospital
Elm Park
Dublin 4.

CLINICAL ENGINEERING TEAM
Basement Corridor
Clinical Services Building
St. Vincent’s University Hospital

Opening Hours

Mon to Fri: 08:00 – 17:00