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Annual Review 2010

Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine

To promote for

the public benefit

the advancement

of physics and

engineering applied

to medicine and

biology and to

advance public

education in the field.

Registered Office: Fairmount House, 230 Tadcaster Road, York, YO24 1ES Telephone 01904 610821 [email protected] Charity No. 1047999 Registered Company in England and Wales No. 3080332

Our mission

PRESIDENT’S INTRODUCTIONHonorary Treasurer’s ReportHonorary Secretary’s Report

REPORTS FROM THE VICE PRESIDENTSVice President ProfessionalVice President InternationalVice President External

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESCommunications CommitteeFinance and Business Planning CommitteeNominations and Appointments CommitteeProfessional Conduct Committee

SCIENCE BOARDSpecial Interest Groups (SIGs):Clinical Engineering Diagnostic RadiologyInformatics and ComputingMagnetic ResonanceNuclear MedicinePhysiological MeasurementRadiation ProtectionRadiotherapyRehabilitation and Bio-mechanicsUltrasound and Non Ionising Meetings and eventsMedical Physics and Engineering Conference 2009 Organising Committee Medical Physics and Engineering Conference 2010 Organising CommitteeIPEM Scientific Meetings held since February 2009

PROFESSIONAL AND STANDARDS BOARDProfessional CommitteeMembership Committee Fellowship Panel Professional Development PanelIR(ME)R Accreditation Panel RPA Accreditation Working Party

Clinical Scientists Education and Training Panel Training Centre Accreditation Sub-PanelMSc Course Accreditation Sub-PanelEngineering Course AccreditationSub-PanelChief ExaminerRegistrars: Part I and Part IIClinical Technologists Education and Training PanelTechnologist Training Centre Accreditation PanelBSc Course Accreditation Panel Registrars: Physics and EngineeringChief Moderator

PUBLICATIONSPublications CommitteeSCOPEWebsiteJournal of Medical Engineering and Technology Medical Engineering and Physics Physics in Medicine and BiologyPhysiological Measurement

ADVISORY GROUPSEngineering Advisory GroupAcademic Advisory GroupTechnologist Advisory GroupRegional Advisory GroupPrizes and Awards Advisory Group Innovation and Research Advisory GroupTrainees Advisory GroupAssociate Physicists and Engineers Network Panel (APEN) Associate Technologists Network Panel (ATeN)

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND IPEM REPRESENTATIVES 2010-2011

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President’s Introduction

The charitable aims of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine are quite concise:

“To promote for the public benefit the advancement of physics and engineering applied to medicine and biology and to advance public education in the field.”

This brief statement encapsulates an extraordinarily diverse range of activities, from radiation to rehabilitation, and from early scientific developments to the provision of established clinical services. As this annual review shows, these charitable aims have been fulfilled in many different areas, and in many different ways.

The Institute’s key contributions to scientific developments have continued, with the publishing of world-leading scientific journals and authoritative reports, and the organisation of scientific meetings on topics ranging from risk assessment in equipment management to the use of PET in radiotherapy. The Institute has also continued to set standards for training of scientists and engineers working in healthcare, with more than 500 trainees currently registered through schemes provided or accredited by IPEM.

Developments in science and technology are rapid, and professionals need to update their skills and knowledge throughout their careers. The Institute continues to encourage members to formalise their continuing professional development, with more than 1,400 individuals registered on the IPEM continuing professional development scheme. The Institute has also continued to act as an awarding body for individuals seeking Chartered status, for both Chartered Scientist (CSci) and Chartered Engineer (CEng).

The wider role of the Institute in engaging with policy makers, other professional bodies and the general public, has also been strongly in evidence, including the Institute’s first public scientific debate, held during the Medical Physics and Engineering Conference 2009 in Liverpool. Partnership with other institutes and with other countries is a key intention of the Institute, and this year saw the extension of the IPEM Bursary Scheme to include a specific category of support for developing countries, including funding for exchange visits. Partnership has also been in evidence in the planning for the next few Medical Physics and Engineering Conferences (MPEC). MPEC, which incorporates the Annual General Meeting of the Institute, can also be a vehicle for collaboration with other groups and institutes, and links are planned with the Bioengineering Society and the British Nuclear Medicine Society in 2010, and with the Irish Association of Physicists in Medicine in 2011.

In addition to external issues, the Institute has also been working to embed the new committee structures and governance arrangements put in place in the previous year. The establishment of the IPEM trustee body has necessitated the identification and separation of matters which are the proper concern of the trustees (governance, strategic aims) from those which are the responsibility of Council (objectives, operational issues). The Board of Trustees has also been greatly aided and strengthened by the recruitment of the Institute’s first external trustee, and by the appointment of member trustees who are not currently involved in other IPEM committees or groups. These individuals have brought a diverse range of skills and background knowledge, together with an essential independent viewpoint.

As in previous years the Institute has maintained close control of income and budgets, and this enabled a number of investments to be made, including repairs and developments to the Institute’s headquarters building in York, and the commissioning of a new website.

This report represents a brief snapshot of the activity of the Institute, and further information can be found on the IPEM website and in the many and diverse publications of the Institute. I would like to express the gratitude of the trustees to all those members whose contributions are the foundation for the achievements of the Institute. None of this work would be possible without the involvement and dedication of IPEM members, who willingly give their time and expertise to support all areas of the Institute’s activities. Many are named in this annual review, and there are many more who give support in different ways: over ten per cent of members are actively involved with IPEM, and we always welcome new volunteers.

Annual Review 2010

Dr C J GibsonPresident

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The fi nancial position of the Institute remained strong in 2009 with the overall surplus of £322,434 being higher than last year and signifi cantly better than the budget forecast.

In 2008 the income received as gift aid from IPEM Enterprises Ltd (IEL) reached a record level. The amount received through this income stream (EXT) in 2009 did not reach the record levels of 2008 but did not fall too far short by delivering the second highest return ever, at £155,771. This was a decrease of nine per cent on the previous year but was still 69 per cent above budget.

As a result of the falling interest rates there was a signifi cant reduction in the income received against the funds the Institute has on deposit. Income fell from £65,161 in 2008 to just under £18,824 in 2009, a fall of 71 per cent (and a fall of 31 per cent against the budget of £27,500).

Fortunately this reduced return was balanced by increases in all the other income streams.

Professional Standards and Development (PSD), which includes membership, training and the Voluntary Register of Clinical Technologists (VRCT), had an income stream (£361,626) which also showed a healthy increase of nearly £25,142 (seven per cent up on 2008 and nearly nine per cent above budget). Nearly the whole increase was due to better than expected training scheme returns. Publications (PUB) showed another remarkable return with an income of over half a million pounds at £505,709 up from £469,241 in 2008, a rise of almost eight per cent, and 23 per cent above budget. The majority of the increase came through the journals owned by IPEM.

Last year, I commented that the quality of the journals is something that we should be proud of. The Editors, Publications Committee and General Secretary should again be congratulated on another successful year.

Science and Technology income (S&T), which is mainly generated through meetings, was in line with last year’s outcome thanks to a stong performance from the meetings programme in the last quarter of the year. The Medical Physics and Engineering Conference (MPEC) failed to meet the expected levels of income - however this was matched by a decrease in expenditure.

Expenditure on Professional Standards and Development was increased from last year by nearly 23 per cent from £149,921 to £185,392 but was actually below the budget estimate of £237,156 by 28.6 per cent. This was mainly due an increase in sponsorship, bursaries and donations and an increase in promotions and publicity activity as well as general professional matters. IPEM prizes and awards were well below budget expectations and even less than last year’s expenditure. In real terms this is a small amount of money, but perhaps it should raise concerns that the standard and lack of entries meant it was felt not appropriate to make the awards.

Publications is really the jewel in the IPEM crown with signifi cant income generation, but this year it has been matched with an equally impressive saving in expenditure, which was down by 25 per cent and 30 per cent against budget and last year’s expenditure respectively.

Science and Technology was below the budget expectation by £27,827 (14 per cent) and last year’s spending by £31,217 (15.5 per cent). This is mainly due to lower expenditure on MPEC but of course this was matched by a lower income.

It is only after allocating the internal support costs, which are basically made up of staff, buildings and administration costs, that the true picture emerges as shown on the graph above. When comparing actual income with expenditure, including staff and support costs, only Publications activity has a net surplus. Science and Technology income (essentially meetings’ income) would have to increase signifi cantly before that income stream would show a surplus against the expenditure, which is essentially the cost of the meetings and activities such as the Science Board and the Special Interest Groups.

Governance costs (GOV) showed a small defi cit against budget whilst Staff and Support costs were in line with predicted levels. Delays have meant some costs have been deferred until 2010.

IPEM undertook a large capital investment when it commissioned a new website in 2008. This is scheduled to go live in 2010.

We have been fortunate that the income streams have held up in 2009 and look as if they will remain strong in 2010. However there are warning signs for the future. In the current economic climate and with the pressure in the NHS to save money, it is hard to imagine that the Placement Service Circular (PSC) can maintain the high

Annual Review 2010

Honorary Treasurer’s Report2

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2009 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

levels seen in recent years. The Department of Health’s Modernising Scientific Careers (MSC) is likely to have a significant impact on IPEM’s training income. There will be a consequent reduction in expenditure but this will lag behind the fall in income by up to four years as current trainees finish their training. Beyond 2011 there will also be the loss of the VRCT monies. It remains to be seen if IPEM will play any part in training delivered under the MSC programme or if any new training opportunities will arise.

With these income losses in the pipeline the need to develop new income streams has never been greater.

This is my last report as Treasurer as I come to the end of my term of office in September and I would like to thank all those who have assisted me during my time as Treasurer. I would like to thank all members for their

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Honorary Secretary’s Report

Over the last year, trustees have worked to strengthen the governance of the Institute within the guidelines of the Charity Commission. The Board of Trustees has focussed on the charity and company objectives, with support from its four key committees: Finance and Business Planning, Nominations and Appointments, Communications, and Professional Conduct Committees. In the following year, this structure will be built on further through the appointment of additional independent trustees, allowing formation of Audit and Risk and Human Resources Committees.

Council now meets three times a year to consider implementation of the strategy agreed by the Board of Trustees. A wide range of discussions are held at each Council meeting, including matters raised by Science Board, Professional and Standards Board, and each of the advisory groups which represent specific sections of the membership. The achievements of these committees are detailed throughout this annual review. In the last year, the terms of reference of all committees have been updated, thus clarifying objectives and providing a clear reporting structure.

I would like to thank all our members who contribute their time and specialist expertise to working in IPEM committees and as IPEM representatives. It is also a pleasure to thank the office staff who work closely with all our members.

Miss L SawyerHonorary Secretary

valuable contribution in making IPEM a financially viable organisation. I would also like to thank the members of the Finance and Business Planning Committee for their diligence, patience and advice.

Sadly, I have to report that the Finance Manager Neil Macdonald retired at the end of April 2010. Neil will be a great loss to IPEM and I must thank Nicola Parkinson, Finance Assistant, for ensuring things run smoothly at this time of change. I believe the greatest compliment to Neil, Nicola and others in the IPEM office was paid by our auditors who, when reviewing the accounts, said that the information and presentation was so good they could find nothing to comment on.

Mr A ThompsonHonorary Treasurer

In May 2010, the membership of the Institute included:

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Fellow, including Honorary Fellows: 290

Corporate: 1438

Incorporated: 562

Associate (Scientist): 585

Associate (Technologist): 345

Student: 172

Affiliate: 50

Overseas Affiliate: 75

Medical Fellow: 1

Medical Member: 1

Medical Associate: 1

Total individual membership stands at: 3520

Membership of the Institute

It is with regret that we record the deaths of the following members notified during the past year: Mr John Dixon, Dr Aled Evans and Mr Derek Mousley.

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Reports from the Vice Presidents

I took up the role of Vice President (VP) for Professional Issues in September 2009. The role had been dormant for a number of years, but with an increasing number of professional issues on the horizon, predominantly surrounding Modernising Scientific Careers, the Institute must have the capacity to gather information and represent the interests of its members and the wider public in discussions and consultations. The VP advises Council on professional issues as well as overseeing the collection of UK wide workforce data. This involves liaising with the newly created Centre for Workforce Intelligence, providing ad hoc advice or short notice information to workforce review teams. Having robust workforce data will be an integral part of Modernising Scientific Careers and key to commissioning future courses. The VP for Professional Issues also chairs the Professional Committee. I deputise for the President as appropriate.

Over the year I have been involved with the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies (SEMTA) on an Advanced Level Diploma in Science – this has involved collaboration with colleagues from other professional bodies such as the Institute of Biology. IPEM has had considerable input into the development of the curriculum. The Advanced Level Diploma in Science will sit alongside ‘A’ levels and will be used as a qualification for entry to university and employment. This new qualification focuses on developing research methodologies and data interpretation at an early stage in the educational pathway, and has identified weaknesses in this regard with current qualifications. It is hoped that this qualification will improve understanding in our future workforce.

I have also been involved in reviewing the impact of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) on the quality of postgraduate training in conjunction with Medical Education England (MEE).

Dr P WhiteVice President for Professional Affairs

The international scene in medical physics and bioengineering is a feast of acronyms so it is perhaps worth starting this report with a reminder of who they are and what they represent.

IPEM is a member organisation of EFOMP (the European Federation of Organisations in Medical Physics). EFOMP currently has 35 national organisations as members. The counterpart organisation in bioengineering is EAMBES (European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Science) which has 23 national organisations as members.

Internationally, the representative body for medical physics is IOMP (International Organisation for Medical Physics) with 80 national members representing over 18,000 medical physicists. The international body for bioengineering is IFMBE (International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering).

IOMP and IFMBE are the constituent members of IUPESM (International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine) which is most familiar for organising the triennial world congresses, the most recent of which was held in Munich in September 2009. IUPESM is also the body that represents medical physicists and bioengineers at the highest international level.

IOMP, IFMBE and IUPESMThe principal meeting, the General Assembly, of each organisation is held during the World Congresses (last year in Munich). Professor Barry Allen (Australia), the outgoing President of IOMP, was elected as President of IUPESM. Professor Allen was succeeded at IOMP by Professor Fridtjof Nusslin (Germany). The new President of IFMBE is Professor Herbert Voigt (USA).

IPEM is represented on the Council of both IUPESM and IOMP by Dr Slavik Tabakov who holds the office of Treasurer for both these organisations.

One of the highlights of each General Assembly is the voting for the location of future Congresses. Toronto was selected as the venue for the 2015 World Congress. (Beijing was previously selected as the venue for 2012.)

Vice President Professional Vice President International

EFOMPThe most recent meeting of EFOMP was held after the World Congress in the town of Freising, north of Munich. As EFOMP is now a limited company as well as a federated society, two meetings are required. The first, brief, meeting deals with company business, principally finance.

Once the company business is concluded the main meeting commences. This includes reports from committees and the election of officers. EFOMP currently has six committees: Education and Training; Scientific; Professional Matters; EU Matters; Communications and Publications and Projects. Until this year, committee chairs in EFOMP were elected directly into the post and held office for a period of three years. In the future, elections will be held for the office of committee vice chair. The period of office will now be two years followed by a further two years as chair and a final two years as past chair. The intention is that the first period provides time to understand the scope and work of the committee and the final period is to support the current chair.

At the Freising meeting two committee chairs were elected: for EU Matters and Education and Training. Dr Penny Allisy-Roberts, an IPEM nominee, was elected as chair of the EU Matters Committee. Dr Carmel Caruana (Malta) was elected chair of the Education and Training committee. An IPEM member (Professor Peter Sharp) holds the office of EFOMP Treasurer.

EAMBESThe Alliance has primarily taken initiatives in advising the European Commission on research directions in the area of biomedical engineering, and in education at a European level. It was influential in directing the FP7 research programme and in 2009 started drafting recommendations for FP8, as well as organising a number of discussions on education in biomedical engineering (FP7 and FP8 refer to calls under Framework 7 and 8 of the EU CORDIS funding mechanism).

At an organisational level, activity has declined and a ‘resuscitation plan’, led by Eur Ing Marco Viceconti (Bologna, Italy) was launched in 2009 which has revitalized the Alliance. The secretariat is run from Bologna.

In the next months the main focus will be on lobbying the European Commission in support of funding and better infrastructure for biomedical engineering research.

International CommitteeThis is a committee of the Society for Radiological Protection (SRP). IPEM and other societies interested in radiation protection are represented on this committee. Its principal function is to act as the portal for communication from the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA).

Having made significant contributions to the group’s work, Dr Ruby Fong and Mr Philip Clewer, the previous IPEM representatives, have both completed their terms of office. Miss Tracy Soanes and Miss Navneet Dulai are the new representatives. Philip has continued as the Committee’s representative on the SRP Working Group considering the implications of revised IAEA and EU Basic Safety Standards which will be translated into national legislation.

The committee is receiving regular updates on preparations for the 13th IRPA meeting in Glasgow in May 2012 and will continue to support and assist the organisers as required. The theme is ‘Living with Radiation – Engaging with Society’ and the committee aims to attract a wider audience beyond the radiation protection community.

Other topics discussed at recent meetings have included proposing suitable individuals as nominations for:

The Sievert Award - the recipient will deliver the opening speech at the Glasgow IRPA meeting A UK candidate for the IRPA Executive Council

Future work will involve:

Continuing work on stakeholder engagement The importance of promoting a radiation protection culture within organisations

Thanks to Slavik Tabakov, David Simpson and Tracey Soanes for their contributions to this International Issues report.

Dr C A LewisVice President for International Affairs

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Vice President ExternalIPEM’s work is by its nature highly interdisciplinary, encompassing medicine, science and engineering. The work that our members are involved in impacts on the delivery of healthcare and the future development of medical technology, and there is often a need for dialogue with policy makers and politicians. During the past year IPEM has continued to engage with a range of external bodies straddling these varied fields, including allied professional organisations, government and international agencies, and parliament, to deliver our charitable objective of advancing physics and engineering in medicine and biology for the benefit of the public. In addition, we work towards raising the profile of the Institute and of the disciplines we support among the media and the general public, and this has started to bear fruit this year. It seems invidious to single out particular activities from among the huge range of work that our volunteers undertake, but nevertheless I would like to mention a few highlights of the year.

IPEM representatives Professor Alan Murray and Dr John Ridgway, along with our partner organisations in the Mayneord-Philips Memorial Trust, have begun to plan the 2011 Mayneord-Philips Summer School, aimed at medical physics trainees and research students. This will focus on physics applied to the heart, including the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, and will be supported by internationally eminent faculty.

Professor Stephen Smye represents the Institute on the Royal College of Physicians Standing Committee on Academic Medicine, covering important topics such as the development of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and the College’s Medicine Forum on translational research.


This is only a snapshot of the many and varied external activities undertaken by IPEM volunteers, for whose hard work the Institute is extremely grateful.

Dr S KeevilVice President for External Affairs

Professor Wendy Tindale sits on the Joint Specialty Committee for Nuclear Medicine on behalf of the Institute. This year the Committee has discussed issues such as the technetium shortages and national processes for management of clinical incidents in nuclear medicine.

Dr Iain Chambers and Dr Neil Lewis represent the Institute within the Association of Clinical Scientists (ACS), which has the important role of assessing the competence of trainees wishing to enter the Health Professions Council (HPC) Clinical Scientists register. This year, the Association underwent an HPC approval visit, involving a lot of hard work by our volunteers.

ACS representatives and many other IPEM volunteers have made very significant contributions to the Department of Health’s Modernising Scientific Careers (MSC) proposals for reform of NHS scientist training.

Professor Peter Sharp is the Institute’s representative within the Federation for Healthcare Science (FHCS), which this year has been involved in a number of initiatives to develop the FHCS workforce in England and the devolved administrations.

Dr Chris Gibson, Dr Peter Jarritt and Dr Stephen Keevil attend the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee on behalf of the Institute. The Committee brings together parliamentarians, scientists and industrial representatives for topical speaker meetings and informal discussions.

Our links with Sense About Science (SAS), a charity that supports better use of scientific evidence in public debate and policy, have been strengthened, and SAS has provided us with much useful advice on our external engagement strategy. We are co-sponsors of the SAS annual lecture for 2010, which has become an important fixture on the science policy calendar. Early-career IPEM members will be helping out and networking on the day.

With invaluable assistance from the broadcast journalist Vivienne Parry, another group of early-career members has prepared the first of a series of media briefings based on newsworthy medical engineering and physics stories.

Dr Stephen Keevil represents the Institute on an Institute of Physics group working to address ethnic imbalance in physics, initially in collaboration with a London school.

IPEM’s Outreach ActivitiesWhat do chocolate bars, a skeleton called Kevin and fruit in jelly phantoms have in common? They are all used to reach out to young people and, by helping them find out about medical physics and clinical engineering, fulfil a key part of IPEM’s charitable objective.

There are a number of large career and science events IPEM supports, most notably the Big Bang Fair which attracted over 22000 visitors in Manchester this year. IPEM’s stand was constantly busy as enthusiastic young IPEM members demonstrated ultrasound machines, matched PET scans showing radioisotope use to a skeleton and ran a quiz where students had to match real chocolate bars to chocolate MRI scans. All of these activities created an enthusiasm for science and the profession and demonstrated the benefits for patients.

In the last year many more IPEM members have been involved in over 30 smaller events across the country distributing well over 3000 career leaflets and 100s of posters and advising young people about the work of Medical Physicists, Clinical Engineers and Technologists. Hospital or department open days, school assemblies and local career fairs were all platforms to demonstrate the benefits and importance of medical physics and clinical engineering.

IPEM continues to invest in these activities and IPEM’s Communication and Development Manager, Eva McClean, will support members’ outreach activities wherever possible through career leaflets and posters, presentations, ready-made activities and other material. Ms E McCleanCommunications Manager, IPEM

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This Committee consists of the President, President-Elect, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Secretary and two elected members of Council, with the General Secretary and relevant members of the Secretariat, usually the Finance Manager and International Manager. The Committee engages in detailed discussions and decision making on financial and business planning issues outlined within the agreed annual budget.

It also brings to the attention of the trustees any matters of financial importance and is instrumental in producing the Institute’s Annual Report, required by the Charities Commission and Companies House, for the consideration and approval of the trustees, The Annual Report and Financial Accounts will be made available on the IPEM website. A copy may be obtained from the IPEM office.

Mr A ThompsonChair, Finance and Business Planning Committee

During this first year we have clarified our role through a revision of the Committee’s terms of reference. We developed a robust framework and process for appointing members to the Institute committees. Both were approved by the Board of Trustees in May 2010.

We also developed terms of reference for the Human Resources Committee, to ensure that Institute staff are employed in accordance with relevant legislative requirements and encompass best practice, achieve best value for the Institute, and are effective in supporting Institute activities. This was a response to the restructuring plan approved by members in October 2008, which identified the need for a sub-committee of the Board of Trustees to oversee the Institute’s staffing arrangements.

In the coming year we shall focus on developing a transparent process for appointing the President-elect and Vice Presidents. We will establish the framework for an Audit and Risk Committee and work with the Communications Committee to establish a new appointment and support process for IPEM experts who respond to ‘news events’.

Dr D CrawfordChair, Nominations and Appointments Committee

There have been no active disciplinary cases to be dealt with by the Professional Conduct Committee in the last year. In order to maintain and develop the competence in this area where the Institute is fortunate in having little practice, the Committee took the opportunity of its annual meeting to consider a range of scenarios under the guidance of our lay members.

The Committee also considered the position of the Institute’s disciplinary procedures in relation to those of other bodies, in particular the Health Professions Council which - unlike our Institute - has a statutory responsibility for those of our members who are registered practitioners. Advice about the disciplinary processes is available, and has been offered, to members who have considered raising complaints against other members.

Dr P WilliamsChair, Professional Conduct Committee

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Communications Committee has spent some time this year establishing its working links with the Board of Trustees, Council and Publications Committee amongst others.

Mr G CusickChair, Communications Committee

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Public Engagement. Stephen Keevil has been actively developing links with organisations including Sense About Science, to improve the public’s understanding of what our professions do. We have also looked at some more speculative routes to this. Ruth Wilson, our independent Trustee, has provided a valuable perspective on this.

The Communications Committee was established this year. The Committee has picked up where its illustrious predecessor, the Communications Working Group, left off, with three main streams of work:

In the last year, a core group of nine trustees has met, separately from the 20 members of Council, to consider strategy and planning, governance, and operational concerns and achievements. There are four committees supporting the Board of Trustees, and their achievements are summarised below. In addition, this year has seen organisation of a strategy workshop to identify future objectives for the Institute, and improvements in communication to members via a ‘Trustee News’ section in the IPEM newsletter.

The ‘Media Experts’ system. We initiated a review of the system, which will mean that IPEM can respond much more quickly and effectively to news stories and media enquiries. The watchwords are ‘relevance’, ‘accuracy’ and ‘timeliness’.

The new website. This made good progress, and will be relaunched in 2010. It will be of considerable value to members and is an essential tool in getting our message across to a wider public through the provision of informative and educational material.


Science Board

The Science Board is responsible for the scientific work of the Institute. This work is delivered by the special interest groups (SIGs) of IPEM. The SIGs are the engine room of Science Board, they deliver scientific meetings; provide content for MPEC; respond to professional issues; develop guidelines to improve service quality; and provide expert input to external organisations and key consultations. All of these outputs make a strong contribution to the Institute’s objectives.

Through Science Board and the SIGs, the Institute is represented on a diverse range of external bodies and committees, allowing IPEM to have influence in a myriad of areas related to the Institute’s objectives. These include the British Standards Institution (BSI), the Institute of Physics (IoP), the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP), National Radiotherapy Advisory Group, National Patient Safety Agency and the EU working party concerning ‘Guidelines on Medical Physics Expert’. There has also been extensive support provided by SIG representatives in developing academic and practical curricula and competencies for Modernising Scientific Careers.

Science Board supports a wide range of working parties, through the SIGs, involving the development of practice guidelines to support members in delivering high quality services to the public. IPEM is influencing workforce planning through the work of the SIGs in generating speciality-based staffing recommendations. Furthermore, Science Board members have contributed to a number of externally produced documents and consultations; an important example being the recast of EU Basic Safety Standard and Medical Exposures directives, revision of RP91: ‘Criteria for Acceptability of Medical Radiological Equipment’.

This year we have worked hard to streamline approvals processes for SIG generated communications, meetings and working party proposals. We have also developed a new process for delivering a strong scientific meetings programme.

Over the past year, a portfolio of focussed one-day meetings have been run or supported by the SIGs. The range of these meetings covers both improvements in service delivery and novel scientific developments to provide for the needs of both clinical and academic members.

The first Medical Physics and Engineering Conference (MPEC) was held in Liverpool in September 2009. The organising committee chair, Dr Azzam Taktak, was

strongly supported by the SIGs in providing scientific input and direction to the conference. A highlight of the first rate programme of invited lectures was the Woolmer Lecture, delivered by Professor Martin Birchall, on the developments of tissue engineered airway replacements. Another highlight was the excellent public session (developed with the help of Sense about Science) entitled ‘Should I give my body a full MOT?’. This involved some engaging presentations by four high profile speakers - Dr Stephen Keevil, Dr Laura Parkes, Dr Michael Fitzpatrick and Dr Peter Mace - and a full and frank discussion of the issues of whole body scans for the ‘worried well’.

IPEM also makes an important contribution to the UK Radiological Congress (UKRC), sponsoring the John Mallard lecture. This year Professor Keith Rogers presented a talk on ‘Diffraction assisted imaging’.

After a couple of years of transition we have now moved to a fully SIG-led MPEC. This involves the provision of key scientific and professional content by the membership for the membership: this increases the benefits of attending MPEC for mid-career scientists and engineers.

During this year the SIGs have been asked to work doubly hard in helping generate speakers and exhibitors and encourage attendance. We have been trying to make the production of our flagship conference flow more smoothly and we have now moved to a two year development plan by organising both 2010 and 2011 content in the same year!

We have been exploring developing MPEC as a key umbrella conference for physics and engineering in medicine to include associated societies to enhance the meeting from a delegate’s perspective as well as for exhibitors. This year (2010) we will be alongside the British Nuclear Medicine Society (BNMS) autumn meeting in Nottingham and will incorporate BioEng2010, the Bioengineering Society’s annual scientific meeting, into MPEC. Next year we plan to work with the same organisations plus the newly formed Irish Association of Physicists in Medicine and the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics to hold a meeting in Dublin (1-3 September 2011).

I want to thank the SIGs for all their hard work and support while I have been serving on Science Board. I will leave it in safe hands with the new Director of Science Board, Stephen Evans.

Professor N StoneDirector, Science Board

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Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

One of the roles of the Diagnostic Radiology SIG (DRSIG) is to inform the membership and to this end we ran a number of meetings this year. In cooperation with the Informatics and Computing SIG we organised a meeting on the uses of IQWorks which proved extremely popular. We also ran a meeting on dental radiology which was strongly attended by both physicists and clinicians, and we will be contributing to the 2010 MPEC meeting.

The SIG continues to review and update IPEM guidance on diagnostic radiology. The long awaited Report 32 part VII, ‘Measurement of the Performance Characteristics of Diagnostic X-Ray Systems: Digital Imaging Systems’ is due for release soon and we are working with the Radiation Protection SIG to update Report 89, ‘The Critical Examination of X-ray Generating Equipment in Diagnostic Radiology’. An Evidence Based QA working party has been established to review the guidance given in IPEM Report 91. This project seeks to establish a link between test tolerances and frequencies and incidences of faults and incidents. On a practical level, the SIG has organised collection of new data for the ImPACT CTDosimetry tool.

A large proportion of SIG time continues to be occupied with consultations on important topics in diagnostic radiology including the recast of EU Basic Safety Standard and Medical Exposures directives, revision of RP91: ’Criteria for Acceptability of Medical Radiological Equipment‘ and the HPA dental conebeam CT project amongst others.

Mr B JohnsonChair, Diagnostic Radiology SIG

Clinical Engineering Diagnostic Radiology Clinical Engineering SIG (CESIG) has consulted on issues that affect patient care and contributed to reviews of guidance to the NHS, including the following from the National Patient Safety Agency:

Rapid Response Report on Oxygen Safety in Hospitals Guide to the Design of Electronic Infusion Devices Medical Device Procurement Guide Formal scoping paper on medical suction

CESIG contributed to the IPEM Modernising Scientific Careers Curriculum and offered members for working groups to establish practical competencies. We commented on a Draft Prospectus for Clinical Scientist Training and provided the NHS Workforce Review Team with information regarding requirements regarding Clinical Engineers and Technologists.

We reviewed our terms of reference, provided comments on the IPEM website and aided Dr Sharon Holgate with the ’What is?’ section of the website. We reviewed and recommended the withdrawal of the CE marking report 74.

Our key objectives for the coming year are to:

provide information to the NHS on upcoming technologies survey clinical engineering departments on current topics publish a SCOPE article with the MHRA regarding Field Service Reports make progress on a new ‘Quality in Clinical Engineering’ publication contribute to the Medical Physics and Engineering Conference 2011

Mr M DurandChair, Clinical Engineering SIG

As part of our drive to nurture computing skills and awareness in the profession, the Informatics and Computing SIG (ICSIG) ran a workshop at MPEC 2009. Topics included networking, DICOM and programming tools.

Our scientific meetings proved popular. The Open Source image analysis software, IQWorks, was covered in one meeting which encouraged us to plan an IQWorks developers’ meeting. ‘Practical Networking: establishing trust and responsibility between IT and medical physics’ showcased best practice in the lifetime support of computer-based medical devices. The evidence of successful co-operation presented was of great value to those from hospitals where IT-physics relationships need to grow.

Our long-awaited report ’DICOM Image and Data Management‘ has now been published. It is particularly directed to areas out-with Digital Radiology.

We continue our long-term aims of encouraging the clinical use of Open Source Software, and of producing guidelines for in-house software development.

ICSIG is concerned that clinical computing is one of the casualties in the Modernising Scientific Careers proposals for Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering training. Many computing-related issues require significant involvement from clinical scientists, as well as standard IT service providers. We will continue to lobby for computing to be recognised as a separate sub-modality within the new training scheme.

Mr D WithersChair, Informatics and Computing SIG

The working party to produce the ‘Quality Assurance in MR’ report to replace the now withdrawn Report 80 is ongoing. We have organised two successful national scientific meetings: the regular biennial ‘MR Safety Update’ scientific meeting and ‘Experiences and Optimisation of Multi-Centre MRI Research Studies’, co-sponsored by the Scottish Imaging Network (SINAPSE) and the British Institute of Radiology (BIR).

The Magnetic Resonance SIG (MRSIG) is continuing to facilitate links between IPEM and the wider community of UK MRI scientists. We organised a joint workshop with the British Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) on ‘Research in the NHS: pathways and opportunities’, and we are planning a second joint workshop on the topic of ‘Managing Risk in MRI Research’ (Nottingham September 2010).

MRSIG members have been actively involved in the national Modernising Scientific Careers consultation and have contributed to three curriculum-development workshops.

We remain attentive to workforce-provision issues, technological developments and particularly all aspects of MR Safety and MRI research ethics. We have responded to consultations and technical advice requests and are represented on the BIR MR Safety Working Party. A proposal for registration of MR Safety Advisers is being drafted to be put to RPA2000 by the Accreditation Working Party.

Dr J ThorntonChair, Magnetic Resonance SIG


Informatics andComputing

Magnetic Resonance

Annual Review 201011

The Nuclear Medicine SIG (NMSIG) supports the advancement of good scientifi c and technical practice in nuclear medicine, and works towards this in a number of ways. It organises scientifi c and professional meetings, separately and as part of the IPEM MPEC, and in 2010 the SIG’s one day themed scientifi c meeting focuses on numerical methods. Refl ecting the continuing diffi culties experienced worldwide with the supply of 99m-Technetium, signifi cantly the most heavily used radionuclide for diagnostic nuclear medicine imaging, the SIG organised a seminar at MPEC on this issue comprising keynote lectures by invited expert speakers from the profession and industry.

The SIG is also active in developing standards and recommendations for good practice and in reviewing and responding to items of draft legislation and statutory guidance. We have continued to contribute to and comment upon the development of the Department of Health’s Modernising Scientifi c Careers programme.

Whenever relevant, the SIG works closely with the British Nuclear Medicine Society (BNMS) and the Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR).

Ms W WaddingtonChair, Nuclear Medicine SIG

Nuclear Medicine


The Physiological Measurement SIG (PMSIG) has had an active year, beginning at MPEC 2009 in Liverpool where we contributed to ‘Optical Measurement’ and ‘Physiological Measurement’ sessions. Plans for MPEC 2010 are well advanced and include a session looking at patient safety both in its broadest sense and the particular role of medical physics and engineering.

A successful and well-attended meeting on urodynamics measurements took place in York in December, co-sponsored by the UK Continence Society (UKCS). Covering the science and future development of urodynamics measurements, the meeting was very well received and plans are in place to run a second meeting early in 2011.

The group continued to engage with the Modernising Scientific Careers programme, through responding to formal consultations and contributing to curriculum development groups, to try to ensure the adequate representation of physiological measurement in the training curricula and the preservation of physiological measurement as a sub-specialty of medical physics and engineering.

The issue of calibration and quality assurance of measurement equipment is under review with the aim of producing a summary of current guidelines.

The SIG will continue to provide a full and varied calendar, with meetings on Neonatal Monitoring, the Science of Renal Care and Outreach Monitoring all in the pipeline.

Dr J PickettChair, Physiological Measurement

Physiological Measurement

The Radiation Protection SIG (RPSIG) organises meetings, and its members or representatives attend workshops and respond to enquiries from IPEM members and elsewhere. We correspond and liaise with other professional bodies, legislators, and report back to Science Board with up-to-date information in the field of radiation protection.

RPSIG organises the Radiation Protection Advisers (RPA) Update Meeting every June. This focuses on current issues and changes in legislation, and enables participants to share information on practical problems and solutions. This meeting is attended by legislators, exhibitors, RPAs and those who are training to become advisers.

An RPSIG-IPEM representative sits on the Occupational Radiation Exposure working group organised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in preparation for a United Kingdom response to the European Community proposal to recast the Basic Safety Standards directives (EURATOM). Members have been involved throughout the consultation period of the Environmental Permitting Programme (EPP2), and new legislation, the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010, came into force in April 2010. Additional involvement in the review of the Exemption Orders (EO) is in progress, and the updated EOs are expected to be published in the spring of 2011.

Radiation Protection

The Radiotherapy SIG (RTSIG) has provided scientific meetings including ‘Use of PET in Radiotherapy’ and ‘Head and Neck Cancer: Treatment Planning’. Meeting topics for the coming year include portal dosimetry, national IMRT audit, clinical radiobiology, stereotactic radiotherapy, electrons, and radiotherapy imaging.

‘Small Field Dosimetry’ and ‘HDR Brachytherapy Calibration’ reports are at publication stage. A working party has been established to update Report 75 ‘Design of Treatment Room Facilities’. The contents of the IPEM website have been revised.

RTSIG has provided feedback on ‘Radiation criteria for acceptability of Medical Radiological Equipment used in Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy’ and on the Radiotherapy Cancer Measures. It has nominees involved in groups covering the Cancer Peer Review Standards and National Radiotherapy Implementation. Following publication of ‘Staffing Guidelines for a Radiotherapy Physics Service’, nominees have begun to address the challenges of demand, recruitment and training.

RTSIG has advertised for volunteers to provide input on practical competencies for Modernising Scientific Careers. The SIG is keen to maintain its current portfolio of interests whilst also looking at ways of providing new opportunities for the radiotherapy physics community, for instance by organising study days for technologists and trainee clinical scientists.

Mr G ChalmersChair, Radiotherapy SIG

Radiotherapy

The Department of Health and the Health Protection Agency are engaged in work on emergency planning. An RPSIG-IPEM representative attended meetings on the operational guidance for medical physics and radiation protection services in the event of a radiological incident.

Representatives from RPSIG sit on a number of external committees, and also work to ensure that relevant information is shared across IPEM.

Mr E RafiqiChair, Radiation Protection SIG


The Rehabilitation Engineering and Bio-mechanics SIG (REBSIG) has been active this year in organising scientific meetings. A successful and well-attended meeting entitled ‘User Centred Design: If only they had asked me I would have told them how to make it better’ was organised last October, which emphasised the importance of patient input into the design of assistive technology devices. In May, a meeting on ‘New Analytical Tools in Clinical Gait Analysis for Better Patient Outcomes’ tackled the important issue of how to present the large amount of data generated by gait analysis studies in clinically meaningful ways. This meeting was co-sponsored by the Clinical Movement Analysis Society (CMAS). In addition, a seating symposium and a meeting to discuss the impact of falls have been organised for later in the year. REBSIG is also contributing to MPEC 2010. Further in the future, we have plans for a meeting to consider the evidence-base for rehabilitation engineering.

REBSIG maintains active links with external groups (Rehabilitation Services Management Group, Society for Research in Rehabilitation) to further professional development. Members are contributing to the development of core competencies for rehabilitation engineering within the Modernising Scientific Careers programme, and also providing assistance to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the evaluation of new technology.

Dr I McCarthyChair, Rehabilitation Engineering and Bio-mechanics SIG

Physicists and engineers within this SIG, by definition, deal with the medical uses of forms of energy which do not have the ionising effects of ‘X’ and ‘gamma’ rays. These include ultrasound (a mechanical form of energy), the electric and magnetic fields used in magnetic resonance (MR) and the optical radiation used in lasers and phototherapy. Some of the techniques are now well established for both diagnosis and therapy but this field is exciting because it also contains technologies which are ‘emerging’.

Whether established or emerging, the demands of modern healthcare are for technologies to be clinically effective, cost efficient and safe. In the last year, our SIG has been active in addressing these demands by:

Organising a workshop in measuring laser power output (and for which we had to overcome substantial issues in providing insurance for the attendees). This workshop was very well received and oversubscribed so we plan to run it again in October 2011. Keeping the membership informed about the implementation of the ‘Optical Radiation Regulations 2010’ (which came into effect April 2010) and convening a working party to produce a guide to the requirements of these regulations. This will assist medical physicists and engineers to risk assess and advise on sources of optical radiation likely to cause a significant level of occupational exposure.

Our group has benefited from good cooperation with other agencies to achieve these aims.

We have also assisted the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in setting up projects concerning:

Ultrasound scanning of the new born (NPL / Royal United Hospital, Bath) The beneficial effects of light on human health (HPA)

Our biennial conference on optical radiation at the University of Reading (July 2010) will include workshops on measuring occupational exposure to different types of optical radiation.

Mr M LynnChair, Ultrasound and Non Ionising Radiation SIG

Rehabilitation Engineering and Bio-mechanics

Ultrasound andNon Ionising Radiation


Meetings and Events

IPEM’s fifteenth annual Medical Physics and Engineering Conference (MPEC) was held at Liverpool Hope University in September 2009. Around 250 delegates attended the three-day conference. There were 99 proffered papers, 15 keynote lectures and 12 exhibitors.

The theme for the conference was cancer. The opening address was delivered by The Very Reverend Justin Welby, Dean of Liverpool, who talked about his experience managing conflict and bringing hope in difficult situations. This was followed by a keynote lecture from Professor Derek Gould, a Consultant Radiologist at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis talked about globalization and delivering medical care in the battle field in an eponymous lecture sponsored by the Hospital Physicists Association. The Institute’s Woolmer Memorial Lecture was given by Professor Martin Birchall, a leading ENT surgeon at the University College London who talked about new challenges and new hopes in regenerative medicine. The Institute of Physics ran a session on Novel Imaging Detectors. A public session organised by Sense about Science focussed on full-body MRI scanning. There were a number of teaching sessions, including a scientific computing session organised by the Informatics and Computing Special Interest Group, and a Leadership session which was addressed by Professor Sue Hill, the Chief Scientific Officer from the Department of Health and other leading figures. There was also a special session on registration and continuing professional development.

Dr A TaktakChair, MPEC 2009 Organising Committee

The 2010 Medical Physics and Engineering Conference will be held 14-16 September at the Jubilee Campus, Nottingham University. There will be cutting edge sessions on diagnostic radiology, informatics and computing, magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine, physiological measurement, radiation protection, rehabilitation and biomechanics, and ultrasound and non-ionising radiations, organised by the respective Special Interest Groups. The conference is held jointly with Bioengineering ‘10, the third conference and exhibition of the Society of Bioengineering. As in previous years, eponymous lectures (the Woolmer and HPA lectures), Associate Technologists Network (ATeN)/Associate Physicist and Engineers Network (APEN) sessions, a joint IPEM/Institute of Physics Medical Physics Group session (on the theme of biological modelling), a manufacturers’ exhibition and social events are included.

By facilitating the sharing and dissemination of knowledge between physical scientists, engineers, and clinical scientists working in academia, healthcare, and industry, the new MPEC format advances IPEM’s charitable aims. In addition MPEC 2010 includes a schools conference involving interactive exhibits to engage 11-16 year old students in the medical applications of science.

Professor J HandChair, MPEC 2010 Organising Committee

MPEC 2009Organising Committee

MPEC 2010Organising Committee


IPEM Scientific MeetingsFebruary 2009 - June 2010

Date Meeting TitleExternal

co-sponsorIPEM

CommitteeNumber

of Delegates

3 February 2009Current State and Future Directions ofNuclear Medicine Imaging Technology

BNMS NMSIG 106

9 February 2009 Induction Day for Part II Trainees APEN 40

12 February 20094th Meeting of the Digital Radiology User Group

DRSIG 77

3-4 March 2009The Physics and Technology of Medical Ultrasound

BMUS UNIRSIG 76

12 March 2009Risk and Maintenance: Playing Poker on the Bench?

CESIG 56

18 March 2009Current Developments in the Design of Radiotherapy Treatment Room Facilities

RTSIG 97

29 April 2009 Managing Motion in Radiotherapy RTSIG 80

19 May 2009Fluoroscopy: New Applications andIssues

DRSIG 58

27 May 2009 South East Group Meeting 66

28 May 2009Managing Grant Funded MedicalResearch

AAG 61

16 June 2009 RPA Update 2009 RPSIG 140

6-8 July 2009 Mammography Physics NHSBSP 148

14 July 2009 Codes of Practice Study Day RTSIG 71

23 July 2009Medical Engineering Technologists Study Day

TAG 209

15 October 2009 User Centred Design IMechE REBSIG 29

16 October 2009 Laser Output Measurement Workshop UNIRSIG 24

22 October 2009Automating your QA Image Analysis: IQWorks

DRSIGICSIG

77

10 November 2009 MR Safety UpdateISMRMBAMRR

MRSIG 76


Date Meeting TitleExternal

co-sponsorIPEM

CommitteeNumber

of Delegates

17 November 2009Practical Networking – Establishing Trust and Responsiblility between IT and Medical Physics

ICSIG 67

24 November 2009 Brachytherapy – the Modern Era RTSIG 48

7 December 2009 Part I Induction Day APEN 93

10 December 2009 1st Urodynamics Measurement Meeting UKCS PMSIG 35

16 December 2009 Developments in Dental Radiology DRSIG 77

9 February 2010 Creative Counting in Nuclear Medicine BNMS NMSIG 78

10 February 2010 Uses of PET in RadiotherapyBNMSBIR

RTSIG NMSIG 90

15 February 2010 Induction Day for Part II Trainees APEN 40

26 March 2010Experiences and Optimisation ofMulticentre MRI Research Studies

SINAPSEBIR MRSIG 44

22 April 20105th Digital Radiology User GroupMeeting

DRSIG 52

30 April 2010Head and Neck Cancer: Advances in Radiation Treatment

RCRSOR RTSIG 144

6 May 2010New Analytical Tools in Clinical Gait Analysis for Better Patient Outcomes

CMAS REBSIG 29

7-8 May 2010 South West Group Meeting 65

27 May 2010 South East Group Meeting

10 June 2010 Leadership Skills for Women The UKRC 22

22 June 2010 RPA Update 2010 RPSIG 166

25 June 2010Putting Professional Registration into Practice

EAG

The Professional and Standards Board (PSB) oversees and coordinates the Institute’s training and accreditation activities and ensures that the required education and training standards are established and maintained. The Board therefore plays a part in ensuring that new entrants to the profession possess the knowledge and skills necessary to enable them to practice safely and effectively. During the last year several higher education institutes have established new vocational degree courses for clinical technologists. Increasing numbers of trainee clinical technologists are also following the IPEM training scheme. Demand for the accreditation of these course and training centres has therefore increased significantly. Accordingly, PSB has promoted and coordinated collaboration between the Clinical Scientists Education and Training Panel (CSETP) and the Clinical Technologists Education and Training Panel (CTETP) in order to help meet these demands.

Clinical scientists and clinical technologists have worked together on the accreditation of courses and training centres to the benefit of the profession.

The Board has taken part in discussions regarding the development of alternative grades of membership. Affiliate membership grades aimed at members of the profession employed in the industrial sector and others who are not currently employed within the profession but have an active interest in it are being defined and developed.

During the year, the Association of Clinical Scientists (ACS) was audited by the Health Professions Council (HPC) with regard to the requirements necessary for obtaining the ACS Certificate of Attainment, which currently constitutes the primary route to registration as a clinical scientist. PSB and its associated panels has advised on the development of standards of proficiency which ACS might adopt in order to ensure greater synergy between the Certificate of Attainment and the HPC requirements for registration.

At the time of writing, PSB is actively seeking clarification on the final outcomes from the Modernising Scientific Careers project. In particular, PSB seeks clarification for nature and extent of the role that IPEM will be required to play in the accreditation of training centres and courses, and in the process of registering members of the

Professional CommitteeThe Professional Committee continues to take an overview of professional issues across all subcommittees and specialist groups of IPEM to provide a co-ordinated and cohesive approach. The Committee continues to provide a uniform UK approach to all professional issues and has representation from the devolved administrations.

The Committee has reviewed the time frame of workforce data collection with the newly created Centre for Workforce Intelligence and will be working closely with Heads of Department in the future to ensure accuracy of workforce data which will be pivotal to Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) commissioning and training placements in the future. Unfortunately it is still difficult to obtain data from estates-based electrobiomedical engineering (EBME) groups. Future work is required to address this anomaly to obtain a true picture of the medical physics and clinical engineering workforce.

Progress has also been made to provide further input into all strands of the Modernising Scientific Careers programme. Debate has occurred throughout the year regarding Higher Specialist Scientific Training and what this should look like in all areas of medical physics and clinical engineering.

Dr P WhiteChair, Professional Committee


Professional and Standards Board

workforce. PSB members are committed to assisting in this work as part of the revised future arrangements to the benefit of patients, our services and the public.

During the past year work-based demands constrained the attendance of some members of PSB at our meetings. PSB is keen to begin to adopt teleconferencing or similar methods to enable these members to contribute to our discussion and decision-making processes. PSB also looks forward to working more closely with our colleagues on the Science Board on matters of mutual interest and concern.

My thanks go to all who have served on PSB during the past year.

Dr C CallicottDirector, Professional and Standards Board


Membership CommitteeThe role of the Membership Committee was discussed and new terms of reference written. There has been active consideration of the categories of IPEM membership and whether there is any scope for rationalisation of the various categories. It has been decided that there will be no changes until the impact of Modernising Scientific Careers is clear. In the meantime, increased usage of the affiliate category is under consideration.

Professor R A LerskiChair, Membership Committee

Fellowship PanelThe Fellowship Panel has processed 15 applications in the past 12 months, 11 of which have been awarded Fellowship of the Institute.

The panel’s terms of reference were reviewed, and new appointments to the panel are being considered to fill a vacant post and to replace members who are coming to the end of their term of service.

The assessment process following application has been speeded up in response to concerns raised by some applicants. Advice to members considering application is available on the website and from the chair of the panel (via the IPEM office).

The panel conducts its business electronically, without meeting. It keeps the application process and criteria for the award of fellowship under continual review and reports to the Membership Committee.

Dr P WilliamsChair, Fellowship Panel

ProfessionalDevelopment PanelThis year was the fourth full year for the operation of the Institute’s new continuing professional development (CPD) Scheme. The Professional Development Panel (PDP) will carry out the third annual audit in May 2010 and the outcomes will be communicated to the members involved. As in previous years the audit findings will be published in the newsletter and on the website.

Post-Registration Training: work is progressing on the development of a training course to address professional training that is not covered by the Special Interest Groups (SIGs). This course aims to include some of the subject matter requested by the membership through the post-registration training questionnaire.

Ms C HardimanChair, Professional Development Panel

IR(ME)R Accreditation PanelThe overall purpose of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) Approval Panel is to ensure that high quality training, fulfilling legislative requirements, is given to those classed as operators under IR(ME)R, thus contributing to both patient and staff safety.

The Panel has had another quiet year and has approved only one course in the last 12 months. The course was stated to be ‘tailored towards doctors or other appropriate staff who undertake operator tasks under IR(ME)R’. The target audience included cardiologists and those operating mini c-arm x-ray equipment in theatre. In order to approve this course the panel membership had to be reconstituted and representatives were nominated from relevant Special Interest Groups.

Over the course of the next year the Panel will review its future and terms of reference in the light of changes in clinical practice, developing staff roles and possible future changes in legislation which may be required when the revised EU Basic Safety Standards are implemented.

A future task will be to approve the e-IR(ME)R course currently under construction.

Mrs K GoldstoneChair, IR(ME)R Accreditation Panel


RPA Accreditation Working PartyThe Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA) Accreditation Working Party is the group in IPEM that links to RPA2000 Board. Key issues addressed by the Working Party are outlined in the RPA2000 report.

RPA2000 was set up to administer the certification of individuals under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 . However, it also awards other specialist certificates, such as the Laser Safety Adviser certificate. One of the main items being considered by the group is the proposed new certificate for the MR Safety Adviser. This is being done in collaboration with the MRSIG.

The group keeps a watching brief on the workload and performance of RPA2000. At its meeting in June 2010 it will discuss the Health and Safety Executive audit of RPA2000.

The group will also offer its views on the extent to which RPA2000 will be involved in handling complaints.

Professor P F SharpChair, RPA Accreditation Working Party

Clinical ScientistsEducation and Training PanelThe Clinical Scientists Education and Training Panel (CSETP) oversees the provision of high quality training for those wishing to become clinical scientists and engineers working within a healthcare environment. Currently, training is generally undertaken in two parts: Part I where the trainee undertakes an accredited MSc alongside several clinical placements and Part II where the trainee specialises in a specific area of medical physics or clinical engineering. The aim of the majority of trainees is to fulfil the criteria for registration with the Health Professions Council. In addition many trainees also apply for chartered status.

The Panel has a number of sub-panels helping with specific areas of the training scheme: an MSc accreditation sub-panel, a training centre accreditation sub-panel and a sub-panel which looks at the engineering side of training where more stringent requirements on applicant’s first degrees are made for CEng status.

These sub-panels work exceptionally hard all year round making sure that the training is delivered in a structured way, auditing centres and MSc courses and - alongside the Part I registrar and chief examiner - tackling any issues before they impact on trainees.

The application process of Part II training has been streamlined this year to speed up the process.

During this year the panel has been able to share some of its expertise with the Clinical Technologists Education and Training Panel.

The panel is investigating the impact on training of the Modernising Scientific Careers framework and are looking forward to assisting IPEM with its implementation.

Dr A BolsterChair, Clinical Scientists Education and Training Panel

Training Centre Accreditation Sub-PanelThis sub-panel continues to ensure that pre-registrant clinical scientists engaged in Part I receive high quality training. Our work includes assessing applications from centres to train, and reviewing their progress through analysing reports from examinations and External Training Adviser visits. This leads to better quality assurance of centres: trainees receive better training and the public benefits once trainees are registered. We also hear about improvements to overall practices at these training centres through staff supporting training activities.

In the UK there are 20 such centres. Last year four full applications were reviewed and awarded for re-accreditation and many others submitted individual subjects and supervisors. We have worked with all the training co-ordinators to ensure that the information IPEM holds on each centre is accurate - this is essential if we are to operate effectively.

Last year we saw several changes in our membership. Next year we will review the application process and standards for accreditation to improve efficiency, keeping a close eye on the Modernising Scientific Careers framework and respond accordingly. We will continue to collate the best possible information from the various sources for effective analysis.

Dr D WoodChair, Training Centre Accreditation Sub-Panel

MSc Course Accreditation Sub-PanelThe sub-panel’s role is to accredit MSc programmes in Medical Physics or Medical Engineering in connection with the Clinical Scientists’ Part I Training Scheme. The list of currently-accredited programmes appears on the IPEM website, and accreditation usually lasts for five years. This has been another relatively light year for the sub-panel: in the last 12 months two courses whose previous accreditation was due to expire have been re-accredited, and the Bioengineering MSc at Strathclyde has been given accreditation. Two more institutions are awaiting reaccreditation. We are waiting to learn what implications the Modernising Scientific Careers initiative has for the accreditation process. Meanwhile David Parker has been reappointed as Chair of the sub-panel for a second three-year term.

Dr D ParkerChair, MSc Course Accreditation Sub-Panel

Engineering Course Accreditation Sub-PanelThe Institute has a licence from the Engineering Council to accredit university undergraduate engineering courses as providing the required standard to meet, in whole or in part, the educational requirements for IEng and/or CEng. Additionally, MSc courses being developed under the Engineering Council’s MSc in Professional Engineering initiative are to be accredited. These courses are designed to meet the educational requirement for CEng by providing ‘further learning at Masters level’ above an accredited BEng qualification.

This sub-panel of the Clinical Scientists Education and Training Panel accredits these courses, working closely with the IPEM Engineering Advisory Group. Joint accreditation site visits are made in collaboration with other engineering institutions and co-ordinated through the Engineering Council’s Engineering Accreditation Board.

During 2009/10 an interim review took place of the MEng Engineering for the Life Sciences pathway at Cambridge University. This was a new pathway when first accredited two years ago and no students had yet completed the course. ECASP members had the opportunity to consider MEng project reports, examination papers and other documents and agreed to extend accreditation to 2011.

A full joint accreditation visit is to be made to City University at the end of May 2010.

Dr D P JonesChair, Engineering Course Accreditation Sub-Panel


Chief Examiner‘Training for a Scientist or Engineer in Healthcare Science’ is a postgraduate programme which starts with an MSc and a structured year of placements. Following further years of in-depth training in their chosen specialty, there is the opportunity to become Chartered and also - where relevant - registered to work independently in healthcare.

Approximately 90 Part I trainees submit for examination each year by providing portfolios of evidence of training from three placements and then undertaking a viva in each of these subjects. This assessment is rigorous and important in that it aims to ensure that the trainee will become a safe and competent scientist or engineer within the field of healthcare. Most candidates are well prepared and achieve a merit or pass with the occasional distinction. Processes are in place to provide feedback to training centres when the result is less successful so that training can be continually improved.

The Board of Examiners consists of senior experts from within the membership of the Institute and through guidance from the prospectus and their own experience ensure that the standards of practice and quality of service are maintained in a field which is highly influential in the outcome of patient diagnosis and treatment. The Board meet formally once a year to discuss training issues and standards and presentations on the training process are provided by the Chief Examiner each year at events such as the Part I Induction Day.

Mr A TylerChief Examiner

Part I RegistrarMy role is to review Part I training, ensuring that it is taking place in accredited subjects and centres.

Part I training is undertaken in a range of subject areas within medical physics and clinical engineering. Training is carried out within an accredited training centre and provides a base from which further training and the prospective scientist’s/engineer’s career can develop. Successful completion of the Part I training leads to the award of DipIPEM.

This year 98 candidates registered for the scheme in 21 training centres. Part IB forms on which the candidates state which subjects they will study have been received from 97 candidates. 83 per cent of candidates have chosen to study radiotherapy, followed by 73 per cent choosing nuclear medicine. Guidance has been clarified both for students studying on a part-time basis and those who take a break from their training.

Dr K VenablesPart I Registrar

Part II RegistrarPart II Training prepares associate members of IPEM to practise as clinical scientists through enabling them to register with the Health Professions Council, gain corporate membership of IPEM and chartered status as a scientist or engineer. Each trainee follows an approved individual plan of structured advanced training and supervised experience in a specialised area of medical physics or clinical engineering.

This year we have streamlined the process for approving enrolment on Part II Training and appointed an Assistant Registrar, Dr Jaap Vaarkamp. This means that most trainees will benefit from earlier review of their training plan and advice on pursuing it from their External Adviser.

In February a Part II Induction Day took place, giving new and prospective trainees an understanding of the whole process from enrolment through to final assessment. This was much appreciated by our trainees, as shown by the enthusiastic feedback received.

We also held a workshop for IPEM-nominated assessors and directors of the Association of Clinical Scientists: these individuals undertake the final assessment of nearly all trainees and most also act as External Advisers for Part II Training. The workshop addressed several key issues to ensure that consistent guidance and support are given to trainees at this formative stage in their careers.

Dr G LawrencePart II Registrar


Clinical TechnologistsEducation and Training PanelThe Clinical Technologists Education and Training Panel (CTETP) is a sub-committee of PSB, managing the Institute’s training program for the technologist/practitioner cohort of the healthcare science workforce.

Panel activity this year has been concentrated on:

The delivery of further support to those Institute members who play vital roles in the support and delivery of our very successful training scheme.

With our higher education institution (HEI) partners, development and refinement of external moderator duties for accredited courses.

Review of what ‘reflective practice’ is, leading on work to develop and refine guidance and practice in this area.

Continual review of the training scheme guidance documentation.

Accreditation of further HEI provision with more to come.

The restructuring of CTETP into an overall training scheme management board, with two separate delivery sub panels (one for trainee and training centre accreditation and one for course accreditation and recognition).

This restructuring exercise has opened a number of vacancies within the CTETP structure for the coming year. These are being advertised, with volunteers being co-opted as they end their term of office on other committees.

Mr P RobbinsChair, Clinical Technologists Education and Training Panel

Technologists Training Centre Accreditation PanelFive training centre applications were received and approved in 2009 and a similar number of centres have their accreditation renewal outstanding.

Whist some departments do seek accreditation to fulfil the requirements of an annual intake of trainees on supernumerary training schemes, a significant proportion of training centres are registered to cover specific training requirements. This is not ideal and hinders the development of training expertise and delivery. The training panel ran five 1 day meetings during 2009 to bring together workplace training coordinators, supervisors and moderators in order to help develop a consistent approach and best practice to technologist training.

Ideally all workplace based trainers should have appropriate workplace training qualifications. As indicated in last year’s report, training centres are encouraged to consider allowing their trainers to gain qualifications as this is almost certain to be a requirement in the future.

During 2009, training centre accreditation applications have been dealt with through the Clinical Technologist Training and Education Panel (CTETP). Unfortunately, due to the demands on CTETP members, some difficulties have been evident in the accreditation process. For this reason, from September 2010 a separate sub-panel of CTETP will be formed only to consider Training Centre Accreditation applications

Mr A ThompsonChair, Technologists Training Centre Accreditation Panel


BSc Course Accreditation PanelThis Panel exists to support the aim of the Institute to promote a high quality, safe and fully-trained workforce. The purpose of this Panel, under the auspices of CTETP and at the direction of PSB, is to accredit and recognise suitable higher education provision that provides a knowledge base for trainees to benefit from the experiential training provided by accredited training centres.

This year the panel has accredited the BSc Clinical Technology as provided by the University of Swansea.

There still remains a backlog of accreditation work to be undertaken. It is hoped that the restructuring of CTETP and the devolution of powers to its two constituent sub-panels will contribute to the streamlining process, provided sufficient individuals can be identified and trained to undertake the work.

Mr P RobbinsChair, BSc Course Accreditation Panel

Registrars: PhysicsThe IPEM Clinical Technologist Training Scheme continues to become more popular with new departments seeking accreditation and supplying students. This has resulted in a record number of new students this year. In some ways we are victims of our own success: because of the record number of students we are again short of moderators in all areas and are actively encouraging anyone thinking of becoming a moderator to apply now and help us continue to expand the scheme throughout the UK.

A new BSc in Clinical Technology at the University of Swansea has been accredited - this will also be moderated by IPEM and will add to the number of students going through the training scheme.

All departments which take trainees are encouraged to supply moderators for the scheme, with at least one moderator per subject area taught in that department. Other departments not yet taking trainees but thinking about it would gain valuable experience through having staff involved.

Mrs D Allen and Mrs B DawsonPhysics Registrars

Registrar: EngineeringWhilst I am very happy to report an increase of activity, it has not been without problems! The most significant advances in clinical technologist engineering have been the establishment and accreditation of a Post Graduate Diploma and a BSc in Rehabilitation Engineering at Coventry University. Whilst universities are very well placed to deliver information and provide evidence of learning, the provision and assessment of the practical competencies is provided through IPEM.

Of course the actual practical work and assessment are done at various centres but quality assurance is achieved through the rigours of the Clinical Technologist Training Scheme. With respect to the continual problem of finding moderators, an agreement has been reached whereby each training centre that benefits from a moderator visit must reciprocate. There is no doubt that training is an added pressure for IPEM volunteers (whereas universities have paid staff for assessments) but such work is satisfying and rewarding.

Medical and radiotherapy trainees continue to enrol on the scheme and progress has been made with respect to collaboration with a couple of higher education institutions. However ‘Education Only’ or ‘Part II’ are the routes chosen by the majority of medical and radiotherapy engineers.

At the end of training, successful candidates not only know what to do and how to do it, but also practice safely – this includes knowing their limitations and when to seek advice as they continue their professional development.

Mr L YuileEngineering Registrar

Chief ModeratorIn the usual way I would like to begin by thanking all those involved in delivering the training to our clinical technologists over the past year.

In 2009 we continued to deliver the much-needed training days for supervisors, co-ordinators and external moderators. In general these were well attended and have provided food for thought for many us and will lead to further changes in the handbook.

The course continues to be very successful. As part of the accreditation process, centres are expected to provide external moderators thus ensuring reciprocal moderation around the country. This remains an area of challenge. We understand the problems encountered by departments in releasing staff to do this work. However, staff need to be appropriately trained and moderated in order to gain registration. More and more trainees are enrolling each month and IPEM may be unable to sustain its level of support to centres. It is only with the support of the members and their departments that we will be able to train a workforce for the future.

Finally as outgoing Chief Moderator, I wish my successor, Mr Peter Harding, all the very best in this role.

Ms T JonesChief Moderator


Publications

Publications Committee looks after the Institute’s publishing activities, comprising the ‘Reports’ series, our magazine, ‘SCOPE’ and IPEM’s four journals:

‘Physics in Medicine and Biology’ (PMB) ‘Physiological Measurement’ (PM) ‘Medical Engineering and Physics’ (MEP) ‘Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology’ (JMET)

The four journals continue to succeed in their fields, due in no small measure to the commitment of our publishing partners at IoP Publishing (PMB and PM), Elsevier (MEP) and Informa (JMET), and of the respective journal editors. Their success is measured both commercially, in the income they bring the Institute, and in terms of their influence in their fields. The story is similar in all four cases: steady growth in impact factor, continued high quality and success in a fast changing market. Our publishing partners have helped greatly in the transition to electronic publication, and in dealing with the consequences of the pressure for open access publication. One concern on the horizon is the potentially detrimental consequence of changes in the mechanism by which research funds are allocated, which could disadvantage journals in small, specialist areas such as ours. Publications Committee and the editors are engaged in lobbying to mitigate this threat.

A significant step forward this year is the appointment of Dr Mark McJury to the new post of Editor in Chief for the Reports series. Mark’s role is to coordinate IPEM’s programme of report production, and to stimulate the production of new reports in key areas. One main objective is to increase the Institute’s publishing activities in the education and training area.

Publications Committee now reports to the Communications Committee, as part of IPEM’s major reorganisation introduced this year. I have moved on to a new role of Chair of Communications Committee. I am delighted to welcome Dr Sally Clift as Chair of Publications Committee. Sally has been a member of the Committee for some time, in her role as Editor in Chief of Medical Engineering and Physics, and I am pleased that we shall still be working together.

As departing Chair, I have to comment on the liveliness and good humour of Publications Committee. It has been an honour and a pleasure to chair it and I believe that it has also been extremely productive. I could not step down without thanking Dr Peggy Arnell, truly outstanding Publications Committee secretary and fount of all knowledge, and wishing Sally success as Chair.

Mr G CusickChair, Publications Committee

Once more, this year saw the arrival of new faces on the editorial board: Miss Marium Naeem and Mr Usman Lula are our new book reviews editors and Dr Damian Farnell is our new online editor. The new editors had an immediate impact on the ways things are done: the book editors have set up a platform on Ubidesk where reviewers and editors can upload their latest files and check the progress of reviews, thereby streamlining the entire process. Both Damian and I have been hard at work on our online magazine: ScopeOnline.co.uk. The website is now live and was officially launched in June in Scope. The online version will in the first instance replicate the key sections from the print magazine (features, tutorials, book reviews, meeting report) but will gradually become independent. We are continuously uploading previously published articles to create a searchable digital archive.

Our efforts for the coming year will be focussed on encouraging new authors to submit and we will endeavour to publish more educational articles.

Dr M MiquelEditor, SCOPE

We continue with the re-development of the Institute’s website. Content and Code, our chosen contractor, have built a new website and membership database for IPEM, based on Microsoft SharePoint software, which should be live by September 2010.

The development has required a great deal of input from IPEM, both to put flesh on the basic requirements we had identified and to make sure that the system could be maintained in York. The plan is to launch both the new public and new members’ sites at the same time – they share a lot of common material – and then to give ourselves a few months to bed the system down before making any significant changes.

A few desirable things have been left out for the time being. We need to do more work on e-commerce, which is a goal for the site but will not be in the initial release. We also need to ensure that the new ways of working for IPEM’s committees and SIGs are embedded in their procedures.

Mr G CusickEditor, Website

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Last year the journal increased from six issues per year to eight, in order to decrease the backlog of papers. This has resulted in a marked reduction in the time spent from acceptance to publication, from approximately fifteen months down to three. Submissions to the journal have remained steady over the last twelve months, and the rejection rate is about 30 per cent. We have increased membership of the Editorial Board by appointing Dr Dimitri Parthimos from the Welsh Heart Research Institute in Cardiff. Dr Parthimos is an expert in signal processing and mathematical modelling.

We have now had about fifteen months experience with Manuscript Central, and now have an all-electronic management system for manuscripts. It has made a big difference to the manuscript processing side, markedly reducing manual tasks. For the first time we are now publishing the timescales, on each manuscript, for each stage of the publication process, as well as identifying whether each paper is a review, teaching or innovative paper. We have seen a decrease in manuscript submissions from China of about 40 per cent, and a marked increase in submissions from the UK. There have been no instances of plagiarism detected.

Professor J WoodcockEditor, Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

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I am very pleased to report that the IPEM journal ‘Medical Engineering and Physics’ is in a very healthy position. There have been two significant improvements in the past year, these are a reduction in the time for an accepted manuscript to appear in the print version of the journal and the journal impact factor rising above two. The number of submissions we have received has increased by 50% over the last six months.

The journal has international appeal with submissions for 2009 coming from 33 countries. Our international profile has benefited from our publisher’s marketing strategy whereby journals in related areas are sold as a bundle for online access. This has created the environment in which full paper downloads for 2009 compared with the previous year increased by 26 per cent.

We have an annual journal prize, The Perkins Prize, which for 2009 was awarded to:Optical characterization of acceleration-induced strain fields in inhomogeneous brain slicesMedical Engineering & Physics, Volume 31, Issue 3, April 2009, Pages 392-399C. Lauret, M. Hrapko, J.A.W. van Dommelen, G.W.M. Peters, J.S.H.M. WismansMaterials Technology Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Finally I would like to thank all our authors, reviewers and Editorial Board for their support of the journal. On the journal administration side, particular thanks go to Ms Jacqui Merrison without whose hard work things would very quickly grind to a halt!

Dr S CliftEditor, Medical Engineering and Physics

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I have served as Editor in Chief for four years (2006-2009) and will continue until the end of 2011. In 2009 PMB published 546 contributions in 7,471 pages, two volumes per month. The mean submission to first decision time was 52 days, mean submission to acceptance time was 123 days and mean submission to publication time was 154 days . The acceptance rate was 44 per cent, an indicator that we are able to ensure high quality. Featuring key papers on MedPhysWeb is known to assist this result. PMB continues to be regarded as the key international journal for medical physics.

The Board met twice in the year ending March 2010. As key Board members have concluded their appointments we have been fortunate to replace them with equally well-qualified international members. Both the Board and International Advisory Board are strong and complete. The Board regularly debates all aspects of journal management and improvement and secures an excellent rolling programme of review articles.

The 2008 Rotblat Medal for most cited paper was awarded to Dr Christian Morel and colleagues and the 2008 Roberts Prize for best paper to Dr J P Schlomka, by FIPEM College vote.

As Editor I am in daily, sometimes hourly, contact with a really excellent publishing team in the Bristol Institute of Physics Publishing office, headed by Simon Harris and assisted by Jon Ruffle. Without them the journal, IPEM and Editor would have a hard time. I wish to record my heartfelt thanks.

Professor S WebbEditor, Physics in Medicine and Biology

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Physiological Measurement has had a good year, with continued growth in the number of papers submitted, with a year-on-year increase of about fi fteen percent. The journal continues to attract papers from a wide geographical area. The impact factor, a key indicator of the journal’s infl uence, has increased by twenty per cent, to 1.691. Our interpretation of the standard impact factor forecasts suggest that it should continue to rise. In summary, Physiological Measurement continues to do well and grow.

Professor R BayfordEditor, Physiological Measurement

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Advisory Groups

Engineering Advisory GroupThe Engineering Advisory Group (EAG) leads the professional engineering activities of the Institute, dealing with and promoting registration, and looking at the wider promotion, for the public good, of engineering applied to medicine and biology in healthcare, academia and industry.

EAG reports to Council and continues to provide the processes necessary for formal engineering registration with the Engineering Council for those members who qualify and wish to register. EAG, working collaboratively with Professional and Standards Board and its panels and with Science Board also contributes significantly to the processes for training and for accreditation of courses and centres. Our processes and their implementation meet the requirements for engineering registration as set down by the Engineering Council, and EAG provides the main link between the Institute and the Engineering Council.

EAG has determined that a significant factor in promoting the Institute and the benefits of engineering registration is to attract undergraduate students on relevant courses at an early stage. To this end, a review is underway of the number of medical and biomedical engineering courses. We are working with the Membership Panel to identify attractive membership rates.

A revision by the Engineering Council of the standards and competencies required for all categories of engineering registration, published as UK-SPEC, has taken place. This has necessitated a review of the IPEM guidelines and forms. This has been completed for CEng and is on-going for IEng and EngTech.

EAG notes that Engineering Council is promoting the concept that progression through the categories of registration from EngTech to IEng to CEng should be possible and encouraged, subject to the UK-SPEC requirements for each category. This resonates with possible progress through the streams in the Modernising Scientific Careers process within the NHS. EAG is encouraging this progression where appropriate and is exploring the possibility of linking completion of the Clinical Technologist Training Scheme in an engineering stream with the coincident award of EngTech.

EAG continues to support and encourage the Smallpeice Trust summer residential course in Biomedical Engineering for Year 11 students. This course is sponsored by IPEM and is a valuable contribution to extending knowledge among the general public of engineering applied to medicine and biology. It also provides good experience for trainees taking part as tutors. The Associate Physicists and Engineers Network (APEN) representative on EAG has been active in spreading the word among trainees.

I have now completed my two years as Chair of this group and ten years as a member in various capacities. I would like to thank my colleagues on EAG for their support and encouragement over those years.

Mr J McCarthyChair, Engineering Advisory Group

Academic Advisory GroupThe Academic Advisory Group (AAG) provides advice to Council on academic and associated issues. AAG met in October 2009 and May 2010 and during this year recruited Dr Harle to the new position of Secretary within the group. AAG has promoted the advancement of physics and engineering in medicine and biology through discussions with several professional bodies and agencies. We engaged with the Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC) and discussed the setting up of a new sectorial group in the area of medical and biological engineering. Following the Wakeham report, AAG has also been involved in engagement with senior officers of the Institute of Physics (IoP) and the IoP Standing Conference of Physics Professors regarding the status of medical physics within UK universities. AAG contributed to IPEM’s response to EPSRC’s ‘Towards next Generation Healthcare’ programme, drawing attention to the omission of the important interaction between academics and healthcare scientists, and was also represented at a Science Council meeting on Education Policy. AAG members supported the joint Medical Physics and Engineering Conference (MPEC) and Bioengineering ‘10 (organised by the Bioengineering Society) to be held 14-16 September in Nottingham, thereby furthering the interaction between academics and scientists working in healthcare.

Approximately 150 members responded to a questionnaire regarding research activities of the IPEM membership. The information provided has proved useful to IPEM in its discussions with the Department of Health concerning Modernising Scientific Careers and with IoP.

Professor J HandChair, Academic Advisory Group


Regional Advisory GroupThe Regional Advisory Group was formed in 2008, and this will be its third year of activities, following on from the previous Regional Representatives system. The group comprises 12 Regional Chairs covering the whole of the UK. In July we will be gathering together at the annual Regional Consultation Meeting where we will discuss ideas to promote activity and explore specific issues raised by the Regional Chairs. The meeting this year will take place in the prestigious surrounds of the Royal College of Physicians in London. Members from the Communications Committee will be with us throughout the day and in the afternoon we will be joined by members from Council.

A number of Regional Chairs have organised successful regional meetings and other regions aspire to do so. Some regions are more familiar with the processes involved and hopefully best practice can be shared. A buzz of e-mail activity was generated recently when a question regarding the use of member’s details provoked a healthy response from members and gave the Regional Chairs reassurance that their members are listening.

There is much anticipation from Regional Chairs as they await the release of IPEM’s new website which will make the task of the Regional Chair easier by providing more facilities for electronic communication.

Mr J P HarrisonChair, Regional Advisory Group

Prizes & Awards Advisory GroupThe Prizes and Awards Advisory Group is responsible for the oversight of IPEM’s programme of awards, prizes and charitable grants. We ensure that these are given in support of IPEM’s charitable objectives and are directed towards public benefit. We provide advice directly to Council and seek to ensure maximum benefit from this area of work.

IPEM has a range of prizes and awards which are available annually and are usually awarded at the Medical Physics and Engineering Conference. The prizes and awards are aimed at supporting and encouraging excellence within the profession, recognising where individuals and teams have shown innovation or made developments which have been or will be of direct public benefit. The Group receives requests for charitable grants throughout the year which are usually directed towards the dissemination or acquisition of scientific and engineering knowledge through conferences or visits to luminary sites.

During 2009 a record number of 13 awards were made to the value of £8,150. The recipients of grants are strongly encouraged to share the experience or knowledge they gain with the wider scientific community. IPEM is particularly interested in supporting developing countries and in the coming year we will welcome suggestions for extending our work in this direction.

Dr P JarrittChair, Prizes and Awards Advisory Group

TechnologistAdvisory GroupTechnologists Advisory Group (TAG) exists to provide a conduit to Council for technologist/practitioner issues and to act as a source of informed opinion, able to address areas of concern to the technologist/practitioner members of IPEM, and to respond to relevant issues raised by Council. TAG reports to Council, and the Chair of TAG is also a member of the Professional Committee.

Work this year has primarily been on addressing the application of Modernising Scientific Careers to the technologist workforce. TAG members have been heavily involved in curriculum and competence development.

For reasons of historical expediency, TAG membership has normally been comprised of members of CTETP. The refocusing of CTETP activity means that this is now no longer desirable or indeed practical. Accordingly it has been agreed with effect from the 2010 AGM that TAG will be fully divorced from CTETP operations and facilitated by a completely new team of faces.

Mr P RobbinsChair, Technologist Advisory Group


Trainees Advisory GroupThe Trainee Advisory Group composes both the Associate Physicists and Engineers Network Panel (APEN) and the Associate Technologists Network Panel (ATeN).

APEN and ATeN jointly meet three times a year in the morning prior to their own separate meetings to discuss issues that are relevant to both networks and to develop common ground for collaboration. Recent successes have been the organisation of joint trainee presentation sessions at the annual Medical Physics and Engineering Conference for both trainee clinical scientists and technologists and also running a trainee stall at the Conference. APEN and ATeN are committed to continuing collaboration for the benefit of their members.

Mr M TalboysChair, Trainees Advisory Group

Associate Physicists and Engineers Network Panel (APEN)APEN represents the associate trainee clinical scientist members of IPEM. The APEN panel meets three times a year to discuss the issues relevant to trainees and we continue to communicate these issues via the bi-monthly newsletter and IPEM website. We also represent trainees on several committees.

APEN has continued to organise a number of events to facilitate trainees’ progression through their training. In addition to the well-received Part I Induction day, the Part II training day and the revamped ‘Communications Skills Workshops’ have become established APEN events.

In a bid to increase the public profile of APEN and the wider profession, APEN has been looking outward to other organisations. APEN members will be collaborating with Sense about Science to develop links that will be beneficial to members of both organisations. With the radical changes to clinical scientist training to be implemented in the near future, APEN is determined to adapt and continue to provide high quality support to trainees.

We are always keen to hear from those members we represent, the trainees. Do contact us on: [email protected]

Mr M TalboysChair, APEN

Associate Technologists Network Panel (ATeN)Over the past 12 months the ATeN panel has been working hard to further strengthen links with its target audience, and to provide more opportunities for trainee technologists at all levels. The Panel has had representation on CTETP, and has worked closely with that panel to improve the overall awareness of ATeN amongst trainee technologists.

After a successful recruitment campaign last year, the Panel has been in a stronger position to promote and organise events of particular relevance to people going through the training process. In addition, the Panel still has ‘non-IPEM training scheme’ members, who represent associates who have progressed through a different training route.

Our main objective has been to raise the profile of the Panel amongst trainees and to encourage the trainees and their supervisors to engage more fully with organised events. To achieve this, the Panel has contacted trainees directly through IPEM, and we visited students at Castle College to promote the Panel directly to trainees. The Panel has also taken specific measures to raise awareness of events amongst trainee supervisors, as it is of key importance to have their support.

The Panel has maintained close relations with its sister panel, APEN, and will continue to collaborate with APEN on matters of joint interest to trainee technologists, scientists and engineers. In 2010, ATeN and APEN will hold a joint session at the MPEC conference, aimed at technologists, scientists and engineers alike. This is a positive move towards raising the profile of technologists and giving them the opportunity to develop their professional status.

ATeN produces a bi-monthly newsletter, and maintains the ATeN section of the IPEM website. An informal online forum has been created so that trainees can chat about training related issues and build up a self-help network. Work is being carried out to possibly extend this network onto Facebook. The forum also shares links to useful information and has downloadable documents for trainees.

Mr A StantonChair, ATeN

Innovation and ResearchAdvisory GroupThis has been the first year of the Innovation and Research Advisory Group. Activities this year have concentrated on forming the group and clarifying what IPEM wants this group to do and how it fits with other IPEM Committees. Specifically, the Chair, Dr Elizabeth Dymond, attended IPEM’s Strategy Day in April in York and we are currently working on the actions generated from this on publicising funding streams for research and informing members of the ever-changing landscape of healthcare innovation.

Also, Elizabeth joined Dr Chris Gibson, Professor Nick Stone and Dr Steve Keevil at a recent meeting with the Department of Health (DH) Head of the Procurement, Commercial and Investment Division, Mr John Watkinson. John outlined the work his department is doing on DH engagement with industry and we had a useful discussion on IPEM’s role in this process and other DH initiatives

Dr E DymondChair, Innovation and Research Advisory Group


Committee Membership andIPEM Representatives 2010-2011

Board of TrusteesDr C J Gibson President OxfordMs L Sawyer Honorary Secretary BathMr P Robbins Honorary Treasurer PapworthDr C Callicott Director Professional Newcastleand Standards BoardMr S Evans Director Science Board NorthamptonDr D C Crawford Member Trustee Bristol Professor D I Thwaites Member Trustee LeedsMs R Wilson External Trustee LeedsTo be confirmed External Trustee To be confirmed Member Trustee

CouncilDr C J Gibson President OxfordDr P Jarritt President Elect CambridgeDr S F Keevil Vice President External Affairs LondonDr A Manivannan Vice President AberdeenInternational Affairs Dr P White Vice President Professional Affairs CambridgeMs L Sawyer Honorary Secretary BathMr J P Harrison Assistant Honorary Secretary NewcastleMr P Robbins Honorary Treasurer PapworthDr C Callicott Director, Professional and NewcastleStandards Board Mr S Evans Director, Science Board NorthamptonMr G Cusick Chair, Communications LondonCommitteeProfessor J W Hand Chair, Academic LondonAdvisory GroupProfessor P Kyriacou Chair, Engineering LondonAdvisory GroupDr W Vennart Chair, Industrial Advisory SandwichGroup Dr E Dymond Chair, Innovation and BristolResearch Advisory GroupMr P Blackett Chair, Technologist PrestonAdvisory Group Mr D Buckle Trainee Advisory Groups PortsmouthRepresentative Dr D Brettle Elected Fellow LeedsMr A S Brown Elected Corporate Member PlymouthDr A Nevill Elected Corporate Member PlymouthMiss T Mistry Elected Associate Member Guildford

Communications CommitteeMr G Cusick Chair WokingMr J P Harrison Assistant Honorary Secretary NewcastleDr S Clift Chair, Publications Committee BathDr S F Keevil Vice President External Affairs LondonMs R Wilson External Trustee LeedsMr M Green StevenageMrs E McClean, Communications Manager York

Finance and Business Planning Committee Mr P Robbins Chair PapworthDr C J Gibson President OxfordDr P Jarritt President Elect CambridgeMs L Sawyer Honorary Secretary BathProfessor J W Hand Council representative LondonTo be confirmed Council representativeMr R W Neilson, General Secretary YorkTo be confirmed, Financial Controller York

Nominations and Appointments CommitteeDr D C Crawford Chair BristolDr P Jarritt CambridgeDr P Jackson SouthamptonMs J Young LondonMs G Lawrence Newcastle

Science BoardMr S Evans Director NorthamptonMs W Waddington Deputy Director LondonMiss J Smyth Secretary Belfast Dr C A Lewis Co-Chair, 2011 MPEC LondonOrganising CommitteeDr M McJury Publications Committee BelfastrepresentativeAll Chairs of Special Interest Groups (SIGs)Ms C Colbourn, Meetings & Exhibitions York Manager

Special Interest Groups:Clinical Engineering SIG (CESIG)Mr M Durand Chair LondonMr P Butler Secretary PortsmouthMr J Amoore EdinburghMr I Robinson OxfordMr D Spendley ChichesterTo be confirmedMr D M Clarkson Corresponding member CoventryMr D Cook Corresponding member LondonDr G J Dempsey Corresponding member BelfastMr D Hart Corresponding member SalisburyMr D Hyde Corresponding member BathMr T P Spicer Corresponding member DerbyMs L Mulroy MHRA observer London Mr J Mahady BEAI observer DublinDiagnostic Radiology SIG (DRSIG)Mr B Johnson Chair LondonMr D Platten Secretary NorthamptonDr I Castellano LondonDr G Stevens PlymouthDr K Robson NewcastleMr Ian Honey LondonDr D Brettle Corresponding member LeedsMr A Mackenzie Corresponding member GuildfordMs E Pitcher Corresponding member Bristol


Mr D Granger MHRA observer LondonMr N Kelly NPL observer TeddingtonDr P Shrimpton HPA observer DidcotMs G Rodaks HSE observer Informatics & Computing SIG (ICSIG)Mr D Withers Chair LondonMr A Reilly Secretary OxfordMr A Aldous IpswichMr C Finch NewcastleMr A Green BirminghamDr A Hoole CambridgeDr E Spezi CardiffDr E Claridge Mentor BirminghamMagnetic Resonance SIG (MRSIG) Dr A Barnes CambridgeDr K Lymer EdinburghDr C McGrath BelfastDr N Weir EdinburghDr I Wilkinson SheffieldMr D Wilson LeedsDr J Thornton Corresponding member LondonDr D McRobbie Corresponding member LondonDr G Coutts Corresponding member ManchesterNuclear Medicine SIG (NMSIG)Dr R Peace NewcastleDr D Ibbett Vice Chair DerbyDr P Hay Secretary NottinghamMiss H Blundell CardiffMrs K Howe NewcastleMr A Vara BrightonPhysiological Measurement SIG (PMSIG)Dr J Pickett Chair LondonMr J Mangat Secretary CambridgeDr E Bowers NewcastleDr J H Kuiper OswestryDr S Meldrum Corresponding member NorwichTo be confirmed (2 vacancies)Radiation Protection SIG (RPSIG) Mr E Rafiqi Chair BirminghamTo be confirmed Secretary Mrs E Larkin BirminghamMr J Saunderson CottinghamMr C Wood NorthamptonMr P Howells ScarboroughDr P Allisy-Roberts Corresponding Francemember: MentorDr P Marsden Corresponding Londonmember: MentorMr S Evans Corresponding member NorthamptonDr C Martin Corresponding member GlasgowMr J Thurston Corresponding member LondonMiss N Dulai External representative London(SRP International Committee) Miss T Soanes External representative Sheffield(SRP International Committee)Ms J Stewart HPA-RPD observer Ms K Griffith Environment Agency observerMr I Chell Department of Health observer Mr M Nettleton HSE observerMr D Orr HSE observerMr C Double CQC observerMr S Chandler BIR observerMr A Rogers BIR observer

Radiotherapy SIG (RTSIG)Mr G Chalmers Chair BirminghamMrs A Turnbull Secretary NorthwoodMiss N Burton CheltenhamMr D D’Souza LondonMiss L Gandon MaidstoneMrs S Gardner OxfordMr A Khan OxfordMrs H Mayles BebingtonMr A L Palmer Portsmouth Mr I Patel PrestonDr D E Bonnett Corresponding member MaidstoneMs R Nutbrown NPL observer TeddingtonMr R Thomas NPL observer TeddingtonMs J Pearce NPL observer TeddingtonMrs M King MHRA observer LondonRehabilitation & Biomechanics SIG (REBSIG)Dr I McCarthy Chair StanmoreMr C Davenport Secretary SheffieldDr B Cox LondonDr T Stone BirminghamMiss L Najafi LewesMr D Nolan SalisburyMr T Collins New MaldenMr P O’Connell CardiffUltrasound and Non-Ionising Radiation SIG Mr T Foy TruroMr I Negus BristolDr C Kendall GloucesterDr H Liang BristolDr A O’Brien GalwayMiss H Amatiello GlasgowTo be confirmed To be confirmedTo be confirmedDr J O’Hagan HPA observerMr A Barrett HSE observerMr Srinath Rajagopal NPL observerMrs M King MHRA observerDr Kumar Ramnarine BMUS Observer

2010 MPEC Organising CommitteeProfessor J W Hand Chair LondonMr S Evans Director, Science Board NorthamptonMr M J Dunn NottinghamDr A Barnes MRSIG CambridgeDr J Britton PMSIG LeedsDr E Castellano DRSIG LondonDr A Hoole ICSIG CambridgeMr M Lynn UNIRSIG ReadingDr I McCarthy REBSIG StanmoreDr R Peace NMSIG NewcastleMr E Rafiqi RPSIG BirminghamMs S Higgins APEN CoventryMr A Stanton ATEN ManchesterDr D Clark Local representative NottinghamMs C Colbourn, Meetings & Exhibitions YorkManager

Professional and Standards Board Dr C Callicott Director NewcastleProfessor R A Lerski Deputy Director, DundeeChair Membership Committee Miss S Morris Secretary GosportDr C J Gibson President OxfordDr A Bolster Chair, CSETP GlasgowMr A Thompson Chair, CTETP Newcastle


Ms C Hardiman Chair, Professional NorthwoodDevelopment PanelMr S Evans Director, Science Board NorthamptonProfessor P Kyriacou Chair, Engineering LondonAdvisory GroupDr A McWilliam APEN representative ManchesterMr F Pillai ATEN representative CambridgeMr J Y Methven VRCT Registrar CarlisleProfessor P F Sharp FHCS/RPA 2000/ AberdeenScottish FHCSDr I Chambers ACS representative MiddlesbroughDr C A Lewis ACS representative LondonMr A Fairhead CASE representative to IPEM AberdeenDr M McJury BelfastTo be confirmed Council representativeMr R W Neilson, General Secretary YorkMrs C Brown, Membership and YorkTraining Manager

Professional Committee Dr P White Chair, Vice President CambridgeProfessional AffairsMr D Hyde Secretary, Engineering SIGs Bath Dr C J Gibson President OxfordDr P Jarritt President Elect CambridgeMr S Evans Director, Science Board NorthamptonDr C Callicott Director, Professional and NewcastleStandards BoardProfessor P F Sharp Representative on FHCS/ AberdeenScottish Forum for HCSDr C McGivern Northern Ireland BelfastrepresentativeDr G Lewis Welsh Scientific Advisory CardiffCommitteeProfessor P Kyriacou Chair, Engineering LondonAdvisory GroupMr P Blackett Chair, Technologists PrestonAdvisory GroupTo be confirmed Technologists AdvisoryGroup representative Ms W Waddington Science SIGs London Mr A Stanton ATeN representative ManchesterCorresponding memberMrs R Eaton APEN representative LondonCorresponding memberMr R W Neilson, General Secretary YorkDr R Scott HPA President Sutton in AshfieldTo be confirmed HPA Vice PresidentMr A Bradley HPA Honorary Secretary HartlepoolMr A Millin HPA Lead for Industrial Relations Cardiff

Membership CommitteeProfessor R A Lerski Chair DundeeDr P C Williams FIPEM Registrar ManchesterDr G Lawrence MIPEM/CSci Registrar BebingtonMs C Segasby IIPEM Registrar SheffieldDr A Taktak CEng Registrar LiverpoolMr A Iles IEng / EngTech Registrar BristolProfessor S W Smye ARCP Registrar LeedsMrs C Brown Membership and Training YorkManagerMr R W Neilson General Secretary York

Incorporated Membership AssessorsMr P Robbins Medical Engineering CambridgeMr P Fallas Medical Engineering ManchesterMr M Sheldrake Medical Engineering Doncaster Ms C Segasby Medical Physics SheffieldMr P F Harding Medical Physics Leicester

Association of Clinical Scientist AssessorsDr E Aird Radiotherapy MiddlesexProfessor A Barker Clinical Engineering / SheffieldPhysiological MeasurementProfessor A Beddoe Radiotherapy BirminghamMiss M Bidmead Radiotherapy LondonDr D E Bonnett Radiotherapy MaidstoneMr P Bownes Radiotherapy LeedsMr F Brunton Radiotherapy InvernessDr I Chambers Clinical Engineering / MiddlesbroughPhysiological MeasurementMr S Chandler Nuclear Medicine / MRI LondonDr E Claridge Clinical Engineering/ BirminghamInformation and Communications TechnologyMr I Coles Radiotherapy LondonMr G Coutts MRI / Diagnostic Radiology / ManchesterNon-Ionising RadiationsDr C Daniel Clinical Engineering / CardiffAssistive TechnologyDr C Deehan Radiotherapy LondonMr D D’Souza Radiotherapy LondonDr N J Dudley Ultrasound LincolnDr G Galloway Radiotherapy DerbyDr M Halliwell Ultrasound BristolDr J-C Handley Radiotherapy Stoke on TrentMr G Hosker Physiological Measurement ManchesterDr P Jarritt Nuclear Medicine CambridgeMr A Jones MRI / SPECT ManchesterMr T Jordan Radiotherapy GuildfordDr S F Keevil Non-Ionising Radiations / MRI LondonDr M Keir Nuclear Medicine / Radiation SunderlandProtection Dr J Kotre Diagnostic Radiology NewcastleMr S Lake Information and Communications LiverpoolTechnology / Physiological Measurement /Clinical EngineeringDr K Langmack Radiotherapy NottinghamDr G Lawrence Nuclear Medicine BebingtonProfessor M Leach MRI SuttonMr B Lee Physiological Measurement RhylDr J Lloyd Nuclear Medicine / Non-Ionising NewcastleRadiations / OPT UVDr C Marshall Nuclear Medicine CardiffDr S Mason Physiological Measurement NottinghamDr W Mayles Radiotherapy / Radiation WirralProtectionMr J P McCarthy Clinical Engineering CardiffProfessor A Nisbet Radiotherapy GuildfordProfessor A Perkins Nuclear Medicine NottinghamDr G Pitchford Radiotherapy LincolnMr A Poyner Radiotherapy IpswichMr M Richardson Nuclear Medicine MiddlesbroughDr J Ridgway MRI LeedsDr I Rosenberg Radiotherapy LondonDr C Rowbottom Radiotherapy ManchesterMr J Saunderson Diagnostic Radiology / HullRadiation ProtectionDr R Shields Nuclear Medicine Manchester


Dr A Simmons MRI LondonDr H Starritt Diagnostic Radiology BathProfessor I Swain Clinical Engineering SalisburyDr A Taktak Clinical Engineering / LiverpoolPhysiological Measurement /Informationand Communications TechnologyMr D Temperton Diagnostic Radiology BirminghamMr S Thomas Radiotherapy CambridgeProfessor D I Thwaites Radiotherapy LeedsMr C Walker Radiotherapy MiddlesbroughMr K Willson Clinical Engineering / LondonPhysiological MeasurementDr D Wood Clinical Engineering / SalisburyAssistive Technology

Professional Development Panel (PDP)Ms C Hardiman Chair NorthwoodDr S Buckley Secretary SwanseaTo be confirmed CTETP representative Dr H Stockdale CSETP representative CheshireMr A Mitchell Commissioner of Higher ExeterTraining Needs (Clinical Technologist)Mrs A Wintergold Commissioner of Higher N. ChaileyTraining Needs (Clinical Engineering) Mrs E Macaulay Commissioner of Higher OxfordTraining Needs (Clinical Scientist)Mrs K E Goldstone RPA/IRMER CambridgerepresentativeTo be confirmed Engineering AdvisorGroup representative To be confirmed APEN representative To be confirmed ATeN representative

IR(ME)R 2000 Course Approval PanelMrs K E Goldstone Chair Cambridge Mr O Morrish DRSIG nominee CambridgeDr P D Hay NMSIG nominee NottinghamDr C A Lewis RPSIG nominee LondonTo be confirmed RTSIG nominee

RPA Accreditation Working PartyProfessor P F Sharp representative on AberdeenRPA2000Dr P Marsden representative on RPA2000 LondonMr S Batchelor RPA2000 assessor LondonMs C Hardiman Chair, Professional NorthwoodDevelopment PanelMr E Rafiqi Chair, Radiation Protection SIG BirminghamMr S Evans Society of Radiological Protection NorthamptonQPS CommitteeProfessor P F Sharp representative on AberdeenRPA2000Dr P Marsden representative on RPA2000 LondonMr S Batchelor RPA2000 assessor LondonMs C Hardiman Chair, Professional NorthwoodDevelopment PanelMr E Rafiqi Chair, Radiation Protection SIG BirminghamMr S Evans Society of Radiological Protection NorthamptonQPS CommitteeTo be confirmed Chair, Magnetic Resonance SIG LondonTo be confirmed Chair, Ultrasound andNon-Ionising Radiation SIG

Clinical Scientists Education and Training Panel (CSETP)Dr A Bolster Chair GlasgowDr H Stockdale Secretary CheshireDr D Wood Chair, Training Centre SalisburyAccreditation Sub-PanelDr D Parker Chair, MSc Course Accreditation BirminghamSub-PanelDr D P Jones Chair, Engineering Course Bromley Accreditation Sub-Panel Mr A B Tyler Chief Examiner CardiffDr K Venables Part I Registrar NorthwoodDr G Lawrence Part II Registrar BebingtonMr R Heggie EAG representative LondonMiss R Ruddlesden APEN representative BathMrs C Brown Membership & Training Manager York

Training Centre Accreditation Sub-Panel (Clinical Scientists)Dr D Wood Chair SalisburyMs M T Crawley Vice Chair and External OxfordTraining Adviser representative Mr A Shaw Secretary and Training ManchesterCo-ordinator representativeDr A Bolster Chair, CSETP GlasgowTo be confirmed Engineering AdvisoryGroup representative Mr A B Tyler Chief Examiner CardiffDr K Venables Part I Registrar NorthwoodDr M Brooks PooleDr A Manivannan AberdeenDr J Oduko GuildfordMr D Whitwam NorthamptonMrs C Brown Membership & Training Manager York

MSc Course Accreditation Sub-PanelDr D Parker Chair BirminghamProfessor A Nisbet GuildfordDr F Schlindwein LeicesterDr S Tabakov LondonTo be confirmed

Engineering Course Accreditation Sub-PanelDr D P Jones Chair LondonMr J P McCarthy Secretary CardiffDr C Callicott Director, Professional and NewcastleStandards BoardProfessor P Kyriacou Chair, Engineering LondonAdvisory Group Professor M Tooley Bath

Part I ExaminersDr I Badr Diagnostic Radiology / Radiation London

Protection Professor A W Beavis Radiotherapy HullDr A Bolster Nuclear Medicine ScotlandDr J N H Brunt MRI MerseysideDr C Callicott Medical Equipment NorthernManagement / Design of Medical ElectronicInstrumentation Mr P Childs Radiotherapy Surrey & SW LondonMr J Colvin Assistive Technology / ScotlandBiomedical Evaluation and Function / MedicalEngineering Design


Dr N J Dudley Nuclear Medicine / Medical E MidlandsImaging / Ultrasound Mr M J Dunn Diagnostic Radiology / LeicesterRadiation ProtectionDr W D Evans Nuclear Medicine WalesDr D Ewins Assistive Technology / SurreyBiomedical Evaluation and Function /MedicalEngineering DesignMrs K Farrant Diagnostic Radiology S WestDr R Gadd Nuclear Medicine StokeMr P S Ganney Information and HullCommunications Technology Mr M Graves MRI E AngliaDr M Hillman Assistive Technology / S WestMedical Engineering Design Dr A Hughes Nuclear Medicine N WestMs D Ingham Radiotherapy S WestMr A Irwin Nuclear Medicine LondonMiss H James Radiotherapy E AngliaDr M Keir Nuclear Medicine Northern (Newcastle)Mr S Lake Information and MerseysideCommunications TechnologyMr C Lawinski Diagnostic Radiology LondonMrs G P Lawrence Radiotherapy Northern (Newcastle)Mr D Long Assistive Technology / OxfordBiomedical Evaluation and FunctionDr R Mackay Radiotherapy ManchesterDr W Martin Nuclear Medicine ScotlandDr F J McArdle Physiological Measurement Northern (Newcastle)Dr J Mills Radiotherapy W MidlandsDr C Moran Ultrasounds / Non-Ionising ScotlandRadiations Mr I Negus Diagnostic Radiology / S WestRadiation ProtectionMr J Parry Radiotherapy ScotlandDr G W Petley Physiological Measurement SouthamptonMeasurement / Design of Medical PortsmouthElectronic Instrumentation Dr G Pitchford Radiotherapy E MidlandsDr S Pye Deputy Chief Examiner/Ultrasound ScotlandMr G Robertson Radiotherapy ScotlandDr J Sage Radiotherapy LeicesterProfessor M Sperrin Ultrasound / ReadingNon-Ionising Radiations / Medical ImagingProfessor I Swain Assistive Technology / S WestBiomedical Evaluation and Function / MedicalEngineering DesignDr A Taktak Design of Medical Electronic LiverpoolInstrumentation / Medical EquipmentManagement / Assistive Technology / Physiological MeasurementMr A B Tyler Chief Examiner / Ultrasound / WalesNon-Ionising RadiationsMs W Waddington Nuclear Medicine LondonMrs A Walker Diagnostic Radiology / ManchesterRadiation ProtectionDr S Wayte MRI / Medical Imaging CoventryMr K Willson Physiological Measurement / LondonDesign of Medical Electronic Instrumentation / Medical Equipment ManagementMrs A Wynn-Jones Radiotherapy E Midlands

Clinical Technologists Education and TrainingPanel (CTETP)Mr A Thompson Chair NewcastleTo be confirmed SecretaryMs T Jones Chair, CTTTCASP BirminghamMrs K A McBride Chair, CTCARSP EdinburghMrs D Allen Registrar, Physics LeicesterMrs B Dawson Registrar, Physics RotherhamTo be confirmed Registrar, Physics Mr L Yuile Registrar, Engineering GlasgowTo be confirmed ATEN representative Mr S Atherton Engineering Advisory ManchesterGroup representativeMrs A Butcher VRCT representative GuildfordMr D Harrison Rehabilitation Engineering BirminghamService Managers Group LiaisonMr R Wheller Science, education and Leedsengineering Mr P Humphries Science, education Newcastleand engineeringMrs A Fenton Science, education and Stoke on TrentengineeringMrs C Brown Membership & Training Manager YorkDr C Callicott Director, Professional Newcastleand Standards Board (ex officio)

Clinical Technologists and Trainees Training CentreAccreditation Sub-Panel (CTTTCASP)(formed during restructuring of CTETP sub-panels fromSeptember 2010)Ms T Jones Chair BirminghamMrs B Dawson Secretary RotherhamMr P F Harding Chief Moderator LeicesterMrs D Allen Registrar, Physics LeicesterMrs B Dawson Registrar, Physics RotherhamTo be confirmed Registrar, PhysicsMr L Yuile Registrar GlasgowMr A Thompson Training Centre NewcastleRegistrar Miss C M Day RotherhamMr N J Storry DerbyTo be confirmed To be confirmed Mr A Thompson Chair, CTETP (ex officio)

Clinical Technologists Course Accreditation & RecognitionSub-Panel (CTCARSP)(formed during restructuring of CTETP sub-panels fromSeptember 2010)Mrs K A McBride Chair EdinburghMr R Harrison Secretary SheffieldTo be confirmed Course Registrar, PhysicsTo be confirmed Course Registrar, EngineeringTo be confirmed Clinical Technology (Physics)To be confirmed Clinical Technology (Physics)To be confirmed Clinical Technology (Physics)Mr D J Harrison Clinical Technology Birmingham(Engineering)Mr P Robbins Clinical Technology Papworth(Engineering)Mr P Humphries Clinical Technology Newcastle(Engineering)


Publications CommitteeDr S Clift Chair & MEP Editor BathDr M M Arnell Secretary ManchesterProfessor S Webb Editor-in-Chief PMB SuttonProfessor R Bayford Editor –in-Chief PM MiddlesexProfessor J Woodcock Editor-in-Chief JMET CardiffDr M Miquel Editor-in-Chief, SCOPE LondonDr M McJury Editor-in-Chief, Report Series BelfastMr G Cusick Chair, Communications WokingCommitteeTo be confirmed Science Board representative To be confirmed Professional and Standards Boardrepresentative To be confirmed Council representative Mr R W Neilson, General Secretary York

SCOPE Editorial TeamDr M Miquel Editor LondonMiss G Whitelaw Assistant Editor LondonMs A Cotton Meeting Reports Editor SouthamptonDr C Zervides Engineering & Academic Editor CyprusMiss C McComb News Editor GlasgowMiss M Naeem Book Review Editor LondonMr U Lula Book Review Editor PooleMr M Gwilliam Member News SheffieldDr D J J Farnell Online Editor Manchester To be confirmed Technology Editor Mr R A Amos International News (N. America) HoustonDr R D Lewis International News SwanseaMr A Gammie International News Bristol(developing Countries)

Advisory Groups Engineering Advisory Group Professor P Kyriacou Chair LondonDr S Meldrum Secretary NorwichDr A Taktak Vice Chair and CEng Registrar LiverpoolMr R Heggie Assistant CEng Registrar LondonMr A Iles Eng Tech/IEng Registrar BristolMr S Atherton Assistant Eng Tech/IEng ManchesterRegistrar Eur Ing Dr S O’Connor IPEM Liaison Officer Bromhamto Engineering CouncilTo be confirmed APEN representative Dr A Fisher CEng ChesterMr D Harrison IEng BirminghamMr G Mott IEng HarrowMr D Nightingale IEng BraintreeTo be confirmed CEng, IEng or Eng Tech To be confirmed CEng, IEng or Eng Tech To be confirmed CEng, IEng or Eng Tech To be confirmed EngTech Dr D P Jones ECASP (co-opted) BromleyTo be confirmed Council representativeMr R Perryman Liaison Officer from LondonEngineering Council

Technologist Advisory GroupMr P Blackett Chair PrestonMiss M Moore Secretary, Clinical NewcastlePhysics representative, Nuclear MedicineMr T P Spicer Clinical Engineering Derbyrepresentative, Medical EngineeringMr P Blackett Clinical Engineering Prestonrepresentative, Medical EngineeringTo be confirmed Clinical Physics representative, Nuclear MedicineTo be confirmed Clinical Physics representative, Radiotherapy PhysicsTo be confirmed Clinical Physics representative, Radiation PhysicsTo be confirmed Clinical Engineering representative, Radiation EngineeringTo be confirmed Clinical Engineering representative,Rehabilitation EngineeringTo be confirmed Association of Renal Technologistsrepresentative

Academic Advisory GroupProfessor J W Hand Chair LondonDr J Harle Secretary LiverpoolDr C J Gibson President OxfordDr S F Keevil Vice President, External Affairs LondonProfessor P Kyriacou Chair, Engineering LondonAdvisory GroupMr S Evans Director, Science Board GloucesterProfessor D Bader LondonProfessor J Barbenel GlasgowDr I Chambers MiddlesbroughDr R J Dickinson LondonProfessor A El-Haj Stoke on TrentProfessor A Perkins NottinghamProfessor P F Sharp AberdeenProfessor R Speller LondonDr D Jones EngineeringUK representative LondonDr M Partridge Corresponding Member LondonDr R J Winder Corresponding Member NewtownabbeyMr R W Neilson General Secretary YorkMrs E McClean Secretariat York

Industrial Advisory Group Dr W Vennart Chair SandwichMr S Evans Director Science Board NorthamptonDr C Callicott Director Professional Newcastleand Standards BoardProfessor P Kyriacou Chair, Engineering LondonAdvisory GroupMr R W Neilson General Secretary YorkMs C Colbourn Meetings & Exhibitions YorkManagerMrs C Brown Membership & Training Manager YorkTo be confirmed Industry Partners


Regional ChairsDr J Barraclough Eastern EnglandTo be confirmed South EastTo be confirmed East MidlandsDr B Sanghera LondonMr G Freestone South WestMrs R Bidder WalesProfessor A Wilson West MidlandsMr P Blackett North WestMr G Morrison Yorkshire & HumberMiss M Moore North East EnglandDr A Manivannan ScotlandDr C Wolsley Northern Ireland

Associate Physicists and Engineers Network PanelDr A McWilliams Chair ManchesterMrs R Eaton Strategy co-ordinator LondonMiss R Ruddlesden Events BathMr J Taylor Events Sheffield Mr D Buckle Newsletter PortsmouthMiss S Higgins Newsletter / MPEC CoventryTo be confirmed Newsletter

Associate Technologists Network Panel Mr A Stanton Chair ManchesterTo be confirmed Vice Chair CambridgeMiss C Lewis Website/Forum RotherhamMiss A Parry Newsletter Editor BristolMr R Childs Events Leicester

Prizes and Awards Advisory GroupDr P Jarritt President Elect CambridgeMr P Robbins Honorary Treasurer PapworthMr S Evans Director, Science Board NorthamptonDr K Ison Immediate Past President LondonDr D C Crawford Immediate Past SwanseaHonorary Secretary

Innovations and Research Group Miss Louise Shaw ScotlandMr Stephen Lake Liverpool

International Representatives Dr C A Lewis EFOMPDr P C Jackson EFOMPDr A Manivannan EFOMPMs C Hardiman EFOMPDr P J Allisy-Roberts EFOMP Chairof EU Matters CommitteeProfessor P F Sharp EFOMP TreasurerDr C Gibson IOMPDr P Jarritt IOMPDr S D Tabakov IOMPMiss T Soanes SRP International CommitteeMiss N Dulai SRP International CommitteeDr P H S Smith IUPESMDr S D Tabakov IUPESMDr D Simpson EAMBESPresident/President Elect/ IFMBEChair of EAG

External Representatives IPEM has representation on many external organisationsand committees, including the following:Dr R Scott British Standards InstituteMr S Evans IoP Medical Physics GroupDr P C Williams IoP Medical Physics GroupProfessor P F Sharp IoP Medical Physics GroupDr C Gibson Radiology & Oncology CongressesMr R W Neilson Radiology & Oncology CongressesProfessor M Tooley Royal Academy of Engineering - UK Focus for Biomedical EngineeringProfessor P F Sharp RPA 2000Dr P Marsden RPA 2000Mr R W Neilson Science CouncilMr R W Neilson Engineering Technology Board/ Engineering Council Dr I Chambers Association of Clinical ScientistsDr C A Lewis Association of Clinical ScientistsProfessor P F Sharp Federation for Health Care ScienceDr K Ison Federation for Health Care ScienceDr G Davies Federation for Health Care Science

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