Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering
Our Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering offers essential support across various clinical specialties, including diagnostic imaging, radiation therapy, cardiovascular medicine, critical care, emergency medicine, dialysis, dermatology, and theatres. We provide a wide range of specialised scientific and technical services to ensure exceptional patient care.
Services
Medical Physics
- Radiation protection involving ionising radiation
- Image analysis
- Therapy procedures
- Quality control
- Measurement and data reduction
- In-vivo and in-vitro tests
- Non-ionising radiation protection involving lasers and ultraviolet sources
- Commissioning work
- Teaching and research
Clinical Engineering
- Actively participating in all aspects of, electro medical devices and equipment management, equipment maintenance, project development, equipping
- Compiling comprehensive equipment technical specifications
- Advising on and evaluating new equipment purchases
- Continuously updating information on EEC Directives
- Continuous liaison with health and safety including Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) alerts
- Quality control and compliance with international standards
- Project decommissioning programme
- Comprehensive database on all aspects of electro medical devices/equipment (AIMS programme)
- Teaching and research UCD, DCU
- Members of the department sit on national and international advisory committees
Other useful contact details
Medical Physics Team
- Assoc. Prof Julie Lucey – Chief Physicist/Head of Department
- email: j.lucey@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 6144
- Adjunct Prof Jackie McCavana – Principal Physicist
- email: j.mccavana@svuh.ie
- tel: (01) 221 4409
- Anita Dowling – Principal Physicist
- email: anitadowling@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 5274
- Prof Sean Cournane – Principal Physicist
- email: scournane@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 5278
- Dr Caroline Banahan – Principal Physicist
- email: carolinebanahan@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 4409
- Adjunct Prof Alan Stone – Senior Physicist
- email: alanstone@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 5273
- Danielle Maguire – Senior Physicist
- email: Danielle.Maguire@svuh.ie
- tel: (01) 221 3887
- Ann McCann – Senior Physicist & PhD Researcher
- email: amccann@svuh.ie
- Tel: (01) 221 5278
- Nina McWilliams – Senior Physicist & PhD Researcher
- email: ninamcwilliams@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 5674
- Niamh McArdle – Senior Physicist & PhD Researcher
- email: niamhmcardle@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 5674
- Avril Mogan – Physicist
- email: avrilmogan@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 3889
- Mathew Reade – Physicist
- email: mreade@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 4168
- Sarah Meaney – Physicist
- email: smeaney@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 5273
- Darragh McCague – Physicist
- email: Darraghmccague@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 3889
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Clinical engineering team
- Vineesh Nair – Interim Chief Clinical Engineer
- email: vineeshnair@svuh.ie
- tel: (01) 221 3224
- Derek Farrell – Principal Clinical Engineer
- email: dfarrell@svuh.ie
- tel: (01) 221 5148
- John Harte – Senior Clinical Engineer
- email: jharte@svuh.ie
- tel: (01) 221 3249
- Gagan Pratap Singh – Senior Clinical Engineer
- email: g.singh@svuh.ie
- tel: (01) 221 4071
- Fathima Rinza – Senior Clinical Engineer
- email: frinza@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 5226
- Irene McQuillan – Clinical Engineer (Medical Equipment coordinator)
- email: irene.mcquillan@svuh.ie
- tel: (01) 221 3283
- Maryla Oshodi – Clinical Engineer
- email: maoshodi@svhg.ie
- tel: (01) 221 4454
Useful links
Contact
Head of Department
tel: (01) 221 6144
e-mail: jlucey@svuh.ie
Location
MEDICAL PHYSICS TEAM
2nd Floor, Clinical Services Building
St. Vincent’s University Hospital
Elm Park
Dublin 4.
CLINICAL ENGINEERING TEAM
Basement Corridor
Clinical Services Building
St. Vincent’s University Hospital
Opening Hours
Mon to Fri: 08:00 – 17:00