Awards
Early Stage Research Award (ESRA)
The Early Stage Research Award (formerly Young Investigator Grant) is awarded annually to an IAPM member on the basis of competitive peer review to support a research project in any area relating to medical physics and bioengineering. The grant aims to support researchers early in their career.
2023 ESRA
The call for applications for the Early Stage Research Award will shortly open, with a submission deadline set for the 2nd June 2023.
The grant of up to €2,000 is awarded on the basis of competitive peer review to support a research project in any area relating to medical physics and clinical engineering. The winner of the award will be announced at the IAPM ASM this year. Please refer to the guideline and application form below for details.
Deadline: 2nd June 2023
Previous Awardees
2022 Niamh McArdle, St Vincent’s University Hospital / UCD
Investigation of a partial volume effect correction for non-spherical objects towards improved dosimetric accuracy in 90Y SIRT Therapies
2021 Bill Kamtchou, University College Dublin
Development of a Nuclear Medicine Compton camera for bone imaging using the novel Timepix3 detector
2020 Parisa Taheri Foroushani, National University of Ireland, Galway
Radiomics-based imaging tool aiding the diagnosis and staging of multiple myeloma
2019 Kevin Byrne, National University of Ireland, Galway
Evaluation of the Performance of Novel Inorganic Scintillating Detectors for Small Animal Irradiation Dosimetry
2018 Andrea Doyle, Dublin Institute of Technology
Development of High Quality Training Program for Real Time Trans-Rectal Ultrasound Low Dose Rate Prostate Brachytherapy
2017 Andrew Malone, Dublin Institute of Technology
The use of fluid dynamics for the assessment of cardiovascular disease
2016 Niall Colgan, Saolta University Health Care Group
Development of open source phantom and metrics to quantity the specific absorption rate in MRI
2015 Aoife Ivory, Trinity College Dublin
Quantification of absolute perfusion indices for liver cancer via subharmonic ultrasound imaging
2015 Michael Manley, St Vincent’s University Hospital
Measurement of patient UV dose using EBT3 gafchromic film
2014 Silvin Knight Trinity College Dublin
Phantom device for the validation of novel dynamic contrast enhanced MRI acquisition techniques
2013 Laura Shields, University College Dublin and St. Luke’s Hospital Dublin
Optimisation of IMRT and IMAT 2013 report
2012 Christopher Soraghan, St. James’ Hospital
Expanding The Role of the Medical Physics and Bioengineering Department in The Clinical Environment: Development of an mHealth mobile Application (Apps) Resource for Clinician-Led Initiatives 2012 report
2011 Sean Cournane, St. James’ Hospital
Development of a range of breast ultrasound contrast detail and anechoic target phantoms
2011 Lynn Gaynor, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
A study of the effects of radiation quality on the paediatric patient
2010 Despina Bazou, Dublin Institute of Technology
Development of a perfusion flow phantom for use with ultrasound contrast agents 2010 Report
2009 Alan Stone, Trinity College Dublin
Whole Body – Diffusion Weighted Imaging: How accurate is it? 2009 Report
2008 Friedrich Wetterling, Trinity College Dublin
A Dual MRI Coil System for Measuring Tissue Sodium Concentration: a Quantification Accuracy Study 2008 Report
2007 Elaine Tyner, St. Luke’s Hospital
An investigation of the use of an amorphous silicon (aSi), electronic portal imaging device (EPID) for in-vivo portal dosimetry of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), prostate cancer treatments 2007 Report