Christie Medical Physics and Engineering Newsletter 70 May 2022

David has a wealth of experience in MRI research, having obtained his PhD in MRI back in the previous century. Between 1999 and 2008, he worked for The University of Manchester where he was involved in a number of studies at The Christie and also acted as a PhD supervisor.

support to our clinical sites and utilising his strong academic background for the other half by supporting radiotherapy-related MR research at The Christie hospital.

Guy Drabble, Clinical Scientist g.drabble@nhs.net

Chris Moore, Clinical Scientist

Christopher.moore24@nhs.net

Guy originally joined The Christie back in 2014 on the STP, having completed a degree in physics with particle physics and cosmology. He completed his training in 2017, specialising in Radiotherapy and gaining his MSc in Clinical Science (Medical Physics). Guy briefly left The Christie in 2019 to work in the education sector. Working at The University of Manchester, he helped to run the academic section of the Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) programme. Guy returned in June 2021 to join the MR Group and retrain as an MR physicist.

Chris completed an undergraduate physics degree at The University of Manchester and after a brief intermission as a software engineer successfully applied for the STP in medical physics. Having completed the programme in September he has now taken on a clinical role in the Group. Chris splits his time between work at The Christie and sites in the region, as well as contributing to the department ’ s teaching and research work.

Dr Damien McHugh, MR Physicist

Damien.mchugh@nhs.net

Asher Ezekiel, Trainee Clinical Scientist asher.ezekiel@nhs.net

Damien joined the MR Group in January 2021. He is currently working towards acquiring his HCPC registration, having completed a PhD at The University of Manchester. His research was mainly focused on diffusion-weighted imaging and his PhD thesis was entitled ’The effect of tumour microstructure on diffusion-weighted MRI measurements'. Damien has a 50/50 split role within the Group, dedicating half of his time to providing clinical MR

Asher joined our Group through the STP and recently began the specialist part of his training. Before this, Asher completed his undergraduate degree in Physics at the University of Birmingham. He then moved to London to join a publishing company, working on a science journal covering research across biology, chemistry and physics. During this time, he also completed an MSc in

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