Society for Radiological Protection

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New members Miss C L Ashcroft, DML, Plymouth Mr K-Y Cheung, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong *Mr N Freniere, Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, Canada ‡ Mr T S Goktemur, University of Salford Mr J R Jones, Royal Free Hospital, London Ms S B Ross, UKAEA, Dounreay Mr A G Rust, St Luke's Hospital, Guildford Ing W Termorshuizen, Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden, Netherlands || Dr N J Utting, Assoc. Radiation Protection Services, Suffolk † Mr M T Wright, Scottish Nuclear Ltd * Associate † Graduate Member ‡ Student || Rejoining Upgradings to member Mr S C Fisher, Radman Associates Mr M G Lyons, Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engineering Services Deaths Mr M Donegani Mr S Stein Current membership * SRP Founders Prize 1996 Keith Faulkner Dr Faulkner graduated from Imperial College, London, in 1977 with an honours degree in Physics. Keith then opted to study for an MSc in Radiation Physics at the Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital. His MSc thesis was on the dosimetry and radiation protection of the Cuarietron, an afterloading machine for Brachytherapy, which had been recently installed at the London Hospital. Dr Faulkner was then offered a post as a Basic Grade Physicist in the Diagnostic Radiology and Radiation Protection Group at the Christie Hospital, Manchester. At this time his interest in research was stimulated and he successfully completed a project on the assessment of computed tomography scanners for which he was awarded a PhD by the University of Manchester. He moved to Newcastle in 1986 to Head the Diagnostic Radiology Physics Group in the Regional Medical Physics Department. Following an internal reorganisation within the Department in 1990, he assumed responsibilities for radiation protection and the bone mineral assessment service. ‡ Figure 1. Keith Faulkner Dr Faulkner has taught diagnostic radiology physics and radiation protection on numerous undergraduate and postgraduate courses to scientists, doctors and dentists. He is an honorary lecturer at Newcastle University and lectures at the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, on the United Kingdom's radiation protection legislation. He has supervised six postgraduate student research projects on topics in diagnostic radiology and radiation protection. During his career Dr Faulkner has achieved an outstanding national and international reputation in the field of radiation protection in hospitals. His main research and development interests lie in the solution of scientific problems in diagnostic radiology and radiation protection. Dr Faulkner has published over 140 publications and given over 150 presentations at scientific meetings of which 80 have been abstracted. He is regularly invited to speak at national and international scientific meetings. Dr Faulkner has edited a number of books on radiation protection and is currently the Honorary Editor (Scientific) of the British Journal of Radiology. Dr Faulkner has successfully completed contract research and other projects on radiation protection for many organisations including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the European Commission (CEC), research committees, charities and industry. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently asked him to act as a short term consultant to the Republic of Korea to advise the National Institute of Health on radiation protection matters. He has contributed to the diagnostic radiology and dental volumes of a soon to be published series of manuals on radiation protection in hospital and general practice which will be published by the WHO on behalf of the WHO, IAEA, CEC, Pan American Health Organisation and the International Labour Organisation. He has recently been asked to draft guidance on radiation protection in interventional radiology, also for the WHO. Dr Faulkner is also a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission's working group on the safety of mammography equipment. Keith is also a member of the Department of Health's Breast Cancer Screening Advisory Committee. He is a Trustee of the LH Gray Trust and the British Institute of Radiology.