Gareth Iball

Biography

I am an Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiography, specialising in Medical Physics. I have previously worked 20 years as a state registered Clinical Scientist in the NHS and bring a broad range of experience and expertise to this academic role, specifically in the areas of CT scanning, patient dosimetry, image quality and radiation safety. I have a over 20 peer reviewed publications to date.

Research

Technology evaluation
Patient and staff safety
Innovative technologies
Process improvement

Teaching

Radiography
CT scanning
Radiation safety
Dose and image quality optimisation

Professional activities

Committees (1)

IPEM Diagnostic Radiology Special Interest Group,

Education (2)

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne - BSc (Hons)
University of Leeds - MSc

Employment (1)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Clinical Scientist (Medical Physics) (1 September 1999)

Professional associations (2)

IPEM, Member
HCPC, Clinical Scientist

Publications

Conference publication (1)

Dosimetry of CBCT: Methods, doses and clinical consequences

Sykes J.;Lindsay R.;Iball G.;Thwaites D. (2013) Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 444

Peer reviewed journal (22)

Should Radiation Exposure be an Issue of Concern in Children With Multiple Trauma?

Howard A;West RM;Iball G;Panteli M;Baskshi MS;Pandit H;Giannoudis PV; (2022) Annals of Surgery. 275
The Yorkshire Kidney Screening Trial (YKST): protocol for a feasibility study of adding non-contrast abdominal CT scanning to screen for kidney cancer and other abdominal pathology within a trial of community-based CT screening for lung cancer.

Usher-Smith JA;Godoy A;Burge SW;Burbidge S;Cartledge J;Crosbie PAJ;Eckert C;Farquhar F;Hammond D;Hancock N;Iball GR;Kimuli M;Masson G;Neal RD;Rogerson S;Rossi SH;Sala E;Smith A;Sharp SJ;Simmonds I;Wallace T;Ward M;Callister MEJ;Stewart GD; (2022) BMJ Open. 12
Combination CT and MRI shoulder arthrography: a novel technique and improved patient journey.

Armstrong T;Henderson DJ;Entwistle I;Iball G;Rowbotham E; (2022) Clinical Radiology. 77
Radiation dose reduction in CT-guided cryoablation of renal tumors.

Zhong J;Gallagher M;Hounslow C;Iball G;Wah T; (2021) Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. 27
Establishing scanning protocols for a CT lung cancer screening trial in the UK.

Iball GR;Darby M;Gabe R;Crosbie PAJ;Callister MEJ; (2021) British Journal of Radiology. 94
Improving practice in radiology: a quality-improvement project examining CT colonography patient dose and scanning technique.

Iball GR;Tolan D;Avery GR;Cope LH;Hoare T;Lambie H;Lowe A;de Noronha RJ;Roberts CL;Wilkinson ME;Woolfall P; (2021) Clinical Radiology. 76
IPEM Topical Report: An evidence and risk assessment based analysis of the efficacy of quality assurance tests on fluoroscopy units-part II; image quality.

Shaw D;Worrall M;Baker C;Charnock P;Fazakerley J;Honey I;Iball G;Koutalonis M;Price M;Renaud C;Rose A;Wood T; (2020) Physics in Medicine and Biology. 65
Synthesis of a Vocal Sound from the 3,000 year old Mummy, Nesyamun 'True of Voice'.

Howard DM;Schofield J;Fletcher J;Baxter K;Iball GR;Buckley SA; (2020) Scientific Reports. 10
An Estimation of Lifetime Fatal Carcinogenesis Risk Attributable to Radiation Exposure in the First Year Following Polytrauma: A Major Trauma Center's Experience Over 10 Years.

Howard A;West R;Iball G;Panteli M;Pandit H;Giannoudis PV; (2019) Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A. 101
IPEM Topical Report: an evidence and risk assessment based analysis of the efficacy of quality assurance tests on fluoroscopy units-part I; dosimetry and safety.

Worrall M;Shaw D;Baker C;Charnock P;Fazakerley J;Honey I;Iball G;Koutalonis M;Price M;Renaud C;Rose A;Wood T; (2019) Physics in Medicine and Biology. 64
IPEM Topical Report: an evidence and risk assessment based analysis of the efficacy of tube and generator quality assurance tests on general x-ray units.

Honey I;Rose A;Baker C;Charnock P;Fazakerley J;Iball G;Koutalonis M;Price M;Renaud C;Shaw D;Wood T;Worrall M; (2018) Physics in Medicine and Biology. 63
A national survey of computed tomography doses in hybrid PET-CT and SPECT-CT examinations in the UK.

Iball GR;Bebbington NA;Burniston M;Edyvean S;Fraser L;Julyan P;Parkar N;Wood T; (2017) Nuclear Medicine Communications. 38
A routine quality assurance test for CT automatic exposure control systems.

Iball GR;Moore AC;Crawford EJ; (2016) Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 17
Quality control within the multicentre perfusion CT study of primary colorectal cancer (PROSPeCT): results of an iodine density phantom study.

Lewis M;Goh V;Beggs S;Bridges A;Clewer P;Davis A;Foy T;Fuller K;George J;Higginson A;Honey I;Iball G;Mutch S;Neil S;Rivett C;Slater A;Sutton D;Weir N;Wayte S; ; (2014) European Radiology. 24
Computed tomography automatic exposure control techniques in 18F-FDG oncology PET-CT scanning.

Iball GR;Tout D; (2014) Nuclear Medicine Communications. 35
Patient and radiographer perspectives of two lead shielding devices for foetal dose reduction in CT scanning

Iball G.R.;Brettle D.S. (2011) Radiography - Elsevier. 17, 297-303.
Organ and effective dose reduction in adult chest CT using abdominal lead shielding.

Iball GR;Brettle DS; (2011) British Journal of Radiology. 84
Use of lead shielding on pregnant patients undergoing CT scans: Results of an international survey

Iball G.R.;Brettle D.S. (2011) Radiography - Elsevier. 17, 102-108.
Cardiac computed tomography and conventional angiography in the diagnosis of congenital cardiac disease in children: recent trends and radiation doses.

Gherardi GG;Iball GR;Darby MJ;Thomson JD; (2011) Cardiology in the Young. 21
Modelling the effect of lead and other materials for shielding of the fetus in CT pulmonary angiography.

Iball GR;Kennedy EV;Brettle DS; (2008) British Journal of Radiology. 81
Investigation into the effects of lead shielding for fetal dose reduction in CT pulmonary angiography.

Kennedy EV;Iball GR;Brettle DS; (2007) British Journal of Radiology. 80
Assessment of tube current modulation in pelvic CT.

Iball GR;Brettle DS;Moore AC; (2006) British Journal of Radiology. 79