Gavin Poludniowski

My positions. I'm R&D Coordinator in the department of Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics at the Karolinska University Hospital and an associated researcher in the Division of Radiology, CLINTEC at KI.

My background. My doctorate was in theoretical physics (2003). After that I took an MSc in medical physics (2004) and completed the Basic Training for hospital physicists in the UK (2006). Since 2006, I've been employed in research related positions in hospitals or at universities.

My contacts. You can email me at the above KI address but I will respond more rapidly if you contact me at my hospital address (gavin.poludniowski@regionstockholm.se).

Some highlights

• Readers’ Choice in Physical Sciences, 2023 [reader’s favourite article from 2023, for the journal Medical Physics (Wiley)]
• Most Popular Articles in the AAPM's Journals, 2021 [for the journal Medical Physics (Wiley)]
• Top 10 Most Cited Author, 2016/2017 [for the British Journal of Radiology (BIR journal)]
• Insititution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Innovation Award, 2014 [Model-based Engineering category, as part of the PRaVDA Consortium]
• Top 20 Best Referee Award, 2011 [for the journal Physics in Medicine and Biology (IOP)]

Education

• Higher Certificate in Statistics, with Credit. Royal Statistical Society,  UK (2010)
• DipIPEM(S) Part I Training in Medical Physics, with Merit. IPEM, UK (Oct 2003 to Dec 2005)
• MSc in Medical Physics, with Distinction. University of Leeds, UK (Oct 2003 to Oct 2004)
• PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics. University of Manchester, UK (Oct 2000 to Oct 2003)
• MPhys(Hons) in Physics with Theoretical Physics, First Class. University of Manchester, UK (Sept 1996 to May 2000)

My research has covered a broad range of experimental and theoretical topics in medical physics but with a strong focus on imaging. The work has lead to over 60 peer-reviewed journal publications and several patent applications. During my research and educational activities I've had the opportunity to work with clinical and research physicists, engineers, radiographers, radiologists, oncologists and IT specialists. I've supervised several students through their doctoral studies at KI and it is considered an important part of my role at Karolinska University Hospital.

Over the past two decades, I have taught undergraduate physicists, master's students in both medical physics and medical engineering, medical physicists on CPD courses, medical students on doctoral courses, and radiologists and radiographers. This has encompassed lectures, small group tutorials, problem-based learning tasks and computer laboratories. Some highlights have been:

• Co-organizing a CPD course for Medical Physicsts on computer programming (2016) 
• Teaching on the Physics of Diagnostic Radiology and Radiation Therapy Physics and Biology courses of Stockholm University's Master Programme in Medical Radation Physics (2014-2025): see https://www.su.se/english/search-courses-and-programmes/nmsfo-1.460103
• Teaching on the Multimodality Imaging in Oncology doctoral course held by Karolinska Institutet (2018)
• Teaching radiologists on an ST course in Radiation Physics organized by Karolinska Institutet (2023)
• Supervising degree projects for students at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology

I have also written/edited a couple of books, which you can find in the links on this page. Some of the material I have used in teaching.