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Biography

Theresa O' Donovan is a lecturer for the MSc Radiation Therapy. ‍

Research Interests

Artificial intelligence
Education
Image-Guided Radiotherapy

Research Grants

	Project	Funding Body	Start Date	End Date	Award
	Special Training Academy for Radiology and Radiation Therapy	Enterprise Ireland	08-JUL-21	29-APR-22	€11,434.00
	Digital diagnostics – developing tools for supporting clinical decisions	Enterprise Ireland	16-JAN-20	30-SEP-20	€12,500.00

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Publications

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2021)	'Artificial intelligence: The opinions of radiographers and radiation therapists in Ireland' M.-L. Ryan and T. O'Donovan and J.P. McNulty (2021) 'Artificial intelligence: The opinions of radiographers and radiation therapists in Ireland'. Radiography, (27):74-82   [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Set-up variation in palliative radiotherapy: one versus three skin localisation marks' Cvetkova, Jelizaveta and Craig, Agnella and O’Donovan, Theresa and Mullaney, Laura (2020) 'Set-up variation in palliative radiotherapy: one versus three skin localisation marks'. Journal Of Radiotherapy In Practice, 19 (3) [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Radiation therapists’ compliance to a palliative imaging protocol: a case report' Cvetkova, J. and O’Donovan, T. and Craig, A. and Mullaney, L. (2018) 'Radiation therapists’ compliance to a palliative imaging protocol: a case report'. Journal Of Radiotherapy In Practice, 17 (2) [DOI] [Details]
	(2017)	'A Rapid Access Palliative Clinic to reduce waiting time for palliative radiotherapy in a Regional Cancer Centre in Ireland' Morris Megan, O'Donovan Theresa, Bolanle Ofi, Flavin Aileen (2017) 'A Rapid Access Palliative Clinic to reduce waiting time for palliative radiotherapy in a Regional Cancer Centre in Ireland'. International Journal of Integrated Care, 17 (5)   [DOI] [Details]

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Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	EP-1405: A Rapid Access Palliative Radiotherapy Clinic to reduce waiting time in a Regional Cancer Centre M. Morris and T. O'Donovan and B. Ofi and A. Flavin (2017) A Rapid Access Palliative Radiotherapy Clinic to reduce waiting time in a Regional Cancer Centre EP-1405: A Rapid Access Palliative Radiotherapy Clinic to reduce waiting time in a Regional Cancer Centre   [DOI] [Details]

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Practice Guideline

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Scope of Practice: Radiation Therapist. Theresa O' Donovan, Catherine Mc Kenna, Sarah Barrett, Lydia O' Sullivan, Annie O' Hara (2016) Scope of Practice: Radiation Therapist. Practice Guideline [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	Code of Professional Conduct for Diagnostic Radiographers and Radiation Therapists. Edel Doyle, Dr. Shane Foley, Martina Glynn, Michele Monahan, Theresa O' Donovan (2013) Code of Professional Conduct for Diagnostic Radiographers and Radiation Therapists. Practice Guideline [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	Scope of Practice of a Radiation Therapist. Siobhan Corish, Catherine Mc Kenna, Theresa O' Donovan, Lydia O' Sullivan, Claire Poole, Edel Doyle (2013) Scope of Practice of a Radiation Therapist. Practice Guideline   [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2018	Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching	School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
	2012	IIRRT Radiation Therapist of the Year	Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy
	2002	Olive Fleming Memorial Medal	Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy (IIRRT)	Secretary, Member of national council	01-NOV-11 / 31-DEC-22
	TROG Cancer Research	Member	01-JAN-16 / 31-DEC-22
	CORU	Registered professional (RA007283)	31-OCT-13 / 31-DEC-22
	BIR	Member	01-JAN-20 / 31-DEC-22
	ESTRO	Member	01-JAN-16 / 31-DEC-22

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	UCC PPI Ignite	Member	2021 / 2022
	CORU Panel of Assessors	Member of panel of assessors	2015 / 2020
	HSCP Advanced Practice Working Group	Member	2021 / 2022
	Appraisal team for QA of national clinical guidelines, NCEC	Member of appraisal team	2021 / 2022
	Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy (IIRRT)	Secretary, Member of national council	2011 / 2022

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	University College Cork (UCC)	Lecturer (above the Bar)	28-SEP-20 / 31-DEC-22
	University College Cork (UCC)	Program Development Co-ordinator	13-JAN-20 / 25-SEP-20
	Cork University Hospital	Clinical Specialist	04-AUG-15 / 30-SEP-20
	Cork University Hospital	Deputy Radiotherapy Services Manager	31-JUL-14 / 04-AUG-15
	National University of Ireland, Galway	Portfolio Tutor	02-SEP-13 / 30-SEP-14
	Cork University Hospital	Radiation Therapist-Senior-Clinical Specialist	02-APR-07 / 31-JUL-14
	Peter Mac Callam Institute, Melbourne, Australia	Radiation Therapist	01-SEP-06 / 31-DEC-06
	Perth Royal Oncology Centre, Perth, Western Australia	Radiation Therapist	03-APR-06 / 31-JUL-06
	The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, North Queensland, Australia	Radiation Therapist	01-FEB-06 / 31-MAR-06
	Cork University Hospital	Radiation Therapist	24-JUN-02 / 01-NOV-05

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Outreach Activities

	Description
	Peace Commissioner

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2014	Sheffield Hallam University (SHU)	Postgraduate Certificate Advanced Practice (Radiotherapy and Oncology)	Treatment Verification, IMRT, Expert Practice
	2010	National University of Ireland (Galway) NUIG	MSc Health Sciences (Clinical Education)	Clinical Education
	2009	National University of Ireland (Galway) NUIG	PgD Health Science (Clinical Education)	Clinical Education
	2002	Trinity College Dublin	BSc (Hons) Therapeutic Radiography	Radiation Therapy

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Journal Activities

	Journal	Role	To / From
	Journal Of Medical Imaging And Radiation Sciences	Referee	28-SEP-21 - 31-DEC-22
	Journal Of Radiotherapy In Practice	Member of Editorial Board	01-JAN-17 - 30-JUN-22

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests