Profile
Andrew Farnworth is a research associate within the Applied Medical And Radiation Physics (ARAMP) group of Loughborough Universities physics department. His research centres around developing imaging technologies for nuclear medicine and nuclear industry applications, and improving the accuracy of radiation dosimetry. This includes assisting the development of sparse object detection for gamma images using deep learning, performing experimental quantification of deposited volume during radioactive needlestick injuries, and developing anthropomorphic phantoms for testing novel hard X-ray and gamma imaging systems.
Prior to this role, Andrew completed a Physics PhD at Loughborough University titled "Optimising the HEXITEC-GigE detector system for use in intraoperative multi-isotope imaging". This research developed novel methods for identifying multipixel events with spectroscopic imaging systems and implementing energy and position corrections based on the physical processes responsible for charge sharing within each event-type.
Before joining Loughborough University, Andrew worked within the nuclear medicine department at Liverpool Royal University Hospital as a clinical technologist. This direct clinical experience of nuclear medicine underpins the applied medical physics research Andrew carries out within the ARAMP group.