Andrew England

Biography

Dr Andrew England is a Senior Lecturer in Radiography.

His current work focuses upon radiography education and research into the areas of dose optimisation, digital radiography, CT and mammography.  He has trained an increasing number of diagnostic radiography students over the years and lectures nationally and internationally on a broad spectrum of radiography related topics. He has served as an investigator on several research studies relating to the evaluation of medical devices using imaging, one recently was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). He also sits as Chair of the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) Educational Wing Management Team.  Dr England continues to supervise a growing number of research students including undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research (PhD).

Dr England is Associate Editor for the peer reviewed journal Radiography and also acts as a reviewer for a growing number of radiology / radiography journals. 

Research and scholarship

Dr England has a research career which started in 2003 and involves both University and clinically based work.  He holds a PhD and has supervised an ever-growing number of national and international projects, many published in leading peer reviewed journals.  Dr England has expertise in radiographic dose optimization, CT imaging methods, mammography and interventional radiology, specifically medical device failure.  Dr England has held a number of external grants totaling more than £300,000. 

Teaching

As a lecturer at Keele, Dr England teaches on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, primarily in the field of radiography and diagnostic imaging. Being relatively new to Keele University, Dr England has also worked at a number of other Higher Education Institutions in the UK.  From a teaching perspective, he is particularly interested in integrating research methods into teaching curricula.  Dr England is also an advocate for the use of simulation within healthcare education.  In previous roles, he has led the integration of high-fidelity simulation into radiography teaching and assessment.  

Postgraduate Student Supervision

Dr England has previously supervised a growing number of Postgraduate Research students to completion.  Supervision has included both UK and international students across a range of radiography, medical imaging and imaging science based subject areas.  Dr England’s primary research foci are in radiation dose optimization, digital imaging, CT and interventional radiology.  Dr England is well recognized national and internationally and works with the UK College of Radiographers, European Federation of Radiographer Societies and the European School of Radiology. 

Completed Supervisions

• Alzyoud, K.  Establishing an evidence-base for erect pelvis radiography: positioning, radiation dose and image quality.  2019.  PhD, University of Salford.  Primary Supervisor.

• Al-Murshedi, SHM.  A comparative study evaluating the performance of diagnostic radiography units and protocols for paediatric and adult chest radiography examinations.  2019, PhD, University of Salford.  Primary Supervisor.

• Mohammed Ali, AH.  An investigation into methods for dose optimization for paediatric AP pelvis projections when considering size variations.  2019, PhD, University of Salford.  Primary Supervisor.

• Tootell, AK.  Radiation dose assessment:  measurement, estimation and interpretation.  2018.  PhD, University of Salford.  Co-supervisor. 

• Benhalim, MR.  Impact of acquisition protocol variations on effective dose and risk for CT head examinations.  2018.  PhD, University of Salford.  Primary Supervisor.

• Alrowily, M.  A comparison of fixed tube current (FTC) and automatic tube current modulate (ATCM) CT methods for abdominal scanning: implications on radiation and image quality.  2018, PhD, University of Salford.  Co-supervisor. 

• Angmorterh, SK.  An investigation into interface pressure (IP) risk of healthy volunteers on modern medical imaging and radiotherapy tables.  2016, PhD, University of Salford.  Co-supervisor. 

• M Ali, RMK.  Risk of radiation-induced cancer from screening mammography.  2016, PhD, University of Salford.  Co-supervisor. 

• Mraity, HAA.  Optimisation of radiation dose and image quality for AP pelvis radiographic examination.  2015.  PhD, University of Salford.  Co-supervisor.