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Biography

Laura Mullaney joined the academic staff as an Assistant Professor in the Discipline of Radiation Therapy in 2011. She also holds a BSc. in Radiation Therapy, an MSc. in Research (MSc.) and a PG Dip. in Statistics and PG Dip in Clinical Health Science Education, from Trinity College Dublin. Prior to joining TCD, she worked as a Clinical Specialist Radiation Therapist in the St. Luke's Radiation Oncology Network Dublin (St Luke's Hospital and St James's Hospital). Over this ten year period, she gained extensive experience as a clinical radiation therapist specialising in research, treatment delivery and patient flow management. Through her interest in technology and innovative teaching methods, Laura helped develop one of College's first online programs, the MSc in Advanced Radiation Therapy Practice. Her commitment to promoting evidence based practice is demonstrated through the organisation of many national and international scientific conferences and clinical/research courses. The overarching theme of her research is improvements in patient care in the areas of positioning and immobilisation and radiation dose reduction in RT imaging. Laura is a passionate and active radiation therapist and academic with strong national and international links in the field of radiation therapy. This commitment was recognised when she became the second ever radiation therapist President of the Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy in 2009 and in 2017, she was youngest elected Board member of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO).

Research Tags

Higher Education Radiation Therapy RADIOTHERAPY TECHNOLOGISTS

Research Projects

Project Title

The Effect of Rectal and Bladder Preparation in Prostate Radiotherapy

From

2007

2010

Summary

Patients' anatomy can vary during a course of fractionated prostate radiotherapy. The purpose of this research was to recommend a rectal and bladder preparation protocol for use during RT in order to maintain a consistent prostate position. Forty prostate patients treated using cone beam CT image guided 3- dimensional conformal RT were enrolled and randomised to no specific rectal preparation instructions or a rectal preparation protocol for planning and RT. The patients were also randomly assigned one of two bladder-filling protocols (6-cups or 3-cups of water, 30-40mins prior to treatment). Prostate displacement was measured. Rectal and bladder volumes and GI and GU toxicity were also assessed.

Funding Agency

IIRRT

Representations

Details	Date
Board Member of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)	2017- 2020
President of the Irish Institue of Radiography and Radiaiton Therapy	2009-2011
Member (Radiation Therapist representative) on the young ESTRO Committee	2013-Present
Member of ESTRO Radiation Therapists Committee	2013 -Present
Course Director: ESTRO Patient Positioning and Immobilisation Course	2017-Present
Academic Assessor on the CORU Radiographers Registration Board Assessor Panel	2014-2017
Member of the CORU's (Irish multi-profession health regulator) Preliminary Proceedings Committee	2015-Present
Academic advisor on the radiation therapy external qualification review board for the HSE	2012-2014
Council Member of Irish Institue of Radiography and Radiaiton Therapy	2006-2012
Member of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology Stakeholders Committee (Membership Secretary)	2017-2020

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details	Date From	Date To
Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy	1998	Present
ESTRO:European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology	2004	Present
ICORG:All Ireland Cooperative Oncology Reserach Group	2006	2011
Irish Radiation Research Society	2006	2011

Publications and other Research Outputs

L Mullaney, Patient positioning and immobilisation for advanced radiation therapy, European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 2021, Madrid, 2021, s556-, Notes: [Invited speaker], Invited Talk, PRESENTED URL

Pierfrancesco Franco, Marialaura Di Tella, Valentina Tesio, Anne Gasnier, Steven Petit, Mateusz Spalek, Jean-Emmanuel Bibault, Ludwig Dubois, Laura Mullaney, Kathrine Røe Redalen, Cyrus Chargari, Sophie Perryck, Martin-Immanuel Bittner, Jenny Bertholet, Lorys Castelli, Alexithymia and professional quality of life in radiation oncology: The moderator effect of the professional profile, Radiotherapy and Oncology, 158, 2021, p48 - 54, Journal Article, PUBLISHED URL

J Dhont, CA Pittens, V Petit-Steeghs, P Franco, L Dubois, L Mullaney, S Petit, J Bertholet, COVID-19 impact on working conditions for researchers in radiation oncology: a qualitative analysis, Radiotherapy and Oncology, European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 2021, Madrid, 27-31st Aug 2021, (161), 2021, pps29 - s30, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED URL

A Gasnier, BA Jereczek-Fossa, M Pepa, M Spalek, J Bertholet, J Bibault, L Mullaney, M Bittner, S Perryck, SF Petit, C Chargari, L Dubois, P Franco, Establishing a benchmark of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in radiation oncology, Radiotherapy and Oncology, European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 2021, Madrid, 27-31st Aug 2021, 161, 2021, pps1205 - s1206, Poster, PUBLISHED URL

P. Franco , V. Tesio , J. Bertholet , A. Gasnier , E. Gonzalez del Portillo , M. Spalek , J. Bibault , G. Borst , W. Van Elmpt , D. Thorwhart, L. Mullaney, K. Roe Redalen, L. Dubois , M. Bittner, C. Chargari, M. Lybeer, L. Castelli, Professional quality of life and burnout amongst radiation oncologists: The impact of alexithymia and empathy, Radiotherapy and Oncology, 147, 2020, p162 - 168, Journal Article, PUBLISHED URL

Pierfrancesco Franco, Valentina Tesio, Jenny Bertholet, Anne Gasnier, Elisabet Gonzalez Del Portillo, Mateusz Spalek, Jean-Emmanuel Bibault, Gerben Borst, Wouter Van Elmpt, Daniela Thorwarth, Laura Mullaney, Kathrine Røe Redalen, Ludwig Dubois, Cyrus Chargari, Sophie Perryck, Jolien Heukelom, Steven Petit, Myriam Lybeer, Lorys Castelli, The role of alexithymia and empathy on radiation therapists' professional quality of life. , Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology, 15, 2020, p29 - 36, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

S Minogue, C Gillham, M Kearney, L Mullaney, Intravenous contrast media in radiation therapy planning ct scans-current practice and learning, Radiotherapy and Oncology, European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 2020 , Online, 28th Nov-1st Dec2022, 152, 2020, ppS1021-S102 , Poster, PUBLISHED URL

P Franco, V Tesio, J Bertholet, A Gasnier, E Gonzalez del Portillo, M Spalek, J Bibault, G Borst, W Van Elmpt, D Thorwarth, L Mullaney, K Roe Redalen, L Dubois, M Bittner, C Chargary, S Perryck, J Heukelom, S Petit, M Lybeer, L Castelli, Alexithymia, empathy and burn-out amongst medical physicists: the PRO BONO survey, Radiotherapy and Oncology, European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 2020 , Online, 28th Nov-1st Dec2022, 152, 2020, ppS199-, Poster, PUBLISHED URL

Shane Minogue, Charles Gillham, Maeve Kearney, Laura Mullaney, Intravenous contrast media in radiation therapy planning computed tomography scans-Current practice in Ireland, Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 12, 2019, p3 - 15, Journal Article, PUBLISHED URL

Jelizaveta Cvetkova, Agnella Craig, Theresa O'Donovan, Laura Mullaney, Set-up variation in palliative radiotherapy: one versus three skin localisation marks, Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 2019, p1-4 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED DOI

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Leech M, Mullaney L and Coffey M, for publication: A practical guide for the health and social care professions, HSE Publication , 2013, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

Awards and Honours

Award	Date
Research Bursary Prize from the Royal College of Surgeons	2009

Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

Main areas of research include organ motion in prostate external beam radiation therapy and dose reduction in radiation therapy imaging.

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