Dr Alistair Mackenzie

Alistair Mackenzie has worked in radiological physics for 30 years, gaining a wide experience in the practical testing of all types of X-ray imaging equipment. He worked in KCARE for 9 years and undertook in-depth evaluations of digital imaging systems, during which he became an international expert in quantitative analysis of digital images. Currently, he is the head of NCCPM and providing advice the NHS breast screening programme on their x-ray equipment and technological developments. Alistair has co-authored over 80 publications and over 150 reports for KCARE, NCCPM and other professional bodies. He has presented proffered and invited papers many times at international conferences. Alistair is involved in the NCCPM research into artificial intelligence and the effect of image quality of digital mammography systems on cancer detection.