Awarded to members who have met the criteria of Advanced Practice as defined by the ASMIRT Board of Directors.
2025 recipients: Alison Brown, Nick Woznitza, and Mary Job
Introduced in 2023, the Board of Directors Award honours individuals who have made significant and outstanding contributions to the Society. It is awarded at the discretion of the Board to recognise those whose visible achievements or quiet dedication behind the scenes have made a meaningful and lasting impact on the Society.
2023 Inaugural Board Award recipient - Elizabeth Phillips
2024 recipient - Lyndal Newmarch
2025 recipient - Marilyn Zelesco (pictured, right)
Awarded to retired members in recognition of their significant contribution to ASMIRT at a state and national level during their professional working life.
2025 recipient: Patricia Fanning
Awarded to members who have significantly contributed to ASMIRT over many years.
2025 recipients: Karen Dobeli, Goran Obradovic, Adam Steward
Nicholas Outterside became the first President of ASMIRT (then the Australasian Institute of Radiography) in February 1950. Through his pioneering and industrious endeavours, ASMIRT was built on a firm foundation as it progressed through to a mature professional body.
In 1981 it was suggested that a National Award be given annually in memory of Nicholas Outterside. This would be in the form of a Medallion, to be awarded at the discretion of the AIR (now ASMIRT) Board. No recipient of the Nicholas Outterside Medallion would be considered for a second award except under exceptional circumstances. e.g. for an exceptional discovery, invention, etc.
Conditions of the Award:
1. Each Branch or Sub Branch Committee may submit to the ASMIRT Board of Directors each year the name of one member, or Fellow or other worthy person who has:
a) contributed materially over many years to the service of the Society and its Members and/or
b) by example to, and in the training of radiographers / radiation therapists, upheld, passed on and added to the tradition of radiography / radiation therapy over many years and/or
c) been responsible for the development and publication of outstanding original technique or research in specialised or general radiography, radiation therapy and/or
d) made remarkable achievements in or outstanding contribution to the art and science of radiography / radiation therapy.
Awarded to a radiation therapist who has made a significant contribution to the field of radiation therapy, sponsored by Varian.
2024 recipient: Jenna Dean
Each year members of the JMRS international advisory panel and/or members of the editorial review board assess the original articles and award a prize to the best original MI and RT articles. The prize is a short video byte which is saved – along with the full text of the article - on the JMRS website.
Best original RT article 2024: Using a new artificial intelligence-aided method to assess body composition CT segmentation in colorectal cancer patients by Ke Cao, PhD (Melb), Josephine Yeung, BPharm (Hons), Yasser Arafat, MS (Usyd), FRACS, Jing Qiao, MD, Richard Gartrell, MS, FRACS, Mobin Master, FRANZCR, MBBS,Justin M. C. Yeung, DM, FRACS & Paul N. Baird, PhD (Lond)
Best original MI article 2024: Survey of maternal anxiety and perceptions towards foetal MRI and pre-scan education by Stephanie Plunkett, BMedImag (Hons) , Karen Dobeli, PhD , Marita Prior, PhD, &Xanthe Tusek, BMedRadSc (DiagRad)
ASMIRT Pioneers (Not awarded in 2020-2024): The relevant State Branch Committee selects the winner and notifies the CEO and Convenor. The winner is typically a retired pioneer residing in the state where the ASMIRT Conference will be held.
Ian Roos Award (Not Awarded in 2024-2025): The Radiation Oncology Alliance may award the Ian Roos Award to any consumer actively advocating for health care, particularly in radiation oncology. Eligible recipients include those participating in Board, Council, committee, or working group activities of organisations such as the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, ASMIRT, the Australian College of Physicists, Scientists and Engineers in Medicine, and the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia.
