Merits
Current positions
- Chief Medical Physicist, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital
- Professor, Head of the Department, Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland
- Entrepreneur / CEO (Physicist and Consulting Services Julkunen Ltd / Tmi Petro Julkunen)
Education and proficiencies
- Master of Science (biomedical engineering), Tampere University of Technology, 2004
- Doctor of Philosophy (medical physics), University of Kuopio, 2008
- Medical Physicist, University of Kuopio, 2009
- Docent (medical physics, neurophysiology physics), Department of Applied Physics, University of Kuopio, 2009
- Specialist Medical Physicist (clinical neurophysiology), 2014
- Radiation Protection Expert 2009 (healthcare) / 2020 (industry)
- Master of Science (cybersecurity), University of Jyväskylä, 2025
Teaching
- Head of course “Radiological physics and radiation safety”, Radiological Society of Finland and University of Eastern Finland
- Head of course “Physics in Clinical Physiology and Neurophysiology”, University of Eastern Finland
- Head of course “Radiation protection and legislation”, University of Eastern Finland
- Head of course “Radiation safety”, University of Eastern Finland
- Lecturer on course “Medical Signal Analysis”, University of Eastern Finland
- Lecturer on course “Neuroscience for Medical Students”, University of Eastern Finland
- Lecturer on course “Physics in Clinical Radiology”, University of Eastern Finland
Scientific merits
- Group leader at Neuromodulation Research Group, University of Eastern Finland
- >130 scientific peer-reviewed articles
- >100 scientific peer-reviewed conference papers
- 8 book chapters
- 1 patent
- h-index: 38 (Scopus, 19.9.2025)
- Research funding e.g. Academy of Finland, Valtion tutkimusrahoitus, Cancer Foundation Finland
- Peer reviewer in >50 scientific publication series (editorial board member Journal of Neuroscience Methods)
Relevant duties (present and past)
- President of European Board for Accreditation of Medical Physics in Medical Physics
- Radiation Protection Expert, Operative Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital
- Radiation Protection Expert, University of Eastern Finland
- Radiation Protection Expert and Webmaster, Karelia Magneetti, Joensuu (purchased by Mehiläinen Oy in 2024)
- Radiation Protection Officer and Expert, Board Member (Chairman of the Board 2023-2024), and Webmaster, Sataman Sydän Oy, Kuopio
- Radiation Protection Officer, Lab Animal Centre and Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland
- Chairman of Committee for Radiation use, University of Eastern Finland
- Vice Chairman of Advisory Committee in Radiation Safety, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
- Chairman of National Coordination Committee for Medical Physics Training
- Appointments as Radiation Protection Expert and Officer in a number of private companies
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