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Dr. Xiance Jin,Vice Dean of School of Basic Science of Wenzhou Medical University, the chief medical physicist and director of the Department of Radiotherapy Center of the 1st Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China,started his career as a medical physicist in Chinasince 2001 after he graduated from Zhejiang University. He went to United States in 2007 and studiedin the medical physics program of University of Toledo for hisdoctoral degree.He went back to China in September 2011 after got his Ph.D.
Dr. Xiance Jin is the Chair of Education and Training Committee of Asia-Oceania Federation of Medical Physics (AFOMP), Board member and committee member for the International Medical Physics Certification Board (IMPCB, 2013-2021), Council member and Education and Training Committee of International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP),Subcommittee member of international library subcommittee and member of exchange scientist program subcommittee of AAPM; Associate Editor of Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP), Associate editor of Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, Associate editor of Radiological physics and technology, Associate editor of Frontiers in Oncology for Cancer Imaging and image-directed interventions, Vice Chair of Radiotherapy physics group of Radiation Oncology Committee of Chinese Medical Association, Chairman of Radiotherapy Physics and technology Committee of Zhejiang Anticancer Association, etc.
Dr. Jin had published nearly100 papers and abstracts both in Chinese and international journals.His main research interests are innovative cancer prevention and therapy techniques, radiomics, image guided radiotherapy technology, etc. Involved research programs won Chinese national and provincial awards.
ETC Members:
- Dr. Hui-Yu Tsai, Taiwan (female)
- Dr. Kimi Bin Yang, Hong Kong (male)
- Dr. Suphalak Khachonkham, Thailand (female)
- Dr. Jiazhou Wang, China (male)
- Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, Bangladesh (male)
- Dr. Sudesh Deshpande, India (male)
- Dr. Mohd Hafiz Mohd Zin, Malaysia (male)
- Prof Natalka Suchowerska Australia (female)
The vision of ETC is:
- To improve medical physics in the Asia and Oceania regions by disseminating systemized knowledge through education and training of medical physicists
- To advance the practice of physics in medicine by fostering the education, training and professional development of medical physicists, and by promoting highest quality medical services for patients in the Asia and Oceania regions
- To promote internationally sponsored education and training programs sponsored or endorsed by AFOMP, National Member Organizations and Regional Organizations
- To identify the need for international education and training activities, prioritizes and assesses the applications, and recommends to AFOMP the method of support. The ETC can also assist with the organization of the event and suggest suitable changes in the curriculum and faculty of the activity
- To consider applications from national and regional organizations for sponsoring or endorsing meetings. Applications to be considered in accordance with the document ‘AFOMP policy on Scientific, Educational and Professional Meetings
- To work on evaluation and promotion of medical physics education and training programs and on any alternative mechanisms supporting regional cooperation addressing the education/training needs of medical physicists
- To stimulate the foundation of regional centres for education and training in collaboration with IAEA, WHO and other agencies
- To support and collaborate with the education and training committees of national Organizations on matters relating to education and training, including development of training materials and training methodology
- To liaise with International Medical Physics Certification Board (IMPCB) with regard to appropriate international certification