AFOMP Pulse, the newsletter

Editorial: AFOMP Call for Celebration of IDMP2023 theme on “IOMP’s 60th Anniversary: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants”

Dear Readers, Warm Greetings to all, On behalf of the editorial board, I am delighted to present you all this year second edition of AFOMP PULSE, an official newsletter of… more

AFOMP President's Message

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to the September issue of the AFOMP PULSE brought to you by the wonderful editorial team led by Dr Subramani. I hope that you will… more

AFOMP Vice President's Message

Dear Esteemed Colleagues and Medical Physics Enthusiasts, Welcome to the latest edition of the AFOMP Pulse Newsletter, where we embark on an exciting journey of exploration and discovery in the… more

AFOMP Immediate Past President's Message

Dear Reader,Greetings to all of you. “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”– Albert Einstein Medical Physicists as health professionals need to keep updated with recent… more

AFOMP Secretary-General's Message

Dear colleagues, Good day! I hope all’s well. It is my great pleasure to share my thoughts, as we continue to move forward with our shared vision for the advancement… more

Meet the Experts: Synopsis of Interview with Prof. Kwan Hoong Ng

View this Interview | Go to Interview series We are honoured to interview one of the Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP) founding members, Emeritus Professor Dr Kwan… more

Did you know ? Marvellous Science in Action: Article-01

Hot off the press: Levitating trains, Portable MRI Scanners & Efficient Electricity – A world with Room Temperature Superconductors (Melissa McIntyre, University of South Australia) Superconductors have widespread use in… more

Did you know ? Marvellous Science in Action: Article-02

Gravitational Waves – Einstein was right again !!! (By Stephen Tronchin, University of Adelaide) Almost 100 years ago Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves in his Theory of General… more

The Need for Cure: Pancreatic Cancer

(Maram El Sabri,PhD candidate at the University of South Australia) Pancreatic cancer is highly aggressive and malignant, ranking as the seventh leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally(1). In 2020, it… more

A Journey Through Time: The History of the Education and Training Committee of IOMP on the occasion of 60th Anniversary of IOMP

Prof Arun Chougule, PhD, FIOMP, FAMSChair ETC IOMPChairman IOMP Accreditation BoardImmediate Past President of AFOMPMember Board of Directors IMPCBarunchougule11@gmail.com In the early 1960s a group of passionate medical physicists envisioned… more

Featured papers in AFOMP Journals - Editor’s Choice

Sourced by Dr. Leyla Madagossi, Editor (Educational), AFOMP Pulse Creation, evolution and future challenges of ion beam therapy from a medical physicist’s view point (Part 1 & 2) Ion beam… more

NMO Activity Report : IMPW Celebration, India

Workshop on Brachytherapy Treatment Techniques: Procedures and Planning (International Medical Physics Week)Department of Radiation Oncology, Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana On 28th&29thApril 2023, a workshop on ‘Brachytherapy Treatment Techniques:… more

NMO Activity Report : IMPW Celebration, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Medical Physics Society (BMPS) celebrates IMPW 2023: Emphasizing the Vital Role of Medical Physicists in Modern Medicine International Medical Physics Week: The International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) celebrated… more

NMO Activity Report : News from Australia & New Zealand

IUPESM 2025 ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA The Local Organizing Committee is hard at work and already well on the way to delivering an amazing experience in Adelaide in 2025, See  https://wc2025.org/ NEW… more

Scientific Article: THETIS phantom detects image distortions to support MR-based treatment planning

German QA specialist LAP and Siemens Healthineers have co-developed a versatile phantom to counter the effects of MR image distortion in radiotherapy treatment planning. The THETIS 3D MR Distortion Phantom helps medical… more

MCQ in Medical Physics

Sourced by Dr.M. Akhtaruzzman, Editor (Scientific), AFOMP Pulse 1. The loss of contrast in a therapy verification image compared with a simulator radiographic image is mostly a result of _____.… more

Professional News & Updates: IAEA Highlights

Sourced by Dr.Zulaikha, Editor (Professional), AFOMP Pulse 76th World Health Assembly: IAEA Highlights Role in Cancer Control and other Non-Communicable Diseases The IAEA is playing an active role in assisting… more

Professional News & Updates: ICRP Publication 152

Sourced by Dr.Zulaikha, Editor (Professional), AFOMP Pulse Introducing ICRP Publication 152: Radiation Detriment Calculation Methodology Radiation detriment is a concept developed by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) to… more

PHD Abstracts: Application of Monte Carlo Simulation in the Treatment Planning for Radiation Therapy

1Md. Anwarul Islam,PhD,,1Md. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury, Ph.D, 2Golam Abu Zakaria, Ph.D1Dept. of Physics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh2Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Koethen, Germany The goal of radiotherapy is to… more

PHD Abstracts: Investigation on The Use of Cone Beam CT Image Sets For Treatment Planning in Radiation Therapy

Mohamathu Rafic K1,2and B Paul Ravindran11Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India2The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. ABSTRACT Clinical studies have emphasized the significance of… more

PHD Abstracts: LINAC Machine Quality Assurance for Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy

Mohammad Mahfujur Rahman, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh We developed new LINAC machine quality assurance (QA), which is based on volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). The new machine QA overcomes the… more

Standard Operating Procedure for AFOMP Pulse Newsletter Editorial Board

Introduction and background A newsletter is a periodical publication containing written information in the form of printed or electronic news concerning of a business or an organization.  The newsletter is… more

Editorial Board Composition

AFOMP PULSE NEWSLETTEREditorial Board (2023-2025) Chief EditorDr.V.Subramani (India) AFOMP PresidentProf.Eva Bezak (Australia) AFOMP Secretary-GeneralDr.Aik Hao Ng (Malaysia) Editor (Scientific)Dr.M. Akhtaruzzman(Bangladesh) Editor (Educational)Dr.Vanessa Panettieri(Australia) Editor (Professional)Dr.Zulaikha(Malaysia) Editor (Technical)Dr.Rajni Verma(India) more

Welcome to ICMP 2023

ICMP-AOCMP-AMPICON-ISEACOMP 2023 Dear colleagues and friends, As you are aware, the 25th International Conference on Medical Physics (ICMP-2023) of IOMP, is being jointly organised by IOMP, AMPI, AFOMP and SEAFOMP… more

Officers and Council of AFOMP

PresidentProf. Eva Bezak, PhD, FACPSEMProfessor in Medical Radiation,University of South AustraliaAdelaide, AustraliaEmail: eva.bezak@adelaide.edu.au Vice President & Chair of Awards and Honors CommitteeProf. Dr. Hasin Anupama AzhariDepartment of Medical Physics and… more