Dear Readers, Warm Greetings to all.On behalf of the editorial board, I am delighted to present you this year second edition of AFOMP PULSE, an official newsletter of Asia-Oceania Federations… more
Dear AFOMP Colleagues and Friends, Welcome to the September issue of the AFOMP PULSE newsletter, brought to you by our wonderful editorial team and contributors. The AFOMP executive committee and… more
Dear esteemed colleagues and friends, It is with great pleasure that I address you through this latest edition of AFOMP Pulse, our esteemed platform dedicated to fostering the exchange of… more
Dear Colleagues, Greetings from AFOMP Pulse! It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the latest edition of AFOMP Pulse. This publication stands as a testament to our… more
Dear colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to the recent initiatives by the International Organizations of Medical Physics (IOMP) aimed at nurturing young medical physicists. The IOMP has… more
As a regional representative of IOMP, AFOMP is using the opportunity to honor the contributions of our own titans of medical physics. It’s possible that the younger medical physicists in… more
Prof Arun Chougule FIOMP, FAMSImmediate Past President AFOMPChair ETC IOMP and Chairman IOMP Accreditation Board Medical physics is a multidisciplinary field that requires rigorous and comprehensive education to meet the… more
AFOMP congratulates and acknowledge Ms. Lavanya Murugan from Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and Madras Medical College, Chennai, India, for winning the poster design contest for IDMP 2024. more
Join IOMP IMRT School 2024 (Oct 5-8, 2024) at National Cancer Institute, Putrajaya, Malaysia Send EOI to IOMP IMRT | View the Program (draft) Sponsor Send EOI to IOMP IMRT… more
Targeted radionuclide therapy in nuclear medicine: PSMA Theranostics and beyond Lachlan McIntosh, PhD student, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia As a student of nuclear medicine, one of the most amazing… more
Print your own radiation shielding? Chris Fox, Senior Medical Physicist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia At some stage everyone who works with radionuclides and x-rays has wanted to shield some… more
Sourced by Dr.Vanessa Panettieri, Editor (Educational), AFOMP Pulse In the past six months the AFOMP journals have published a collection of very exciting papers in Medical Physics ranging from tumor… more
The IEMP: Enhancing Medical Physics Through New Media and Continuous Education (Jiayun Chen1, Xiance Jin2) 1Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/ National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese… more
Bangladesh Medical Physics Society (BMPS) Celebrates International Medical Physics Week (IMPW) 2024 The Bangladesh Medical Physics Society (BMPS) proudly celebrated International Medical Physics Week (IMPW-24) from April 22to 26, 2024.… more
Happy New Year from the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine. Kevin Hickson has been re-elected as President of ACPSEM for 2024, with Andrew Cousins continuing as… more
The Korean Medical Physics Certification Board (KMPCB) is an independent, nonprofit organization. We were founded to provide board certification to all diplomates who have met a defined standard of education,… more
SCMPCR’s Hands-On Training Provides New Insights (Nahida Sultana, Medical Physicist, Alo Bhubon Trust (Alo-BT)) Modern medical technology and sophisticated physics ideas are combined in medical physics to diagnose and cure… more
11thAnnual Conference of Bangladesh Medical Physics Society (ACBMPS-2023) (Md Akhtaruzzaman, Md Mokhlesur Rahman) The Bangladesh Medical Physics Society (BMPS) organized its 11thAnnual Conference on Medical Physics, which took place on… more
Imagine your department has just purchased a new state-of-the-art water phantom. It is standing right in front of you in the dimly lit linac room, ready and eager to perform… more
Experience the groundbreaking new detector technology with best-ever accuracy, for the most efficient measurements of kVp, HVL, dose and beyond in Mammography. X-ray Diagnostic Mammography In mammography screening, high-quality diagnostic… more
Patients often come face to face with a variety of technical equipment in radiotherapy, large devices in particular. This environment, intimidating in both its complexity and technology, can itself generate… more
1. High energy photon beams from an accelerator require flattening filters in order to _____. A. increase low-energy photonsB. correct for the pulsing of radiationC. increase fluence along the central… more
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is organizing the fourth International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology (ICARO-4), following the successes of ICARO-1, ICARO-2, and ICARO-3 held in 2009, 2017,… more
Artificial intelligence (AI) encompasses a range of technologies designed to enable machines to perform tasks that typically require human cognitive functions, such as learning and decision-making. Coined in 1956 at… more
(Jagadheeskumar, N, Vellore Institute of Technology, India) The aim of this research work is to dosimetrically compare the different radiotherapy delivery techniques available at present to treat thoracic tumours. In… more
(Md. Rafiqul Islam, Tohoku University, Japan) Radiotherapy is one of the main treatment modalities for cancer. It uses ionizing radiation to eradicate malignant tumor cells, either as a standalone treatment… more
(Jannatul Madinah Wahabi, University of Malaya, Malaysia) Ionising radiation plays a critical role in patient care, serving as a screening tool for trauma and accidents, diagnosing illnesses and delivering cancer… more
24th Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics (AOCMP) and 22nd South-East Asia Congress of Medical Physics (SEACOMP) Venue: The Wembley – A St Giles Hotel, Penang, MalaysiaDate: 10th to 13th October 2024 It… more
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
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
1. High energy photon beams from an accelerator require flattening filters in order to _____. ANSWER: E. – make the beam flat across the full field 2. The equivalent square… more