Dear Colleagues and Friends, It is my great pleasure to address you through this issue of the AFOMP Newsletter. The field of medical physics across Asia Oceania continues to grow… more
Dear colleagues and friends in the medical physics community, A New Term, A Digital Frontier: Unity in the Age of AI It is a privilege to connect with you through… more
Dear Colleagues and friends, In October 2025 I concluded my term as President of the Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP) for 2022–2025, and serving in this role… more
Dear colleagues, As we begin 2026, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the trust and confidence you have placed in me to continue serving as Secretary-General of… more
Dear Colleagues, It is my honor to serve as Treasurer of AFOMP and to support the Federation’s mission through prudent financial stewardship and responsible governance. Over the past year, we have remained… more
Eva BezakThe Immediate Past President of the Asian-Oceanian Federation of Organizations forMedical Physics (AFOMP) On 8th March, we celebrate the International Women’s Day, honouring the achievements of women across our… more
Prof. Arun Chougule PhD, FIUPESM, FIOMP, FAMSPast President of AFOMP and Immediate past Chair of ETC IOMPVice President of Indian Society of Radiation Biology (ISRB)arunchougule11@gmail.com Introduction: From Physical Precision to Biological Precision… more
The AFOMP Meet the Expert series proudly features Prof. Dr. Golam Abu Zakaria, a globally respected leader and pioneer in the field of medical physics. His career represents an extraordinary blend of scientific… more
Sourced by A/Prof Vanessa Panettieri, Editor (Educational), AFOMP Pulse Welcome back to our Featured Papers section. Once again, we have explored the AFOMP journals: Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, Journal… more
Sourced by A/Prof Vanessa Panettieri, Editor (Educational), AFOMP Pulse From Colliders to Clinics: The Accelerator Innovations Enabling Future Cancer Treatments When a ‘particle accelerator’ is mentioned, what springs to mind?… more
Sourced by A/Prof Vanessa Panettieri, Editor (Educational), AFOMP Pulse Development of federated learning neural networks with combined horizontal and vertical data partitioning Amir Anees, Matthew Field, Lois Holloway, Applied Soft… more
Beaud Conrad Mabika Ndjembidouma 1 1Akanda Cancer Institute, Libreville, Gabon Background: This research presents a comprehensive retrospective analysis (2013-2021) of clinical and dosimetric outcomes of 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT) for prostate cancer… more
1) Highest neutron flux in a therapy treatment room is produced by _____. A. a Cobalt-60 source B. a 10-MeV electron beam C. a 10-MV photon beam D. a 20-MV photon beam E. a 20-MeV… more
Jun Dang,Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen Center On January 8, 2026, the Proton Therapy Center at Shenzhen Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Hospital… more
Chris BoydTechnical Editor – Diagnostic Radiology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students Radiology medical physics education will soon welcome an important update to one of its most widely used… more
Sourced by A/Prof Rafidah Zainon, Editor (Professional), AFOMP Pulse The safe management of radioactive waste remains a cornerstone of radiological protection practice worldwide. The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)… more
Rajni Verma, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, India The Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur, organized a One-Day Scientific Symposium on… more
Sourced by A/Prof Rafidah Zainon, Editor (Professional), AFOMP Pulse On 7 November 2025, the Malaysian Association of Medical Physics (MAMP) commemorated the International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) 2025 through… more
The Philippine Conference on Medical Physics 2025 (PCMP 2025), organized by the Society of Medical Physicists in the Republic of the Philippines (SMPRP), was successfully held on 05-06 June 2025,… more
1,2Mohamaad Ullah Shemanto, 1Md. Jabidul Islam1South Asia Centre for Medical Physics & Cancer Research (SCMPCR)2Evercare Hospital Chattogram The South Asia Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research (SCMPCR) successfully conducted its… more
The Platform: ChartCheck ChartCheck actively monitors patient data to ensure quality and safety for ongoing treatments. Using data pulled directly from ARIA, weekly check results are displayed on a single… more
A revolution in X-ray testing and QA RTI Group proudly presents the Mako Display, a cutting-edge App designed to redefine the user experience of the RTI Mako X-ray Meter. With… more
Treatment planning is performed on a static CT dataset, capturing a single snapshot. The resulting plan is then delivered to the patient over multiple weeks, relying on efforts to recreate… more
Daily cone beam CTs (CBCTs) provide superior representation of patient anatomy at the time of treatment compared to the conventional planning CT. To assess the need for replanning, it should… more
President & Chair of Awards and Honors CommitteeProf. Dr. Hasin Anupama AzhariUnited International University, Dhaka 1212, BangladeshEmail: ahasinanupama@gmail.com Vice President & Awards and Honours CommitteeProf. Xiance jinVice Dean School of… more
AFOMP PULSE NEWSLETTEREditorial Board AFOMP PresidentProf. Hasin Anupama Azhari (BMPS) AFOMP Secretary-GeneralDr. Aik Hao Ng (IFM) Chief Editor & Chair PCDr. V. Subramani (AMPI) Convener PC & Website ManagerDr. Rajni… more
1) Highest neutron flux in a therapy treatment room is produced by _____. ANSWER: D a 20-MV photon beam 2) In the treatment of Hodgkin s disease with a mantle… more