Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is a privilege to connect with you once again through AFOMP Pulse. Looking across our vast Asia-Oceania region, I am constantly inspired by how our community… more
Dear Colleagues and Friends, It is a privilege to address you once again through the AFOMP Pulse. As we look ahead to the final quarter of 2026, our region is alive… more
Dear colleagues, As we publish the September 2026 edition of the AFOMP Pulse Newsletter, I want to express my deepest gratitude to all our National Member Organisations (NMOs), executive committee… more
Dear Colleagues and Friends, It is a great privilege to address the medical physics community in the Asia–Oceania region through this issue of AFOMP Pulse. Financial sustainability and transparent stewardship form… more
It is my great pleasure and honor to serve as the Chair of the Science Committee of the Asia–Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP). I would like to… more
Dear AFOMP Members, The Funding Committee is delighted to update you on our activities and achievements since the last report in March 2024. Launch of the AFOMP Industrial Webinar Series… more
Dear Colleagues and Friends, On behalf of the AFOMP Education and Training Committee (ETC), It is a great privilege to address the medical physics community through this issue of AFOMP… more
Dear Colleagues and Friends, Greetings from the AFOMP Professional Relations Committee (PRC)! It gives me great pleasure to connect with the AFOMP medical physics community through this issue of AFOMP Pulse.… more
Prof. (Dr) Arun Chougule PhD, FIUPESM, FAMS, FIOMP, FICMPEx. Senior Professor and Head, Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur, IndiaPast President of AFOMP, Past President of… more
View past Meet the Expert interviews https://youtu.be/PHHUXJiqNbE The AFOMP Meet the Expert series provides an opportunity to celebrate the journeys and contributions of distinguished medical physicists from the Asia-Oceania region.… more
Sourced by A/Prof Vanessa Panettieri, Editor (Educational), AFOMP Pulse Welcome back to our “Featured Papers” section! For this September edition, our team has once again explored the AFOMP journals :… more
Sourced by Assoc. Prof Vanessa Panettieri, Editor (Educational) AI-Powered Breakthroughs in Early Cancer & NCD Detection By MD Saib Hossain1 and Prof. Dr. Hasin Anupama Azhari1, 21United International University (UIU)2… more
Rajni Verma, Assistant professor, Department of Radiological Physics , SMS Medical College and Hospitals I picked up Global Medical Physics: A Guide for International Collaboration expecting a fairly dry policy… more
Sourced by A/Prof Vanessa Panettieri, Editor (Educational), AFOMP Pulse It’s not your device, it’s how you use it – Sensitivity and specificity of PSQA devices in the SEAFARER head and… more
David Sutton, Chair ICRP Committee 3 & Colin Martin, Chair ICRP Task Group 108 ICRP have very recently released Publication 160, ‘Practical Aspects in Optimisation of Radiological Protection in Digital… more
In view of the IMPW 2026 on Sustainability in Healthcare – medical physics contribution and in conjunction with the EOCMP 2026 with theme of sustainability (Advancing Healthcare through Physics: Bridging… more
Jiayun Chen, Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center / Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nan Zhang, Beijing Daily For nearly two decades, Prof. Jianrong Dai of the… more
AOCMP 2026 · Busan, Republic of Korea9-11 September 2026 · Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center (BPEX)“Beyond Precision through Intelligent Innovation for Advanced Patient Care” On behalf of the… more
Corporate & Exhibition News · AFOMP Pulse, September 2026 Issue The 26th Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics (AOCMP 2026) will be held on September 9–11, 2026 at the Busan Port International Exhibition… more
Clinical Medical Physics Training at the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University T.L.M. Peiris, MSc, Medical Physics Clinical Trainee (Sri Lanka) 1. Introduction I am currently undertaking a clinical… more
National Cancer Center Southern Branch Proton Therapy Academic Symposium, ISOP 2026 China Summit will be held in Shenzhen, China To promote the exchange and development of proton therapy technology and… more
During the year 25/26, the Hong Kong Association of Medical Physics (HKAMP) continued to support the continuous professional development of its members through the organisation and co-organisation of scientific seminars,… more
In celebration of International Medical Physics Week (IMPW) 2026, the Bangladesh Medical Physics Society (BMPS) successfully organized a four-day international webinar series from 20–23 April 2026. The event brought together… more
Malaysia presents a unique geographical areas of Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) on the Asian continent and the states of Sabah and Sarawak (East Malaysia) on the island of Borneo. One of the strategic initiatives… more
Md. Jabidul Islam, Junior Program Officer, South Asia Centre for Medical Physics & Cancer Research (SCMPCR) The South Asia Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research (SCMPCR), under Alo Bhubon… more
By: Siti Hajar Zuber (UKM) In modern radiotherapy, the goal is elegantly simple yet technically challenging, deliver maximum radiation to the tumor while preserving surrounding healthy tissue. Achieving this level… more
The upcoming International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) 2026, designed by Francesca Vittorini, Camilla Petrucci and the Health Physics Team, from the San Salvatore Hospital L’Aquila, Italy. This inspiring design beautifully… more
Experience the Future of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at EPSM 2026 Join colleagues from across Australasia and around the world in vibrant Brisbane, Australia, for the Engineering and Physical Sciences… more
Select the single best answer for each question. 1. During a gamma-camera acquisition, gamma photons emitted from different locations within the patient may reach the detector. Which component provides the… more
In 2025, the Department for Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology of the University Hospital Münster (UKM) in Germany introduced Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) using LUNA 3D from LAP. Modern radiotherapy increasingly… more
As mammography continues to evolve, new detector technology is redefining how kVp, HVL, dose, and other key parameters are measured with accuracy and efficiency. Precision Matters: Elevating QA in Mammography… more
Tackling Complexity with Better Tools Retreatment cases are a sign of progress for modern oncology – more patients are overcoming cancer and surviving longer after treatment. With this improvement in… more
Dayna Bodensteiner, RT(R)(T), CMD Clinical Marketing Manager, Sun Nuclear, a Mirion Medical company Modern linear accelerators are more capable, and more geometrically demanding, than the machines daily QA programs were originally… more
President Prof. Dr. Hasin Anupama AzhariUnited International University, Dhaka, BangladeshEmail: ahasinanupama@gmail.com Vice President & Awards and Honours CommitteeProf. Xiance jinSchool of Basic Medical Science of Wenzhou Medical Univeristy, Wenzhou, Zhejiang,… more
Number Answer Rationale 1 B The collimator provides directional information by accepting photons travelling along specific trajectories. 2 A Parallel-hole collimator resolution improves as the distance between the patient and… more
