Metallic Nanoparticles as Radiosensitizers in Clinical Radiotherapy: A Review
Wan Nordiana Rahman1,2*, Noor Nabilah Talik Sisin1,2, Raizulnasuha Ab Rashid3 1Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia. 2Nuclear Technology Research Center, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia. 3Centre for Diagnostic Nuclear Imaging, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Introduction Since the discovery of X-rays […]
Enhancing Quality and Safety in Radiology: Joint UOC-IAEA National Training Course on Quality and Safety in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Report by Prof. J. Jeyasugiththan and Duminda Satharasinghe, Department of Nuclear Science, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Colombo. The Department of Nuclear Science, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, recently hosted the Joint UOC-IAEA National Training Course on Quality and Safety in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology from December 16 to 20, 2024. This highly […]
SCMPCR Congratulates Dr. Men Kuo on receiving AFOMP Golam Abu Zakaria Best Young Leadership Award 2024
The AFOMP Golam Abu Zakaria Best Young Leadership Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP). This award, named in tribute to Dr. Golam Abu Zakaria, a respected expatriate medical physicist, Germany aims to inspire and support young professionals in advancing the field. Each year, this award highlights those who have […]
MRI-Based Radiomics in Cancer: Unlocking Predictive Biomarkers
D. I. Amarasinghe, Department of Radiography & Radiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Cancer is one of the most lethal diseases globally due to its aggressive and heterogeneous nature. It often begins as a small cluster of mutated cells within complex tissue environments, making early diagnosis challenging. Imagine if a […]
A Milestone Experience: Moderating the SCMPCR E-learning Program on Brachytherapy Practices
The South Asian Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research (SCMPCR) is an autonomous, non-profit organization under the Alo Bhubon Trust (ABT), guided by its board of trustees. Bringing together philanthropic professionals worldwide, particularly from South Asia, SCMPCR collaborates on various projects through a unified platform and seeks support from multiple sources to fulfil its […]
Radiopharmaceutical Therapy: Is It Ready for Prime Time?
Senthamizhchelvan Srinivasan, PhD, CHI Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, USA The use of radioactive materials in medicine dates to the discovery of Radium (Ra) by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898. In 1934, Irene and Pierre Joliot-Curie demonstrated that stable elements could be made radioactive by exposing them to highly radioactive sources that emit alpha particles […]
SCMPCR HW-08 at BPKMCH: A true blend of learning opportunity and exploring the eternal beauty of Chitwan, Nepal
Surendra Bahadur Chand1, Ranjanbhakta Bhandari1, Shivji Poudel1, Suresh Poudel1, Hasin Anupama Azhari2, Golam Abu Zakaria2 BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan South Asia Center for Medical Physics and Cancer Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh This time SCMPCR hands-on workshop (SCMPCR-HW08) is going to be held between 13th to 16th March, 2025 at BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital (BPKMCH), […]
Reflections and insights gained from the SCMPCR E-Learning Program (ELP-09) on Brachytherapy Practices for Medical Physicists and Radiation Oncologists – Intracavitary and Interstitial Procedures
Shayori Bhattacharjee, Medical Physicist & RSO, Assam Medical College & Hospital, India It was my absolute delight to have participated in the highly successful E-learning program (ELP-09), 2024 on Brachytherapy Practices for Medical Physicists and Radiation Oncologists, conducted by the South Asia Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research (SCMPCR). Even more overwhelming was that […]
Shaping the Future of Cancer Care in South Asia: An Overview of SCMPCR
Shriram A. Rajurkar, PhD Scholar (DHR-ICMR, SRF),Department of Radiotherapy, KGMU , UP India. The South Asia Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research (SCMPCR), established on July 3, 2018, is a pioneering initiative aimed at advancing cancer care and education across South Asia. As a project under the Alo Bhubon Trust, SCMPCR addresses the critical […]
SOLVE IT?………..
Starting this issue, SCMPR Newsletter will carry a new column – SOLVE IT! – featuring a relatively difficult question / interesting problem for the young medical physics students and young medical physicists to solve. Those who are interested can send their answers to sptgnadar@gmail.com . The best answer would get published in the next issue […]