SCMPCR Hands-on Workshop (HW-9): Integrating Imaging and Motion Management for Medical Physicists & Clinicians
Program in Brief
SCMPCR E-Learning Program (ELP-10): Soft Skills for Medical Physicists & Scientists in Cancer Research
Program Schedule Panel of Speakers Prof. Carmel J. Caruana BSc(Melit), MSc(Birm, UK), PhD(Prague) FIPEM Professor & Head, Medical Physics, University of Malta View Profile Hannah Mary Thomas T Staff Scientist, India Alliance Early Career Fellow, Biomedical Informatics Unit, Christian Medical College, Bagayam, Vellore, India View Profile
Hands-on Workshop (HW-08): Clinical Implementation of SRS, SRT and SBRT for Medical Physicists and Radiation Oncologists
SCMPCR Hands-on Workshop (HW-08) on Clinical Implementation of SRS, SRT and SBRT for Medical Physicists and Radiation Oncologists Date: 13 – 16 March, 2025 Venue: B. P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital (BPKMCH), Chitwan, Nepal Registration Fees:Students: $40Professionals: $60 Panel of Experts Dr. Raju Srivastava Senior Medical Physicist Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital Ghent, Corneel […]
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IUPESM World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2025
From the Editor’s Desk
Dear Readers It is a great honor and privilege for me to take over as the Editor-in-Chief of the South Asia Centre for Medical Physics and Cancer Research (SCMPCR) Newsletter. During the short period of its existence for over three years, the newsletter has rightfully carved out a space for itself as a promising platform […]
Why Medical Physicists in Artificial Intelligence?
Michele Avanzo, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), 33081, Aviano (PN), Italy Artificial intelligence (AI), the wide spectrum of technologies aiming to give machines or computers the ability to perform human-like cognitive functions, began in the 40s with the first abstract models of intelligent machines. Later it slowly began with being applied to imaging. Machine […]
Journey at the 24th Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics (AOCMP) and 22nd SEACOMP
Attending the 24th Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics (AOCMP) and the 22nd Southeast Asia Congress of Medical Physics (SEACOMP) from October 10th to 13th, 2024, at The Wembley – A St Giles Hotel in Penang, Malaysia, was a true honor. This prestigious event brought together over 500 professionals from radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, radiology, radiation protection, […]
Enhancing Skills at the ICTP-IAEA Monte Carlo Workshop
From October 28 to November 8, 2024, I had the privilege of attending the prestigious Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Monte Carlo Radiation Transport and Associated Data Needs for Medical Applications in Trieste, Italy. Supported by a scholarship, this opportunity proved to be an invaluable experience for deepening my understanding of Monte Carlo techniques and their […]
SCMPCR Congratulates Dr. T. Ganesh on receiving Dr. Ramaiah Naidu Memorial Oration Award at the AMPICON 2024
In India, medical physics activities started in the mid 40s with the appointment of Dr. Ramaiah Naidu as the first medical physicist at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay with a responsibility to set up and operate a radon plant for cancer treatment. He was a pioneering Indian medical physicist who helped to establish the foundations […]