16 May 2019 Fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures (FGI) are used with increasing frequency in place of open surgery for a growing number of procedures. FGI usually reduces both hospital-time and procedural-related morbidity. One cost of FGI is the exposure of both patients and staff to radiogenic risks from these procedures....
The International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) is proud to announce the first issue of its Newsletter. Please click here to open the newsletter. IOMP NEWSLETTER, VOL. 1, NO. 1, APRIL 2019 Table of Contents -IOMP President’s message. – Medical physicist: Approved as a Health Professional in Croatia. – FREE...
FAMPO released the 2nd issue of its organizational newsletter. In this issue… – President’s Corner – IAEA RTC in Zambia – GHC Summit in Tanzania – IOMP Accreditation Board – Secondary Cancer Risks – IAEA Installs New RT Equipment – Egypt and Japan Collaborate in Medical Physics – Train-the-Trainers Workshop...
The IAEA held a technical meeting 4-6 March 2019 on Cumulative radiation exposure of patients from recurrent radiological imaging procedures. The meeting discussed results available to date and deliberated on interpretation and recommended actions. It was observed that the number of patients with cumulative effective dose (CED) ≥100 mSv is much...
The first webinar in the series shall be held on 16th April 2019 on CT diagnostic reference levels- Experience of the United States CT Diagnostic Reference Levels – experience of the United States with Dr. Kalpana Kanal PARTICIPATION IS FREE Register for this webinar
Physica Medica – European Journal of Medical Physics (EJMP), official organ of EFOMP, AIFM, SFPM, IAPM, CAMP, HAMP, has become official publication of the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP). The Memorandum of Understanding among the Organization, the Federation and the Society has been just signed by IOMP, EFOMP and...
John Mallard award application deadline extended with 2 weeks. New deadline is April 22, 2019.
The joint Workshop, which is 6th in series of similar workshops was held at Hotel Sheraton San Diego and Marina on 20-21 Feb 2019. It was held in conjunction with midyear meeting of the Health Physics Society. Dr. Rehani was invited to give keynote lecture on “Radiation Safety Culture: What,...
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New Competition: Towards a Strong Radiation Safety Culture in Medicine Radiation medical professionals and students can submit proposals to be included in an IAEA training program demonstrating a strong radiation safety culture in healthcare. The deadline for submissions is 30 April, and the top three participants will receive a travel...
