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EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN MEDICAL RADIATION PHYSICS IN INDIA S. D. SHARMA, Ph. D. Radiological Physics & Advisory Division (RPAD) Bhabha Atomic Research.

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1 EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN MEDICAL RADIATION PHYSICS IN INDIA S. D. SHARMA, Ph. D. Radiological Physics & Advisory Division (RPAD) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Mumbai, India

2 COURSE TYPES 1.Post M. Sc. Course Diploma in Radiological Physics - UoM/HBNI, Mumbai Diploma in Medical Physics - JU, Kolkata 2.M. Sc. Course M. Sc. (Med. Phys./ Med. Rad. Phys.) - 8 Universities - Different Cities [5 (Approved) + 3 (Under Approval)]

3 Post M. Sc. Course  Eligibility for Admission: M. Sc. (Physics)  Duration: One Year  Course Content: Academic + Clinical (10 Weeks)  RSO Certification Examination - Centralised

4 M. Sc. (Med. Rad. Physics Course  Eligibility for Admission: B. Sc. (Physics)  Duration: Two Years  Course Content: Academic + Clinical (10 Weeks)  RSO Certification Examination - Centralised

5 Course Centres SNUniversity/ Institution Course NameYear started Collaborating Hospital 1.HBNI-RPAD, Mumbai Dip. R. P.1962TMH, Mumbai 2.Jadavpur Univ Kolkata Dip. M. P.2007AMRI, Kolkata 3.Anna Univ. Chennai M. Sc. (MRP)1982Cancer Inst., Chennai 4.Bharathiar, Coimbatore M. Sc. (MRP)2001GKNM, Coimbatore 5.Calicut Univ. Calicut M. Sc. (MRP)2002RCC, Trivandrum

6 SNUniversity/ Institution Course NameYear started Collaborating Hospital 6.Manipal Univ., Manipal M. Sc. (MRP)2003Univ. Hosp., Manipal 7.Kalasalingam, Krishnakoil, TN M. Sc. (MRP)2006Govt. Hosp., Krishnakoil 8.Punjab University, Chandigarh M. Sc. (MRP)2007PGIMER, Chandigarh 9.PSG College of Engg., Coimbatore M. Sc. (MRP) (Approval Awaited) 2007GKNM, Coimbatore 10.Bharathidasan Univ., Trichy M. Sc. (MRP) (Approval Awaited) 2006------ 3 more universities are in pipeline to start the course

7 Residency/ Internship Residency: 2 Hospitals (3 + 4 = 7 residents) (CMCH, Vellore & KMIO, Bangalore) Internship: Minimum 6 months included in the regulatory requirement of the country Will be implemented in phased manner and it will be not less than 1-year

8 Regulatory Requirements for a Qualified Medical Physicist 1.Science Graduate Majoring in Physics 2.Post M. Sc. Diploma in Medical Radiation Physics OR M. Sc. in Medical Radiation Physics 3.At Least Six Month Internship completed at a moderately equipment (recognised) centre

9 Accreditation Association of Medical Physicists of India has formed its ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION wing INDIAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL PHYSICS Accreditation of Working Medical Physicists will start in late 2008/ early 2009

10 Radiation Medicine Facilities SNName of the FacilitiesNumber 1. Radiation Oncology (RO) Centres 240 2. Nuclear Medicine Centres 150 3. Diagnostic Radiology Centres 35,000 4.Medical Physicists/ Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) 800

11 Therapy and Imaging Equipment SNName of the EquipmentNumber 1. Telecobalt Machines 285 2. Medical Linear Accelerator 110 3. Gamma Knife 4 4. Tomotherapy 1+2 5. Cyclotron 8 6. PET/ CT 15 7. Diagnostic X-ray Units > 50,000 8. CT > 1000

12 Summary 1.Well established system of Medical Radiation Physics Education and Training 2.Produces more than 100 qualified MRP every year 3.Residency/ Internship has been introduced as mandatory requirements 4.Residency/ Internship will be Implemented in a phased manner

13 Invitation International Conference on Medical Physics-2008 (ICMP-2008), & 29 th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India (AMPI) November 26 - 29, 2008 Hosted by: RPAD, BARC, Mumbai, India Organizing Secretary: Dr. S. D. Sharma Website: www.icmp2008.com

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