AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting: Discount Reg for LMIC
Register for the 2021 Virtual AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting (April 17-20, 2021) with a reduced registration rate for individuals residing in developing countries of only $100USD. Due to continuing health concerns related to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and resultant travel restrictions, the 2021 AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting will...
IOMP Webinar 20: Joint IAEA–IOMP–CIRSE: What’s new in understanding radiation risks for patients in interventional procedures – Recording available online
Joint IAEA–IOMP–CIRSE webinar: What’s new in understanding radiation risks for patients in interventional procedures | IAEA 23 February 2021, 2 pm CET Moderator: Jenia Vassileva (IAEA) Presenters: Madan Rehani (IOMP), Werner Jaschke (CIRSE)
Obituary: Prof. John Mallard, OBE, FRSE, FREng, FIPEM, FIUPESM (1927-2021)
On 25 February 2021 the international medical physics community lost a very special member – Prof. John Mallard from Aberdeen, UK. Prof. John Mallard played a crucial role in the development of two of the world’s most important medical technologies – Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)....
OWSD PhD Fellowships 2021 – Call for Application
Dear Friends of OWSD, OWSD has just opened the Call for Applications four our 2021 OWSD PhD Fellowships, and we would kindly like to ask your help in disseminating this opportunity. The Fellowship is offered to women scientists from Science and Technology Lagging Countries to undertake PhD research in the...
IAEA Launches Guide to Promote Recognition of Medical Physicists as Health Professionals
A new publication by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) provides guidance for the certification of clinical medical physicists as part of efforts to address a shortage of qualified professionals in the field around the world. Medical physicists ensure radiation doses are applied correctly to patients and are key to the...