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Department of Radiological Physics

 

LIST OF ALL PAPERS PRESENTED BY DR. ARUN CHOUGULE IN NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

 

LIST OF ALL THE CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED BY DR ARUN A. CHOUGULE

 

CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIUMS ATTENDED BY MISS MARY JOAN,  ASSIST.  PROFESSOR

 

PAPERS PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED BY: MISS MARY JOAN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

 

Research Presentations/Publications 2021

1. Arun Chougule. Medical Physicists in Radiology- present status in AFOMP region. Health and Technology. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-021-00521-1

2. Athiyaman M, Hemalatha A, Chougule A, Joan M, Kumar H S. Estimation of monitor unit through analytical method for dynamic IMRT using control points as an effective parameter. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice. Accepted for publication. 2020.

3. Arun Chougule. Asia-Oceania Federation Of Organizations For Medical Physics [AFOMP] –Journey Of 20 Years, Progress Made In Medical Physics Education, Training And Professional Recognition. Medical Physics International. 2020; vol.8, No.3, 407-416.

4. Rajni Verma, Gourav Kumar Jain, Arun Chougule. Evaluation of dosimetric parameters for adolescent cranio-spinal irradiation. Int. J. Adv. Res. 2020; 8(08), 396-402.

5. Arun Chougule.Advancement in CT scans Technology. Invited talk. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration withDepartment of Radiological Physics,SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

6. Arun Chougule. Diagnostic Reference Levels-DRL Invited talk. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

7. Mary Joan. Principles of Molecular Imaging Invited talk. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

8. Priya Saini. Modern Advancement on QA of Diagnostic X-Ray Unit Invited talk. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

9. Gourav Jain. Dose Optimization in Pediatric Imaging Invited talk. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

10. Shivam Sharma. Basics of Radiobiology. Invited talk. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

11. Ramesh Sharma. Contrast Media, types and uses. Invited talk. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

12. Mukesh Jain.Imaging artifacts and their impact. Invited talk. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

13. Mukesh Jain. Advancement in Fluoroscopic equipment. Invited talk. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

14. Ajay Prajapati. Advancement in Fluoroscopic equipment. Invited talk. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

15. Ajay Prajapati. Advancement in Mammography. Invited talk. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

 

Research Presentations/Publications 2020

1. Athiyaman M, Hemalatha A, Chougule A, Joan M, Kumar H S. Monitor Unit verification for irregular fields in radiotherapy based on Clarkson methodcombined with in-house shaper software. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice (Under Review).

2. Athiyaman M, Hemalatha A, Chougule A, Joan M, Kumar H S. Estimation of monitor unit through analytical method for dynamic IMRT using controlpoints as an effective parameter.Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering (Under Review).

3. Athiyaman M, Hemalatha A, Chougule A, Joan M, Kumar H S. Comparison of percentage depth doses for field sizes shaped by tertiary multileaf collimators and secondary collimators for 6MV X-ray beams. RUHS Journal of Health Sciences (Under review).

4. R Verma, G K Jain, A Chougule A. Evaluation and analysis of entrance surface air kerma of the thyroid gland during breast cancer screening mammography. Radiol Phys Technol. (Under review).

5. G K Jain, A Chougule, R Verma. Assessment of radiation dose to eye lens during Rapid Arc treatment of Head and Neck cancer patients. 15th International Conference of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA 15) 18-19 January 2021.

6. R Verma, A Chougule, G K Jain. Experimental validation of TG-43 brachytherapy dose calculation formalism for HDR Co-60 brachytherapy source. 15th International Conference of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA 15) 18-19 January 2021.

7. Mary Joan, HemalathaArumugham, Mukesh Jain, SathiyanSaminathan, Arun Chougule.Lifetime-Attributable Radiation Risk to Normal Tissues: A Case Specific Evaluation. 52nd Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine India (SNMICON 2020 Virtual) AIIMS, Raipur 11-13 December 2020.

8. Arun Chougule. AFOMP Medical Physics Education and Clinical Training. Invited Talk. AOCMP-SEACOMP-JSMP-TMPS. Phuket, Thailand 3-5 December 2020.

9. Arun Chougule. Extreme Hypofractionated RT - Radiobiology & Radiobiological Models.Invited Talk. AOCMP-SEACOMP-JSMP-TMPS. Phuket, Thailand 3-5 December 2020.

10. Arun Chougule. Medical Physics Practice and Science in Times of COVID. Invited Talk. AOCMP-SEACOMP-JSMP-TMPS. Phuket, Thailand 3-5 December 2020.

11. Mary Joan, Priya Saini, Mukesh Jain, Ramesh Sharma, Ajay Prajapathi, Arun Chougule. Mitigation of Error Propagation in Tele-cobalt Treatment: An Institutional Assessment. AOCMP-SEACOMP-JSMP-TMPS. Phuket, Thailand 3-5 December 2020.

12. Mary Joan, Priya Saini, Mukesh Jain, Ramesh Sharma, Ajay Prajapathi, Arun Chougule. Assessment of Radiation Protection and Radiation Safety Awareness among Radiation Professionals in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. AOCMP-SEACOMP-JSMP-TMPS. Phuket, Thailand 3-5 December 2020.

13. Mukesh Jain. Judge to the online competitions on the occasion of 125th Anniversary of Discovery of X-rays organized by Indian Society of Radiographers and Technologists. 29th November 2020.

14. Arun Chougule. Radiation Hazards and Safety in Diagnostic Radiology. Key Note Speaker. Workshop onRadiation Hazards and Safety in Diagnostic Radiology. Brainware University. 25th November 2020.

15. R Verma, G K Jain, A Chougule A. Implementation of safety and security standards for high dose rate brachytherapy sealed radioactive source used in a medical radiation facility. Radiation Medicine and Protection. November 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. radmp.2020.11.004

16. M Joan, A Chougule, R C Sharma, M Jain. Radiation monitoring of patients and personnel for dose optimization and risk estimation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. International Conference on Radiation Safety: Improving Radiation Protection in Practice. Vienna, Austria 9 -13 November 2020.

17. A Chougule, M Joan, R C Sharma, M Jain. Measurement of radiation doses from various radiological procedures in a tertiary care public medical college and hospitals. International Conference on Radiation Safety: Improving Radiation Protection in Practice. Vienna, Austria 9 -13 November 2020.

18. R Verma, A Chougule, G K Jain. Radiation safety aspects for decommissioning of decayed Cobalt-60 radioactive source and depleted uranium used in Teletherapy machine. International Conference on Radiation Safety: Improving Radiation Protection in Practice. Vienna, Austria 9 -13 November 2020.

19. R Verma, A Chougule, G K Jain. Implementation of radiation safety measures and nuclear security standards for emergency preparedness and response for high dose rate brachytherapy sealed radioactive source used in a medical radiation facility. International Conference on Radiation Safety: Improving Radiation Protection in Practice. Vienna, Austria 9 -13 November 2020.

20. Mary Joan. Medical Management and Nuclear Forensics. Invited Talk. E-Course on Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Warfare Cases (CBRN). Central Detective Training Institute Jaipur. 9-11 November 2020.

21. Mary Joan. Response to Nuclear/Radiological Threats and Emergencies. Invited Talk. E-Course on Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Warfare Cases (CBRN). Central Detective Training Institute Jaipur. 9-11 November 2020.

22. Arun Chougule. Prof W C Roentgen: Biography. Invited Talk. Virtual Symposium on the 125th Anniversary of the discovery of X-rays. 8thNovember 2020.

23. Arun Chougule. Medical Physics-Health Professional. Invited Talk. Virtual Symposium on International Day of Medical Physics. 7thNovember 2020.

24. Arun Chougule. Medical Physics as a Health Professional. Panelist to represent Asia and AFOMP. IOMP International Day of Medical Physics celebration 2020. 7th November 2020.

25. Arun Chougule. Medical Physics in AFOMP. Invited Talk. AFOMP International Day of Medical Physics celebration 2020. 7thNovember 2020.

26. Arun Chougule. Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs). AFOMP international webinar.  5th November2020.

27. Meenu Stephen. Physics in the pandemic: This coronavirus has created an employment crisis across the country. Blog. Physics World, IOP Publishing. 26th October 2020

28. Priya Saini. Physics in the Pandemic: Our physics and dosimetry facilities were vacated for COVID 19 patients. Blog. Physics World, IOP Publishing. 19thOctober 2020.

29. Mukesh Jain. Quality Management for Radiographers. Invited Talk. Swasthya Kalyan College, Jaipur. 16thOctober 2020

30. Arun Chougule. Radiation treatment for COVID 19. Invited Talk. One day International Webinar on Radiation Biology. Govt Dungar College Bikaner under the auspices if Indian Society for Radiation Biology. 12th October 2020.

31. Arun Chougule. Management and Treatment of Cancer Patients during COVID 19. Invited Talk. National Webinar on Adolescent Health during COVID 19 organized by the Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility (ISSRF). 19th September 2020.

32. Mukesh Jain. ISO certification & company laws. Invited Talk. SwasthyaKalyan College, Jaipur. 15th September 2020.

33. Mukesh Jain. Judge.  X125:  The National PowerPoint Presentation Competition for Medical Radiography & Imaging Technology Students during 31/07/2020 to 08/11/2020 (Every Sunday).

34. Arun Chougule. Corona and Social Life. Main Speaker. Online Discussion organized by Jaipur Maharashtra Mandal. 30th August 2020.

35. Rajni Verma, Arun Chougule. Medical Physics Education and Regulations: Indian Scenario. SCMPCR Newsletter. July 2020.

36. Mary Joan. AERB Regulations and e-LORA. Invited Talk. Swasthya Kalyan College of Paramedical Sciences, Jaipur. 13th July 2020.

37. Mukesh Jain. Judge. National E-Poster Competition. K. S Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University) in association with ISRT Mangalore Academic Club, Mangalore, Karnataka. 24- 26 June 2020.

38. Jain GK, Chougule A, Verma R. Establishing a local computed tomography dose reference level for adults based on acceptable quality dose approach. EPSM 2019, Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine. Phys EngSci Med. Mar 2020;43:457.

39. Jain GK, Chougule A, Verma R. A comprehensive analysis on dosimetric inefficacy of non tissue equivalent dosimeters for in vivo dosimetry in external beam radiotherapy. Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India, (Northern Chapter) NC-AMPICON 2020; 2020 Feb 22-23; Nayati Cancer Centre, NayatiMedicity, Mathura.

40. Verma R, Chougule A, Jain GK, Saini P. Establishing computed tomography diagnostic reference level for adults based on acceptable quality dose approach. Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India, (Northern Chapter) NC-AMPICON 2020; 2020 Feb 22-23; Nayati Cancer Centre, NayatiMedicity, Mathura.

 

Publications/ Presentations 2019

1. Arun Chougule (2019) : Editorial” International conference on Radiological Emergency and management [ICONRADEM]2019, RUHS Journal of Health Sciences, Volume 4, supplement 1, February 2019.

2. Arun Chougule and Mary Joan. Role of medical physicist in radiological emergency and management. Medical Physics International Journal Vo. 7 No. 3, 299- 303, 2019

3. Arun Chougule, Gourav Kumar Jain. Comparison of direct and indirect methods for assessing radiation dose from diagnostic radiological examinations 24th ICMP, 8th ALFIM and 2nd SOFIMECH Conference, 8-11 September 2019, Santiago, Chile

4. Arun Chougule, Mary Joan, Mukesh Jain, Ramesh Sharma. An institutional evaluation of radiation doses to patients and personnel during ERCP; dose optimization and risk estimation 24th ICMP, 8th ALFIM and 2nd SOFIMECH Conference, 8-11 September 2019, Santiago, Chile

5. Arun Chougule, Rajni Verma. Radiation Oxidative Stress during radiotherapy can induce secondary cancers. 24th ICMP, 8th ALFIM and 2nd SOFIMECH Conference, 8-11 September 2019, Santiago, Chile

6. Arun Chougule. Dr NC Singhal Memorial Oration 2019. Medical Physics Education Contribution of Various Organizations. Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.

7. Arun Chougule. Status of Medical Physics and activities to boost the professional development in the AFOMP. 40th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India (AMPICON 2019), 7-9 November 2019, Kolkata

8. Arun Chougule. Status of Medical Physics and activities to boost the professional development in the AFOMP. 40th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India (AMPICON 2019), 7-9 November 2019, Kolkata

9. Athiyaman M, Hemalatha A, Mary Joan, HS Kumar, Arun Chougule. Comparison of surface dose between multileaf collimator shaped fields and conventional jaws in Linear accelerator. Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.

10. Gomathi R, Mary Joan, Arun Chougule. Dosimetric impact of geometric and inverse planning optimization in HDR- ICRT. Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.

11. Hema Joshi, Mary Joan, Arun Chougule. Analysis of propagation of errors during Radiotherapy treatment and their mitigation. Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.

12. Hemalatha A, Athiyaman M., Mary Joan, Arun Chougule, Kumar HS. Out of field dose measurement and second cancer risk estimation following external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy treatment for Cervical cancer -A phantom study Iran J Med Phys, 2019

13. Hemalatha A, Chougule A. Athiyaman M, Kumar HS. Estimation of radiation-induced second cancer risk associated with the institutional craniospinal irradiation technique: a comparative treatment planning study. Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy 2 4 (2019) 409–420.

14. Hemalatha A, Mary Joan, Athiyaman M, Arun Chougule, HS Kumar, Neeti Sharma. 3DCRT vs IMRT- A Phantom Study for the Estimation of Lifetime Attributable Risk of Radiation Induced Second Cancer for Cancer Cervix Treatment. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.

15. Jeevanshu Jain, Mary Joan, Mukesh Jain, Ramesh Sharma, Arun Chougule. Role of Medical Physicists in increasing the Radiation Protection & Radiation Safety Awareness Level among Radiation Professionals. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.

16. Jeevanshu Jain, Mary Joan, Priya Saini, Gurvinder Singh, Arun Chougule. Importance of Effective Communication & Patient Record Maintenance in Error Mitigation in a Radiotherapy Department. 40th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India (AMPICON 2019), 7-9 November 2019, Kolkata

17. Jeevanshu Jain, Mary Joan, Priya Saini, Gurvinder Singh, Arun Chougule. Importance of Effective Communication & Patient Record Maintenance in Error Mitigation in a Radiotherapy Department. 40th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India (AMPICON 2019), 7-9 November 2019, Kolkata

18. M Joan, S Saminathan, R Manickam and A Chougule. Verification and evaluation of radiation-beam parameters of high-energy linear accelerator with gantry rotation IOP Conf. Series: Journal of Physics: Conf. Series 1248 (2019) 012037 IOP Publishing doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1248/1/012037

19. Mary Joan, HemalathaArumugham, SathiyanSaminathan, Arun Chougule. Measurement of Radiation Doses Adjacent to the Treated Volume in Radiotherapy for Carcinoma Cervix and Evaluation of Lifetime Attributable Risk. 40th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India (AMPICON 2019), 7-9 November 2019, Kolkata

20. Mary Joan, Jeevanshu Jain, Mukesh Jain, Ramesh Sharma, Arun Chougule. Radiation doses to patients and personnel performing ERCP; dose optimization and risk estimation: a pilot study. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.

21. Mary Joan, Sathiyan Saminathan, Arun Chougule (2019): Design and Implementation of a Multipurpose Phantom for Advanced Radiotherapy Treatment Delivery Verification. RUHS Journal of Health Sciences, Volume 4 Number 2, 78-84, April-June 2019

22. Priya Saini, Mary Joan, Arun Chougule. Measurement of rectum doses in high dose rate (HDR) intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) for cervical cancer. 40th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India (AMPICON 2019), 7-9 November 2019, Kolkata

23. Priya Saini, Mary Joan, Arun Chougule. Measurement of rectum doses in high dose rate (HDR) intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) for cervical cancer. 40th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India (AMPICON 2019), 7-9 November 2019, Kolkata

24. Priya Saini, Mary Joan, RiteshMhatre, Arun Chougule. A Dosimetric Comparative Analysis of Tomo-Direct 3DCRT and Conventional 3DCRT in case of Left-sided Breast Cancer. Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.

 

Publications/ Achievements/ Conferences 2018

Journal Publications

  1. Arun Chougule, “Status of medical physics and activities to boost the professional development in the AFOMP region” Medical Physics International Journal, vol.6, No.2, 2018.
  2. Arun Chougule “Dosimetric Evaluation and Optimization of Fractionated Stereotactic Radio-Surgery” Ph.D. Thesis Review, Journal of Medical Physics, Volume 43, Issue-1, Jan-March 2018.
  3. Athiyaman M, Hemalatha A, Arun Chougule, HS Kumar “Verification of Monitor Unit Calculations for Eclipse Treatment Planning System by in-House Developed Spreadsheet” Iran J Med Phys, 2018;vol. 15 No.2, Page 87-100
  4. Arun Chougule, “Medical Physics Education and Scope for Improvement” Medical Physics International Journal, vol.6, No.1, 2018.
  5. Arun Chougule, Magdalena Stoeva, “Editorial” Health and Technology (2018) 8:169-170.
  6. Athiyaman M, Hemalatha A, HS Kumar, Arun Chougule. Monitor unit calculation for irregular fields by exporting MLC log files from eclipse treatment planning system by Clarkson method using in-house shaper software. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. July 2018
  7. Hemalatha A, Athiyaman M, Mary Joan, H S Kumar, Arun Chougule. Estimation of radiation-induced second cancer risk associated with the institutional cranio-spinal irradiation technique: a comparative treatment planning study. Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy-Elsevier Journal.June-2018
  8. Mary Joan, Arun Chougule. An Evaluation of the Effects of Brachytherapy Applicator Attenuation in the High Dose Rate Treatment for Carcinoma Uterine CervixRUHS Journal of Health Sciences, Volume 3 Number 4, October-December 2018

 

Achievements

Prof Arun Chougule

  • Dr NC Singhal Oration Award 2019
  • President Asia-Oceania Federation of Medical Physics 2018-21, first Indian
  • Chair Education and Training committee IOMP 2018-21
  • Awarded IUPAP-IOMP international travel award 2018
  • Appointed IAEA , Vienna expert in 2018
  • Delivered 07 invited talks in India and abroad in 2018
  • Appointed Associate editor Int. J. RPTE, Japan & IJMP
  • Completed 03 Research Projects

 

Asst Prof Mary Joan

  • Best Poster Award, IBSCON 2018, Mumbai
  • Best Oral Award 3rd RajAROICON 2018, Bikaner
  • MyCEB AOCMP-SEACOMP 2018 Travel Award
  • ICTP Travel Award 2018
  • Best Paper nomination AMPINCCON 2018, Dehradun
  • Best Paper nomination AMPINCCON 2019, Agra

 

Assistant Professor Rajni Verma

  • Best Oral Award AOCMP 2018
  • AFOMP Travel Award 2018
  • IOMP travel grant 2018
  • ExCom member AMPINC

 

Shri Mukesh Jain

  • European Society of Radiology (ESR) Shape your Skills award 2018
  • Radiographer Ratna 2018
  • Outstanding Service Award 2018, SMS Medical College, Jaipur
  • Outstanding Service Award 2019, SMS Hospital, Jaipur

 

Paper presentations/ Invited talks in National and International conferences

  1. Arun Chougule “EMF Emissions: The Medical Aspects”, Awareness Programme on EMF Emission and Telecom Towers, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, 9 February 2018.
  2. Arun Chougule. “Advances in radiotherapy in betterment of cancer management” Invited Talk, World Congress on Cancer, MGMCH, Jaipur, 3-5 February 2018
  3. Rajni Verma, Arun Chougule “Intraoperative high dose rate brachytherapy (IO-HDRBT): Recent advancement in Brachytherapy for cancer management”, World Congress on Cancer, MGMCH, Jaipur, 3-5 February 2018
  4. Athiyaman M., Hemalatha A, Arun Chougule, H.S. Kumar “Calculation of monitor units by Clarkson method for irregular fields by exporting MLC log files from eclipse treatment planning system” Annual Conference of AMPI-NC at Dehradun, 17-18 February 2018.
  5. Gomathi R., Mary Joan, Gourav Jain, Arun Chougule “Dosimetric impact of Geometric and inverse planning optimization in HDR Intracavitary Brachytherapy of cervical cancers” Annual Conference of AMPI-NC at Dehradun, 17-18 February 2018.
  6. Gourav K. Jain, Arun Chougule, Mary Joan, Rajni Verma, “Comparison of direct and indirect methods of assessing radiation dose from diagnostic radiological examinations” Annual Conference of AMPI-NC at Dehradun, 17-18 February 2018.
  7. Hemalatha A, Athiyaman M., Arun Chougule Mary Joan, Kumar HS, “Out of field dosimetry for photon and electron beams from a linear accelerator” Annual Conference of AMPI-NC at Dehradun, 17-18 February 2018.
  8. Mary Joan, Gurvinder Singh, Hemalatha A, Mukesh Jain, Arun Chougule “Design, Fabrication and Implementation of an Anthropomorphic Phantom for Radiation Dose Assessment and verification and for prediction of probability of Second malignancies for patients undergoing Radiotherapy” Annual Conference of AMPI-NC at Dehradun, 17-18 February 2018.
  9. Mary Joan, Ananth K., Dinesh Mangal, Arun Chougule “Dosimetric comparison of alternative beam arrangements for Radiotherapy of Ca Esophagus and evaluation of late normal tissue complications” Annual Conference of AMPI-NC at Dehradun, 17-18 February 2018.
  10. Rajni Verma, Arun Chougule “Dosimetric characteristics of Co-60 brachytherapy source: Its impact on treatment” Annual Conference of AMPI-NC at Dehradun, 17-18 February 2018.
  11. Mary Joan. Radiation safety of mother and child. Awareness programme on radiation safety on women’s day, 8th March 2018.
  12. Joan M, Singh G, Arumugam H, Jain M, Saminathan S, Chougule A. Development and Implementation of Physical Anthropomorphic Phantom for Radiation Dose Assessment and Verification and to Predict the Probability of Occurrence of Second Malignancies for Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy. 3rd International Conference on Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology Imaging. Dhaka, Bangladesh; 10-12 March 2018.
  13. Athiyaman M., Arun Chougule, Hemalatha A, Mary Joan, HS Kumar, “Source strength verification by solid water phantom for Co-60 HDR Brachytherapy source” presented in National Symposium on High Precision Radiation Oncology: Quality and Safety Perspectives (HiPRO2018), AIIMS Delhi, 24-25 March 2018.
  14. Gomathi R., Mary Joan, Gourav Jain, Arun Chougule “Dosimetric Impact of Geometric and Inverse Planning Optimization in HDR Intracavitary for Cervical Cancers” presented in National Symposium on High Precision Radiation Oncology: Quality and Safety Perspectives (HiPRO2018), AIIMS Delhi, 24-25 March 2018.
  15. Hemalatha A, Athiyaman M., Arun Chougule, Mary Joan, HS Kumar, “Gap junction vs matched field for paediatriccranio-spinel irradiation: The risk of radiation induced second cancer and radiobiological effects” presented in National Symposium on High Precision Radiation Oncology: Quality and Safety Perspectives (HiPRO2018), AIIMS Delhi, 24-25 March 2018.
  16. Mary Joan, Ananth K, Dinesh Mangal, Arun Chougule “Study and Evaluation of Late Normal Tissue Complications for Radiotherapy of Ca Esophagus with Alternate Beam Arrangements and dosimetric comparison” presented in National Symposium on High Precision Radiation Oncology: Quality and Safety Perspectives (HiPRO2018), AIIMS Delhi, 24-25 March 2018.
  17. Ajay Prajapathi. General radiation protection principle in Radiodiagnosis. Invited talk, Conference on radiation hazards, protection and safety aspects of MRI. MBS Hospital, Kota, 25th March 2018.
  18. Mukesh Jain. A tribute to Roentgen; father of Radiology. Invited talk, Conference on radiation hazards, protection and safety aspects of MRI. MBS Hospital, Kota, 25th March 2018.
  19. Arun Chougule, Athiyaman A. “Least squares based curve fitting – A method to estimate the equivalent square concept in linear accelerator”. World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering at Prague, Czech Republic, 3- 8 June, 2018.
  20. Arun Chougule, Gourav Kumar Jain, Thiru Natarajan, Rajni Verma, “Verification of clinical dosimetric parameters of total skin electron therapy using thermoluminescence dosimeter in indigenous wax phantom.” World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering at Prague, Czech Republic,3- 8 June, 2018.
  21. Arun Chougule, Gurvinder Singh “Evaluation of routine pediatrics radiological chest imaging procedure for estimation of dose to gonads and DRL”. World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering at Prague, Czech Republic, 3- 8 June, 2018
  22. Gourav Kuma Jain, Arun Chougule, Rajni Verma “Analysis of medical audit data in two dimensional (2D) mammography and observation of dominant radiological features in mammogram”. World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering at Prague, Czech Republic,3- 8 June, 2018.
  23. Rajni Verma, Arun Chougule “Need of redefining the Organ’s at Risk (OARs) for Co-60 brachytherapy source.” World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering at Prague, Czech Republic,3- 8 June, 2018.
  24. Rajni Verma, Arun Chougule “Women in Medical Physics, professional problems and the reasons: Indian perspective”. World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering at Prague, Czech Republic, 3- 8 June, 2018.
  25. Arun Chougule. “MRI Linac-Advantages & Limitations”, Invited Talk, 1st Workshop of NC-ARTTI for Radiotherapy Technologists (RTTs)” The Division of Radiation Oncology, Medanta Cancer Institute, Medanta- The Medicity, Gurgaon on  11thAugust, 2018.
  26. Mary Joan, SathiyanSaminathan, RavikumarManickam, Arun Chougule. Dosimetric evaluation of brachytherapy of carcinoma cervix: An in-house phantom study. 8th Annual Conference of Indian Brachytherapy Society IBSCON 2018, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 11-12 August 2018
  27. Athiyaman. M, Arun Chougule, H.S. Kumar “Can Control points be an effective tool for monitor unit estimation in IMRT”Paper presented at “RAJ AROICON 2018” Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Treatment & Research Institute, Bikaner, 18-19 August 2018.
  28. Gomathi R, Mary Joan, Rajni Verma, Sushil Saini, Nikesh Agarwal, R. Dana, Arun Chougule, “Measurement of dose to rectum during HDR intra-cavitary brachytherapy for cancer of uterine cervix”.Paper presented at “RAJ AROICON 2018” Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Treatment & Research Institute, Bikaner, 18-19 August 2018.
  29. Hemalatha A, Sargunan. K, Arun Chougule, Athiyaman. M, Mary Joan, Sonia L, H.S. Kumar “Think beyond penumbra region! A phantom study for out of field dose measurement in carcinoma cervix radiotherapy”Paper presented at “RAJ AROICON 2018” Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Treatment & Research Institute, Bikaner, 18-19 August 2018.
  30. Hemalatha A, Babu K, Arun Chougule, H.S. Kumar “Study on dosimetric comparison between 3DCRT, seven and nine field IMRT for prostate carcinoma”Paper presented at “RAJ AROICON 2018” Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Treatment & Research Institute, Bikaner, 18-19 August 2018.
  31. Mary Joan, Gurvinder Singh, Mukesh Jain, Arun Chougule “Review of computational phantoms for Radiation Dosimetry” Paper presented at “RAJ AROICON 2018” Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Treatment & Research Institute, Bikaner, 18-19 August 2018.
  32. Rajni Verma, Arun Chougule, Gurvinder Singh, Gourav Jain, Gomathi R. “Need of redefining the organ’s at risk (OARs) for Co-60 Brachytherapy source”. Paper presented at “RAJ AROICON 2018” Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Treatment & Research Institute, Bikaner, 18 -19 August 2018.
  33. Ramesh Chandra Sharma, Mukesh Jain, Mary Joan, Arun Chougule.Need for regional diagnostic reference levels (DRL) in India. 5th National Conference of Indian Society of Radiographers and Technologists, KGMU Lucknow, 27-28 October 2018
  34. Gomathi R, Mary Joan, Rajni Verma, Sushil Saini, Nikesh Agarwal,R Dana, Arun Chougule “Measurement of dose to rectum during HDR intra-cavitary brachytherapy for cancer of uterine cervix” Paper presented at 39th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India AMPICON 2018, 2-4 November 2018 at Chennai.
  35. Gourav Kumar Jain, Arun Chougule, Mary Joan, Rajni Verma, Gurvinder Singh. Dosimetric inefficacy of non-tissue equivalent thermoluminescence dosimeter for in-vivo dosimetry of out of radiation field exit dose measurements in external radiotherapy and recommendations for use. Paper presented at 39th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India AMPICON 2018, 2-4 November 2018 at Chennai
  36. Hema Joshi, Rajni Verma, Arun Chougule. Investigation of thyroid radiation doses during mammography. Paper presented at 39th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India AMPICON 2018, 2-4 November 2018 at Chennai
  37. Jeevanshu Jain, Mary Joan, Mukesh Jain, Ramesh C Sharma, Arun Chougule. Radiation awareness amongst the radiation professionals and importance of training programmes: evaluation (a pilot study).Paperpresented at 39th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India AMPICON 2018, 2-4 November 2018 at Chennai
  38. Mary Joan, Ananth K, Poonam Goyal, Dinesh Mangal, Arun Chougule. A dosimetric analysis of radiation dose to normal structures in Head and Neck cancers treated with Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy (3DCRT) and Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT). Paper presented at 39th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India AMPICON 2018, 2-4 November 2018 at Chennai
  39. Priya Saini, Mary Joan, Jeevanshu Jain, Rajni Verma, Arun Chougule. An in-house spread sheet for analysis and verification of dose accumulation for carcinoma cervix patients treated with external beam therapy and Brachytherapy. Paper presented at 39th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India AMPICON 2018, 2-4 November 2018 at Chennai
  40. Arun Chougule. “NSD to BED, Evaluation of Radiological models” Invited Speaker, AOCMP & SEACOMP 2018, Kualalampur, Malaysia, 11th- 14th November 2018
  41. A Hemalatha, Chougule Arun, M Athiyaman, Mary Joan, Kumar Hs and Neeti Sharma.Out of field dose measurement and second cancer risk estimation in carcinoma cervix radiotherapy-A phantom study.Paper presented at AOCMP & SEACOMP 2018, Kualalampur, Malaysia, 11th- 14th November 2018
  42. Gourav Kumar Jain, Arun Chougule, T Natarajan, T Senthil Kumar, Rajni Verma. Verification of clinical dosimetric parameters of total skin electron therapy using thermoluminescence dosimeter in indigenous wax phantom.Paper presented at AOCMP & SEACOMP 2018, Kualalampur, Malaysia, 11th- 14th November 2018
  43. Mary Joan, SathiyanSaminathan, Ravikumar Manickam, Arun Chougule. An evaluation of the effects of brachytherapy applicator attenuation in the high dose rate treatment for carcinoma uterine cervix. Paper presented at AOCMP & SEACOMP 2018, 11th- 14th November 2018
  44. Mary Joan, SathiyanSaminathan, RavikumarManickam, Arun Chougule. Fabrication of a female pelvic phantom for dosimetric verification of radiotherapy treatment of carcinoma cervix.Paper presented at AOCMP & SEACOMP 2018, Kualalampur, Malaysia, 11th- 14thNovember 2018
  45. Rajni Verma, Arun Chougule. Survey Report on Women in Medical physics: Education, Professional Issues and Possible Solutions: Indian perspective.Paper presented at AOCMP & SEACOMP 2018, Kualalampur, Malaysia, 11th- 14th November 2018
  46. Rajni Verma, Hema Joshi, Arun Chougule. Evaluation and measurement of thyroid radiation doses during mammography screening program.Paper presented at AOCMP & SEACOMP 2018, Kualalampur, Malaysia, 11th- 14th November 2018
  47. Mary Joan, SathiyanSaminathan, RavikumarManickam, Aditya Sinha, Arun Chougule. A dosimetric study of the brachytherapy treatment of carcinoma cervix using a female pelvic phantom. Paper presented at ESTRO meets Asia 2018, Singapore, 7-9 December 2018.
  48. Arun Chougule. Radiobiology of Brachy therapy. Invited Talk, Workshop on Brachytherapy with special emphasis on GYN Brachytherapy procedures. 8-9 December 2018
  49. Arun Chougule. Particle Beam Radiotherapy. Invited Talk, ICRO- AROI SUN’S, 2018, 22-23 December 2018
  50. Mary Joan. Principles of Brachytherapy. Invited Talk, ICRO- AROI SUN’S, 2018, 22-23 December 2018
  51. Arun Chougule. Dr NC Singhal Memorial Oration 2019. Medical Physics Education Contribution of Various Organizations.Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.
  52. Athiyaman M, Hemalatha A, Mary Joan, HS Kumar, Arun Chougule. Comparison of surface dose between multileaf collimator shaped fields and conventional jaws in Linear accelerator. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.
  53. Gomathi R, Mary Joan, Arun Chougule. Dosimetric impact of geometric and inverse planning optimization in HDR- ICRT. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.
  54. Hema Joshi, Mary Joan, Arun Chougule. Analysis of propagation of errors during Radiotherapy treatment and their mitigation. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.
  55. Hemalatha A, Mary Joan, Athiyaman M, Arun Chougule, HS Kumar, Neeti Sharma. 3DCRT vs IMRT- A Phantom Study for the Estimation of Lifetime Attributable Risk of Radiation Induced Second Cancer for Cancer Cervix Treatment. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.
  56. Jeevanshu Jain, Mary Joan, Mukesh Jain, Ramesh Sharma, Arun Chougule. Role of Medical Physicists in increasing the Radiation Protection & Radiation Safety Awareness Level among Radiation Professionals. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.
  57. Mary Joan, Jeevanshu Jain, Mukesh Jain, Ramesh Sharma, Arun Chougule. Radiation doses to patients and personnel performing ERCP; dose optimization and risk estimation: a pilot study. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.
  58. Priya Saini, Mary Joan, RiteshMhatre, Arun Chougule. A Dosimetric Comparative Analysis of Tomo-Direct 3DCRT and Conventional 3DCRT in case of Left-sided Breast Cancer. Paper presented at Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Medical Physicists of India. SN Medical College, Agra, 2-3 February 2019.

 

Workshop/Conference/ CME organized

  1. 6th National conference of Indian Society of Radiographers and Technologists (NCISRT 2019) 12-13 Oct 2019
  2. Workshop on Basics of Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Protection and Radiobiology, 23-24 November 2019
  3. Awareness programme on EMF Emissions and Telecom Tower at SMS Hospital Auditorium; 9th February 2018
  4. Awareness programme on Radiation Safety of Mother and Child; 8th March 2018
  5. Workshop on Quality Assurance & Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology; 27th and 28th July, 2018
  6. Workshop on Basics of Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Protection and Radiobiology; 29th and 30th September 2018
  7. Workshop on Brachytherapy with special emphasis on GYN Brachytherapy Procedures at Robert Heilig Library Seminar Hall; 8th and 9th Dec 2018

 

Conferences organized

1. A value added certificate course on Recent Technological Advances in Diagnostic Radiology. Virtual Symposia organized by the Department of Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal, in collaboration with Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 15-25 January 2021.

2. Virtual Symposia on advancements in diagnostic radiology and radiation protection. Organized by the Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur. 19-20February 2021.

 

 

CHAPTER IN BOOKS BY DR. ARUN CHOUGULE

  1. Chougule A (1999):  Role of some biochemical markers in management of malignancy. Chapter in “Advances in Radiation Biology & Peace “(Ed. S. C. Goel), pp 69 - 76.
  2. Chougule A, Bhawani Kochar, (2012): Diagnostic and Prognostic significance of various Biochemical parameters and trace elements in the management of malignancies. Bhawani Kochar

 

BOOKS BY DR. ARUN CHOUGULE

  1. Cancer – Ek – Satat Sangharsh [Cancer a continuous fight]  book in Hindi
  2. Cancer – Ek- Sakhshipt parichay [Cancer – a  brief  introduction]  book in Hindi
  3. Radiological Physics for Radiologists and radiographers – a text book in English

 

INTERNATIONALS SCIENTIFIC ASSIGNMENTS

  1. Chair, Scientific committee of Asia Oceania Federation of Medical Physics (AFOMP)
  2. Public Relation Committee [PRC] member of International Organization of Medical Physics [IOMP]
  3. International Member of International Board of Medical Physics [IBMP]
  4. Editor AFOMP news letter.
  5. Member The editorial board of Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences
  6. Member The editorial board of International Journal of Radiation Oncology.
  7. Radiation safety expert for International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA]
  8. Deputy Chair, Education and Training committee of Asia Oceania Federation of Medical Physics (AFOMP)
  9. Chair Education and Training committee IOMP

 

Elected Membership

  1. Elected Vice President of Asia-Oceania Federation of Medical Physics (AFOMP).
  2. Unanimously elected President of Association of Medical Physicists of India for 2015-2017.
  3. Unanimously elected President of Association of Medical Physicists of India [NC] for second term 2014-16
  4. National executive of Indian Society of radiobiology [ISRB]
  5. President Asia Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP) 2017-19

 

Awards/Honours

1. Arun Chougule. AFOMP Outstanding Medical Physicist Award. 20th Anniversary of Asia- Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics. December 2020.

 

AWARDS 2016

Fellowship of National Academy of Medical Sciences 2017

 

  1. “AFOMP Member Excellent Presentation Awards” During “111th Scientific Meeting of the Japan Society of Medical Physics at Yokohama Japan- certificate, medal & cash prize.
  2. Prestigious International award IOMP-IDMP 2016 for contribution of Medical Physics in Health Care during 22nd International Conference on Medical Physics- ICMP-2016, at Bangkok, Thailand 9th-12th December 2016.

 

Awards and Honors

Mary Joan

  1. Best Poster Award, IBSCON 2018, Mumbai
  2. MyCEB AOCMP-SEACOMP 2018 Travel Award
  3. Best paper nomination- Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India, AMPICON Thiruvananthapuram, 2015.
  4. ICTP Travel award to attend the 3rd International conference on Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology Imaging, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  5. Best Paper nomination- Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India Northern Chapter AMPINC CON 2018, Dehradun

 

Awards and Honours: Rajni Verma

  1. AFOMP Travel Award 2018
  2. DAAD Fellowship 2019

 

ABSTRACT OF:  RAJNI VERMA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

  1. Rajni Verma, Suresh Chaudhari, Rajesh Kinhikar, Deepak Deshpande and Shyam Shrivastava*.0.gif “A simplified approach for monitor unit calculation for site specific cancer” Department of Medical Physics and Radiation Oncology*, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

 

 

Elected Membership Miss Rajni Verma

  1. Unanimously elected Executive Committee member Association of Medical Physicists of India Northern Chapter 2018-2019

 

Best Paper Awards of M.Sc. Radiotherapy Technology Students by “CETRTT-2016” Conference at SMS Medical College & Hospitals, Jaipur.

  1. Miss Soniya Hooda- 1st Rank
  2. Mr. Ajay Prajapati- 2nd Rank
  3. Mrs. Priti Gupta- 3rd Rank

 

ORGANIZING CONFERENCES:-

 

  1. “International Conference on Medical Physics, Radiation Protection, Radiobiology-2015 (ICMPRPR-2K15) during 20th-22nd February, 2015.
  2. “IInd Workshop and Training Programme on QA & QC in Diagnostic Radiology”, 24th- 25th April – 2015
  3. Conference on Emerging Trends in Radiation Therapy Techniques, “CETRTT-2016” Association of ARTTI-NC, SMS Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur, 2nd April 2016
  4. Conference on Stereotactic Radiosurgery & Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SRS-SBRT) “Clinical, Physical Aspects & Dosimetry Aspects” Association of AROI Rajasthan Chapter & AMPI-NC, 3rd April 2016.
  5. Workshop Cum Hands on Training of Quality Assurance Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology, during 27th -28th Aug 2016
  6. Conference on Radiation in Health Care “CRHC-2K16”, during 7th-8th Nov 2016
  7. 17th Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics “AOCMP-2017” in conjunction with 38th Annual Conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India “AMPICON-2017” during 4th-7th Nov 2017
  8. Workshop on Quality Assurance & Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology; 27th and 28th July, 2018
  9. Workshop on Basics of Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Protection and Radiobiology; 2th and 30th September 2018
  10. Workshop on Brachytherapy with special emphasis on Gynec Brachytherapy Procedures; 8th and 9th December 2018
  11. International Conference on Radiological Emergency and Management; 9th to 11th February 2019

 

RESEARCH :-

Ph.D. guide for Radiological Physics, RUHS.

No. of Candidate Registered – 07    Vacancy – 01

 

Research Projects of the Department -

 

Name of Project

Period of Research

Status

AERB, Govt. India

1990- 1993

Completed

Environment & Forest Ministry, Govt. of India

1992- 1995

Completed

Govt. Of Rajasthan

2002-2003

Completed

MDRU, RUHS

2016-2018

Completed

MDRU, SMS Medical College

2016-2020

Completed

BRNS

2016

On going

BRICS

2020

On going

 

Conferences Organized

 

Virtual Symposia on International Day of Medical Physics and the 125th Anniversary of the Discovery of X-rays. 7-8 November 2020

The Department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College & Hospitals Jaipur, India celebrated the International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) 2020 on the theme, “Medical Physicist as Health Professional” by organizing a virtual symposium to commemorate the birthday of great physicists and Nobel laureates Madame Marie Curie and Bharat Ratna Sir C V Raman on 7th November 2020. The 125th anniversary of the discovery of X-rays and the 175th birth year of Prof W C Roentgen was celebrated by the virtual symposium on 8th November 2020. The scientific programme included several lectures on the role of medical physicists as healthcare professionals in the use of radiation in medicine by eminent speakers across the globe. Medical Physicists play a fundamental role in the development and application of medical radiation technologies and ensure the quality and safety of imaging and treatment procedures. This year’s IDMP celebrations gave us the opportunity to understand and tackle the concerns of medical physicists as healthcare professionals. The virtual symposia organized by the department of Radiological Physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals, Jaipur was an effort to make the medical physicists ready to meet the professional challenges of modern healthcare systems and now we could confidently say that this was a morale booster for all those medical physicists facing professional challenges of diverse multi dimensions. Medical physicists from different parts of the world had participated in these virtual symposia and showed their solidarity with peers.The scientific programme of the first virtual symposium on the 7th November 2020 started with lighting of the lamp and Sarasvati Vandana [Invoking the presence of the Goddess of knowledge, learning and wisdom] as per the Indian tradition. The Principal and Controller of SMS Medical College and Hospitals Jaipur and the Hon. Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Jaipur who were patrons of these events sent their felicitation messages and the video clips were played before starting the scientific lectures. Dr Mary Joan, organizing secretary of the virtual symposium welcomed all the participants, speakers and has given an overview of the program and the significance of celebrating the international day of medical physics 2020 with virtual symposia.

                                    

Prof Arun Chougule organizing chairman (President AFOMP, Chair ETC and Accreditation Board IOMP) gave the first talk on the theme of IDMP celebrations this year “Medical Physicist as Health Professional”. He showcased the diverse roles of medical physicists in various applications of radiation in healthcare and the significance of their role in the efficient and effective use of these applications. Prof S D Sharma Head, Medical Physics section, Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai spoke on the journey of medical physics in India. An eventful journey spanning about six decades, keeping in pace with the technological advancements worldwide, India is the second largest medical physics community with the highest annual growth rate in the number of medical physicists. In the next talk, Dr V Subramani Assistant Professor medical physics, department of radiation oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi gave a comprehensive review of the achievements challenges and horizons for medical physics both national and international perspectives. Prof Carmel J Caruana, head department of medical physics, university of Malta delivered his talk on Medical Physics- what resources? He presented a clear prospect of how medical physicists can grow up to proficient leaders in scientific clinical and strategic dimensions of healthcare utilizing the available resources efficiently. In the question answer session followed, the queries from the audience were answered by the eminent speakers. The organizing chairman Prof Arun Chougule made the concluding remarks and thanked all the eminent speakers and participants across the world for their esteemed participation. The organizing secretary, Dr Mary Joan also thanked the virtual gathering and welcomed everyone for the symposium on 8th November to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the discovery of X-rays.

 

The virtual symposium on 8th November was an attempt by the department of radiological physics, SMS Medical College and Hospitals Jaipur to pay tributes to the great physicist Prof W C Roentgen and his legacy as this year we are celebrating the 125th anniversary of the discovery of X- rays and the 175th birth year of Prof Roentgen. The scientific programme started with the lighting of the lamp and Saraswati Vandana. Prof Arun Chougule presented the biography of Prof Roentgen highlighting the milestones in his life leading to the historical discovery of X-rays and how it completely changed the medical practice thereafter. Prof Roentgen’s decision to not patent the discovery paved the way for cheap availability of X-ray examinations making it affordable for everyone who is in need. Following Prof Chougule’s talk, Prof Mahesh Mahadevappa, Johns Hopkins University USAspoke on the impact of discovery of X-rays on the practice of medical physics. He very concisely described how the medical physics practice was before X-rays and how it achieved prominence and significance over time with technological advancements. He emphasized that medical physicist should increase their professional utility by enhancing knowledge to gain recognition from clinical colleagues. Prof. Renato Padovani, medical physics consultant, ICTP, Italy shared his experience on how medical physics education is essential to tune to clinical and technological developments in LMI countries and the efforts put forth by ICTP in this regard.