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Poster — Wed Eve—20: Evolving Standards of Education and Training in Medical Physics in Six Regions of the World
Author(s) -
Kulkarni N
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.3244124
Subject(s) - training (meteorology) , medical physicist , engineering ethics , order (exchange) , medical practice , political science , medical education , medicine , geography , business , engineering , medical physics , finance , meteorology
Significant resources are allocated for applying Medical Physics to health care. State‐ of‐ the‐ art technological developments have made this discipline valuable in early diagnosis and treatment of many diseases, particularly cancer. There is a dire need to harmonize the standards of practice in order to cope with modern technology. This should be done by optimising education and training (E & T) in Medical Physics across various countries. With experiences gained from the successes and failures in this field, standards of practice have evolved in the developed as well as the developing countries, but at different rates. Considerations of regional economic conditions and priorities have led to increased gaps in these standards of practice. This discussion focuses on the status of E&T in Africa, South East Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and North America. The evolution of standards in different regions is examined with due consideration to regionally‐influenced factors. Suggestions have been made to optimise rather than equalise the standards.