APSIG Port Moresby assignment, 2023

In recognition of its technical support history to the Lae cancer centre, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) invited APSIG to assess PNG’s readiness and ability to comply with IAEA radiation safety and regulatory requirements necessary to receive a new Co-60 source. It included assessing the existing radiotherapy Read more…

Important Announcement: Making the Foundation Sustainable

‘Access to Better Healthcare Technology for Everyone‘, Dear supporters Background The Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) registered the ACPSEM Foundation Ltd (the Foundation) as an ACNC approved charitable organisation in 2017. For the purposes of sending our message out for what the Foundation aims to Read more…

Medical Physics Photography Calendar 2021

Special Offer! Grab yourself a copy of our special 2021 PiMP APSIG Fundraising Calendar! Comprising a selection of the best images taken by entrants in the 2020 BHT Foundation / ACPSEM Photography in Medical Physics (PiMP) competition, this elegant display calendar will make a delightful addition to your office or Read more…

APSIG Medical Physics Assignment at the Mittaphab (Friendship) Hospital in Vientiane, Laos

Dear Members, Asia-Pacific Special Interest Group Assignment This is a call for expressions of interest for a volunteer ROMP assigned to support the Medical Physicists at the Mittaphab (Friendship) Hospital in Vientiane, Laos arranged through the Asia-Pacific Special Interest Group.  The centre has been operating since 2017 with an Elekta Read more…

Support APSIG Campaign

10-Year Celebration! APSIG is turning 10 this year and continues to do great work in the Asia-Pacific region. APSIG has a vital role to play in increasing cancer patients’ access to radiotherapy in low-to-middle income countries of the Asia-Pacific. We rely on your continuing support to help.     What Does APSIG Read more…

APSIG Fundraising 2018

Thank you to all the inspiring APSIG Ambassadors who walked, ran, climbed, cycled and held a wide variety of less athletic but equally important events to raise money for APSIG in 2018.  These funds are used to support APSIG’s capacity building activities in low-to-middle income countries in the Asia-Pacific, with the Read more…

Elekta Travel Award 2018

Return to APSIG Achievements The Better Healthcare Technology Foundation is pleased to attach the Elekta Travel Award Report received from the 2018 recipient, Syarifatul Ulya,  medical physicist, Dharmais National Cancer Hospital, Indonesia. Click here to read report: Elekta Travel Award 2018 Simon DownesChairman Asia Pacific Special Interest Group (APSIG)Australasian College Read more…