Asia-Pacific
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 Read more…
Advanced: Collaborative Special Interest Groups
Radiotherapy: EPID position error tests of small multi-leaf X-ray fields
An electronic portal imaging device (EPID) is routinely fitted as a radiotherapy linear accelerator accessory. The EPID can be used to verify the multi-leaf collimator Read more…
Special Events
Photography in Medical Physics
– 2020 Public Award
– 2020 Public Award
voting now open.. * Practicing or aspiring Medical Physicists… Its time to vote for our 2020 Public PiMP Photo award. You can vote for the “Peoples Read more…
Medical Imaging
Major Project Planned to Assist Epileptic Sufferers
Researchers working in the Florey Node of the National Imaging Facility (NIF), are participating in the Australian Epilepsy Project (AEP). AEP aims to change the lives of people Read more…
Special Events
APSIG Elekta Award
Invitation to apply The Better Healthcare Technology Foundation’s Asia-Pacific Special Interest Group (APSIG) is excited to announce the Elekta Award for 2020. This year’s award Read more…
Advanced: Collaborative Special Interest Groups
New X-ray Beam Targeting Techniques
The success of Stereotactic Radiation Surgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiation Therapy (SABR) techniques depends critically on having an adequate collection and algorithmic handling Read more…
Advanced: Radiation Therapy
Targeting a Moving Lung Tumour
Breathing causes organs to move How do you treat a moving target with an X-ray beam? Especially when it is a lung tumour moving while Read more…
Special Events
The 2019 Elekta Travel Award
2019 Winner, Dr. Michael Jameson The Asia Pacific Special Interest Group (APSIG) committee annually selects the winner for this Award. Michael Jameson chose to attend Read more…
Advanced: Radiation Therapy
Lung Cancer Radiotherapy: The Basics and Complexities
Cancer Council Australia lists lung cancer as one of the five most commonly diagnosed cancers. It has the poorest 5-year survival cure rate in the Read more…
Advanced: Collaborative Special Interest Groups
Education tool to help monitor COVID-19
By 12th June 2020, COVID-19 had infected over 7.6M individuals and resulted in more than 420,000 deaths. High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the lung is the Read more…
