Medical Physics Certification in India

摘要：

　　Medical Physics education in India started in 1962 by the Bhabha Atomic Research Center,Mumbai and since then several universities have started the Medical Physics program in India.The syllabus,curriculum and training facilities vary significantly among these institutions and hence the need for a Certification program with a common examination process was recognized.The College of Medical Physics of India (CMPI) was started with the mission to serve the public and the medical professional by certifying the members who have acquired,demonstrated,and maintained a requisite standard of knowledge in medical physics and demonstrated their competence required for the practice in any of the field/ areas of Diagnostic Imaging,Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine.The first certification examination was conducted in 2010 and 14 medical physicists have been certified so far.This paper explains the certification process adopted in India.

关键词： Certification Accreditation Medical Physics practice

作者: Paul B Ravindran K. J. Maria Das P.G.G. Kurup

作者单位: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India Apollo Specialty Hospital, Chennai, India

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (2012年医学物理及生物医学工程国际会议(IFMBE))

会议地点: 北京

会议语种:英文

页码: 1676-1678

在线出版日期: 2012-05-26（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）