Organizing Committee National Symposium on Chief Patrons Recent Trends in Medical Physics NSRTMP - 2018 Shri. Sunil Paliwal, IAS, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Govt. Registration Form Convenor, Vice Chancellor Committee, Bharathiar University National Symposium on Name : Prof. Dr. N. Jeyakumar Recent Trends in Medical Physics Member, Vice Chancellor Committee, Bharathiar University Gender & Age : NSRTMP - 2018 Qualification : Prof. Dr. P. Thirunavukkarasu 30 - 31st August, 2018 Member, Vice Chancellor Committee, Bharathiar University Experience : Address : Patron

Prof. Dr. B. Vanitha, Registrar (i/c), Bharathiar University

Chairman SPONSORED BY Prof. Dr. P. Christopher Selvin, Head (i/c) Department of Medical Physics, Bharathiar University DST-PURSE PHASE II

Organizing Secretaries

Dr. S. Harikrishna Etti Department of Medical Physics, Bharathiar University

Dr. S. Vijayakumar (Scanned/Photo copies of Registration form is also Department of Medical Physics, Bharathiar University accepted by post or e-mail)

Executive Committee Members

Dr. C. S. Sureka Department of Medical Physics, Bharathiar University

Dr. Ganesan Ramanathan, Emeritus Professor, Department of Medical Physics, Bharathiar University

Dr. M. Nagarajan, Director (R&D), V.N. Cancer Center, GKNM Hospital,

Dr. T. Sundaram For further information, please contact Department of Radiation Oncology, GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore Dr. S. Harikrishna Etti & Dr. S. Vijayakumar Organized by Mr. T. P. Chellapandiyan The organizing secretaries, NSRTMP 2018 Department of Radiation Oncology, GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore Department of Medical Physics Department of Medical Physics Mr. V. Jegan Bharathiar University, Coimbatore - 641 046 Bharathiar University, Coimbatore Department of Radiation Oncology, GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India Venue : Sir C.V. Raman Auditorium, Mr. P. Selvaraj Phone : 73731 58041 Department of Physics - Medical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore Email ID : [email protected] Bharathiar University, Coimbatore - 641 046, Tamil Nadu. About Bharathiar University They are also exposed to field training in various cancer National advisory committee The Bharathiar University was established at Coimbatore at hospitals all over India. Almost all our students who completed their Prof. Dr. P. Kolandaivel, Vice-chancellor, , Salem the foothills of Maruthamalai in the Western Ghats by the M.Sc Medical Physics programme are employed as Medical Dr. Regupathy Veluswamy, CEO, GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore Government of Tamil Nadu in February 1982. Bharathiar University Physicists and Radiation Safety Officers in cancer hospitals has been Accredited with “A” grade consecutively for the third time by throughout the country. Also, some of our outstanding students are Prof. Dr. S. Ganesan, , Chennai th st NAAC. It has been ranked as 13 at National level and 1 at state level working in World Health Organization (WHO) and few of them are Prof. Dr. R. Jayavel, Anna University, Chennai among Arts and Science Universities by the National Institute pursuing research programme in USA and other developed Prof. Dr. P. Aruna, Anna University, Chennai Ranking Framework (NIRF), Ministry of Human Resource countries. Development and Government of India in 2018. It has been Prof. Dr. K. Srinivasan, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore recognized as a “Grade I” University in India. Theme of the symposium Prof. Dr. N. Ponpandian, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore The DST-PURSE Phase II sponsored symposium Prof. Dr. R. Sathish Kumar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore About Eight departments in the Faculty of Science are (NSRTMP-2018) envisioned to create awareness on the recent Prof. Dr. V. Ramasubramanian, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore under the DST-FIST programme. Eight other departments are already Scientific developments and technological advances in the field of operating UGC-SAP and all the departments in the faculty of sciences Medical physics and will be immensely beneficial to students in this Prof. Dr. J. Velmurugan, Anna University, Chennai are assisted under DST-PURSE to the tune of 9 crores and 17.25 region and primarily medical physicists working across the country. Prof. Dr. K. Thayalan, Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Chennai crores in two phases. Department of Physics has been identified by The medical physicist community's responsibility is to assure the Prof. Dr. K. Muthuvel, , Chennai the Tamil Nadu state to create a high tech PG laboratory towards the delivery of the prescribed radiation in imaging and radiation therapy Prof. Dr. Kaliappan, , Chennai Centre for Excellence in Physics. The University offers 118 accurately and safely for the welfare of the society. The knowledge on programmes to cater the educational requirement of around 3,000 recent trends in the area of Medical Physics plays a vital role for Prof. Dr. Ravikumar, Kidwai Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru students on campus and 219 programmes under distance mode satisfying needs of the society efficiently. Dr. K.N. Govindarajan, PSGIMSR, Coimbatore enrolling more than one lakh students and around two lakh students Dr. S.D. Sharma, BARC, Mumbai through affiliated colleges. On an average 450 Ph.D. degrees are Topics to be covered produced annually. Dr. Rajib Lochan Sha, BARC, Mumbai The speakers are Scientists, Professional Medical Physicists and Eminent Professors from reputed organizations like Dr. Sudharshan, BARC, Mumbai The state of the art facilities available for faculty members AERB/BARC/Universities/Research Institutes and will deliver lectures Dr. S. Chinna Esakki, BARC, Mumbai and scholars nurture a culture of research in cutting edge areas. A in the following areas testimony to this is huge publication of faculty members with high Dr. K.J. Maria doss, SGPGIMS, Lucknow impact factor and h-index. The DRDO-BU-CLS was established as a Dr. V. Subramani, AIIMS, New Delhi Ÿ Diagnostic Radiology and dosimetry joint venture by DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of Tamil Ÿ Proton/Photon/ electron dosimetry Dr. N. Vijayan, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi Nadu at Bharathiar University and the Government of Tamil Nadu at Ÿ HDR brachytherapy Mr. U. Selvaraj, Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, Coimbatore Bharathiar University campus. Ÿ Radiation Detectors Dr. S. Senthil kumar, Govt. Rajaji Hospital, Madurai Ÿ Nuclear Medicine About the Department of Medical Physics Dr. G. Bharanidaran, Anna University, Chennai Ÿ Radiation Safety The M.Sc., Medical Physics Programme was started in the Dr. S. Paneer Selvam, SRMC&H, Chennai Department of Physics in the academic year 2002-2003 in Dr. G. Mani, AAGAC, Cheyyar collaboration with G. Kuppuswamy Nadiu Memorial Hosptial (GKNM No Registration fee for attending the symposium Hospital), Coimbatore. The Department of Medical Physics was Dr. Davidkhanna, Karunya University, Coimbatore established in the year 2007 and about 16 students are being Limited Accommodation is available on payment basis based on the Dr. Sai Varadarajan, Billroth Hospital, Chennai room availability in the University Guest house on first come first accommodated in the M.Sc., Medical Physics Programme every year. Dr. N.Vijayaprabhu, JIPMER, Puduchery Now, this department is a constituent of School of Physical Sciences, serve basis. Dr. K.M. Ganesh, Kidwai Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru Bharathiar University. The M.Phil and Ph.D research programmes in Hotel accommodation can also be arranged upon request on payment Medical Physics are being conducted from 2009 onwards. Students basis. Dr. Varadarajan, Kidwai Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru take up one-year internship after completion of the course, as per Dr. N. Arunai Nambiraj, VIT, Vellore Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) guidelines since 2013. Our Dates to remember rd Mr. Raghavendra Holla, AIMSRC, Kochi students have the opportunity to get rich hands-on-experience and Last date for Registration and seeking Accommodation: 23 August, training from the facilities available in the Department of Diagnostic 2018. Dr. A. Gopiraj, Anna Cancer Hospital, Kancheepuram st Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy at GKNM Hospital. Symposium: 30-31 August, 2018. Dr. A.Saravana Kumar, PSGIMSR, Coimbatore