Better Healthcare Technology Foundation – Medical physics, biomedical engineering and associated sciences.
Jack Tait was one of five Founders of the profession in 1977. He represented the New Zealanders in the newly formed Australasian organisation. A highly respected member by all, Jack was instrumental in establishing medical physics and biomedical engineering services in New Zealand hospitals. …………….Read More
The birth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) It was 1956. “My Fair Lady” had just hit Broadway, IBM was developing the first hard disk and Eurovision was about to hold its inaugural song contest. Things were humming along well in the wake of the war and the world was just catching Read more…
The list of articles for patient information is steadily growing. Check out the latest article on ‘Deep Inspiration Breath Hold’ (DIBH) for breast cancer treatment courtesy of Mikaela Dell’Oro…..Read More…
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare quotes the chances of all Australians being diagnosed with any form of cancer during a lifetime is approximately 1 in 4 . The estimated lifetime chance of Australian men diagnosed with prostate cancer, is 1 in 7 and the 2018 expected NEW prostate Read more…
The prize winner for the best paper published during 2018-19 in the Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine (APESM) Journal, will be decided next August. APESM has achieved International professional recognition since it was first published in 1978. The Award is named the ‘Kenneth Clarke Journal Award ‘ in Read more…
2.1 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. It is the most common malignancy amongst women worldwide. One in eight Australian women are annually diagnosed with breast cancer. That is approximately 18,087 Australian women and 148 men diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018……………Read More
Boyce Worthley was one of five respected Founders of the profession. Ralph Nicholls wrote: “He was elected a Fellow of the College in 1982 and, then in 1985 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the profession, Boyce was made the College’s first Life Member. Also, that year, the College Read more…
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…
Members will be interested in a recent London University website article (September, 2018). To read, go to:: In Conversation with Prof Terry Peters Professor Peters from Robarts Research Institute, Ontario, Canada, is on sabbatical leave at Kings College London University where he recorded this interview. He mentions pursuing work on Read more…
My first encounter with RHTB was early in my 2nd pro year when I discovered the lecturer assigned to me as undergraduate advisor, and also who was to be teaching the course on engineering maths. My first vivid memory of Richard was the day he stormed in to the classroom Read more…
