Knowledge

Southeast Asian Federation of Organizations of Medical Physics

Source 📝

24: 275: 159:
SEAFOMP has organised a series of congresses to promote scientific exchange and mutual support among its members. The South East Asian Congress for Medical Physics (SEACOMP) series were held respectively in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, 2001 and 2004), Thailand (Bangkok, 2003; Chiang Mai, 2009), Indonesia
132:
via education and training. The objectives of SEAFOMP are to promote (i) cooperation and communication between medical physics organizations in the region; (ii) medical physics and related activities in the region; (iii) the advancement in status and standard of practice of the medical physics
156:(ICTP). The support is primarily financial, via provisions of co-sponsorship of workshops and conferences, travel grants, medical physics libraries programs, and research experts and educators for educational activities. 133:
profession; (iv) to organize and/or sponsor international and regional conferences, meetings or courses; (v) to collaborate or affiliate with other scientific organizations.
200:
Ng, K.H.; Wong, J.H.D. (2008), "The South East Asian Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (SEAFOMP): Its history and role in the ASEAN countries",
336: 141: 137: 79: 153: 181: 164: 286: 331: 160:(Jakarta, 2006; Bandung, 2010), The Philippines (Manila, 2007; Manila & Bohol, 2011) and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, 2008). 244:
Ng, K.; Pirabul, R.; Peralta, A.; Soejoko, D. (1997), "Medical physics is alive and well and growing in South East Asia",
312: 145: 341: 149: 136:
Since then, the initiative has been supported by many international organisations, including the
128:
SEAFOMP was established with the primary aim of helping raise the profile of medical physics in
305: 8: 222: 298: 253: 227: 82:(IOMP) at the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, held in 217: 209: 67: 78:(SEAFOMP) was officially formed when it was accepted as a regional chapter of the 282: 274: 325: 231: 257: 213: 102: 106: 94: 110: 98: 87: 122: 83: 76:
South East Asian Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics
118: 23: 17:
Southeast Asian Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics
129: 114: 55: 246:
Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine
243: 176: 323: 142:International Organization for Medical Physics 138:American Association of Physicists in Medicine 93:The founding member countries of SEAFOMP were 80:International Organization for Medical Physics 306: 154:International Center for Theoretical Physics 202:Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal 182:Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal 165:Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal 313: 299: 22: 337:International organizations based in Asia 221: 281:This organization-related article is a 324: 199: 269: 193: 237: 13: 146:International Atomic Energy Agency 117:countries joined SEAFOMP in 2002 ( 14: 353: 273: 1: 332:Medical physics organizations 187: 167:as its official publication. 285:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 170: 10: 358: 268: 150:World Health Organization 61: 49: 41: 33: 21: 214:10.2349/biij.4.2.e21 163:It also has adopted 18: 342:Organization stubs 63:Official language 16: 294: 293: 73: 72: 349: 315: 308: 301: 277: 270: 261: 260: 241: 235: 234: 225: 197: 26: 19: 15: 357: 356: 352: 351: 350: 348: 347: 346: 322: 321: 320: 319: 266: 264: 242: 238: 198: 194: 190: 177:SEAFOMP Website 173: 64: 52: 29: 12: 11: 5: 355: 345: 344: 339: 334: 318: 317: 310: 303: 295: 292: 291: 278: 263: 262: 236: 191: 189: 186: 185: 184: 179: 172: 169: 71: 70: 65: 62: 59: 58: 53: 51:Region served 50: 47: 46: 43: 39: 38: 35: 31: 30: 27: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 354: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 329: 327: 316: 311: 309: 304: 302: 297: 296: 290: 288: 284: 279: 276: 272: 271: 267: 259: 255: 251: 247: 240: 233: 229: 224: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 196: 192: 183: 180: 178: 175: 174: 168: 166: 161: 157: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 134: 131: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 91: 89: 85: 81: 77: 69: 66: 60: 57: 54: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 25: 20: 287:expanding it 280: 265: 252:(1): 27–32, 249: 245: 239: 205: 201: 195: 162: 158: 148:(IAEA), the 144:(IOMP), the 140:(AAPM), the 135: 127: 121:) and 2005 ( 113:. Two other 92: 75: 74: 34:Abbreviation 28:SEAFOMP logo 152:(WHO), and 103:Philippines 90:, in 2000. 326:Categories 208:(2): e21, 188:References 107:Singapore 95:Indonesia 42:Formation 232:21614324 171:See also 111:Thailand 99:Malaysia 88:Illinois 258:9141310 223:3097710 123:Vietnam 84:Chicago 68:English 37:SEAFOMP 256:  230:  220:  119:Brunei 130:ASEAN 115:ASEAN 56:ASEAN 283:stub 254:PMID 228:PMID 109:and 45:2000 218:PMC 210:doi 125:). 328:: 250:20 248:, 226:, 216:, 204:, 105:, 101:, 97:, 86:, 314:e 307:t 300:v 289:. 212:: 206:4

Index

SEAFOMP logo
ASEAN
English
International Organization for Medical Physics
Chicago
Illinois
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
ASEAN
Brunei
Vietnam
ASEAN
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
International Organization for Medical Physics
International Atomic Energy Agency
World Health Organization
International Center for Theoretical Physics
Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal
SEAFOMP Website
Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal
doi
10.2349/biij.4.2.e21
PMC
3097710
PMID
21614324
PMID

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.