At a Glance: 3^rd International Conference on Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology and Imaging - 2018, KIB, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Medical Physics Society (BMPS) has organized the 3^rd International Conference on Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology and Imaging, 2018 (ICMPROI 2018) March 10-12 at Krishibid Institution of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Co organizers were Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (MPBME), Bangladesh Cancer Society (BCS), Bangladesh Society of Radiation Oncologists (BSRO), Bangladesh Society of Radiology and Imaging (BSRI) and Nepalese Association of Medical Physicist (NAMP). This was program endorsed by International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP), International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), European Federations of Organizations for Medical Physics (EFOMP), Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Medizinische Physik (DGMP), American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), Middle East Federation of Organizations of Medical Physics (MEFOMP) and Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP). This program divided into inaugural programme, vendor presentation, plenary & scientific session, poster session, cultural program, poster award ceremony and valedictory session. A total of 400 participants were in attendance from 22 different countries in Asia, Europe, Middle East and the US. For the first time, participants from Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Nepal (total 26) attended.

the aim of this program was to develop medical physics in South Asia, sharing experiences with scientists and helping the medical physics community by collaborative work.

Inaugural Ceremony

Mr. Zahid Malek, MP (Chief Guest), Honorable State Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Md. Habibur Rahman Khan (Special Guest), Additional Secretary and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Prof. Dr. Chop Lal Bhusal (Guest of Honors), Ambassador of Nepal to People's Republic of Bangladesh; Prof. Dr. Kamrul Hasan Khan, Vice Chancellor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Prof. Dr. Tomas Kron (International Advisory Member), Director of Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; Dr. A. K. Azad (National Advisory Member), Prof. Dr. G. A. Zakaria (Patron), University of Cologne, Germany; Prof. Dr. H. Anupama Azhari (Organizing chairperson), Md. Anwarul Islam (President of BMPS) delivered valuable speeches on medical physics and biomedical engineering.

Scientific Session

Invited presentations (26), vendor presentations (03), oral presentations (47), poster presentations (31) in different areas such as radiation oncology, radiation protection, treatment planning system, dosimetry, brachytherapy, radiology, molecular imaging, nuclear medicine, imaging, and advanced biomedical engineering were presented by local and foreign presenters during this program (Fig:02).

Vendor Presentation:

Three vendors presented their paper on modern and updated technology of medical physics from Varian Medical Systems, Team Best and Elekta.

Poster Session

Judges selected three best posters based on the evaluation criteria out of 31 one posters. The title of the poster of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners were "Determination of Effective Dose of Thyroid Gland in Nuclear Diagnostic During Thyroid Scan" by Maryam Mumu, "A New Approach of Semi-3D Computer treatment Planning Using Plaster of Paries for Breast Carcinoma" by Nazrul Islam and "Evaluation of Image Quality in CT Chest by 50% Mass Reduction" by Niranjan Thapa respectively (Fig: 03).

Cultural Program

On the second day, a cultural function (Fig: 04) was arranged by the conference organizer. This program focused on the traditional cultures and life styles of Bangladesh. The participants enjoyed the program followed by a grand dinner.

International Medical Physics Certification Board (IMPCB) Examination

For the first time in Asia IMPCB examinations (Part I & II) were held in Bangladesh (Fig: 05) after the conference ICMPROI 2018 organized by Bangladesh Medical Physics Society (BMPS).

Meeting with participants of South Asian countries

Due to development of medical physics and modern cancer treatment, organizing members have been discussing the formation of a South Asian Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (SAFOMP) (Fig: 06) with South Asian delegates.

ICTP award

For the first time ICTP has given travel award for the OEA country's participants through this ICMPROI-2018. The awardees were selected based on educational background, work experience, and age limit of travel award participants (Fig: 07). The Organizing committee selected and distributed this award within eleven participants from different OEA countries.

Closing Ceremony

BMPS President, former President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer shared their experiences about the arrangement of this international program for the inspiring young generation. Local and foreign participants gave their opinions regarding the outcome of the conference (Fig: 08). According to the sequence of BMPS activities, the next 4^th International Conference on Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology and Imaging (ICMPROI)-2021", 26-28 February 2021, Bangladesh was announced during the closing ceremony.

Acknowledgement

We are thankful to all of our BMPS members, local and foreign participants, colleagues, contributors, organizing committee members, co-organizers, sponsors, scientists, researchers, students, and all others for their support of the ICMPROI-2018.