WHERE: Budinich Lecture Hall, ICTP

WHEN: from 10.30 am (Italian time)

Dear all,

You are cordially invited to participate in the Graduation Ceremony of the students of the 9th cycle of the Master of Advanced Studies in Medical Physics, a two-year advanced training programme in the field of medical physics, jointly organised by the ICTP and the University of Trieste and co-sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The first year is spent at the ICTP while the second year is dedicated to clinical professional training in a Medical Physics Department of an Italian hospital of the training network, supported by the Italian Association of Medical Physics (AIFM). The International organisation for medical physics (IOMP) has given an international accreditation to the programme. The programme is supporting LMI countries in the development of medical physics, an applied physics sector contributing to the development, introduction and use of advanced technologies in the medical sector. You can find below the programme for the event: zoom link is here (please register first)

Introduction: Luciano Bertocchi, ICTP

10.40 Welcome remarks:

Atish Dabholkar, ICTP Director

Ilaria Micheli, on behalf of the Rector of the University of Trieste

Jean-Pierre Cayol, Programme Coordinator, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, IAEA (in remote)

Mauro Carrara, Head of the Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics Section, IAEA

Slavik Tabakov, MMP Scientific advisor & IUPESM and IOMP Past President

Paddy Gilligan, EFOMP President (in remote)

Mara Severgnini, on behalf of the AIFM President

11.10 Invited lecture: ‘Normal Tissue Complication Probability Models: tools for radiotherapy treatment optimisation and evaluation’ Tiziana Rancati, IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano

11.30 Brief Remarks:

Marco Esposito, ICTP

Renata Longo, University of Trieste

Renato Padovani, ICTP

Best student: Laura Grikke (Latvia)

IBA Award to the best African student, Yassine Herrassi, IBA, Belgium
 

Degrees distribution: Renata Longo and Atish Dabholkar

Kind regards,

MMP Secretariat