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Post M. Sc. Diploma Course in Medical Physics: Department of Physics, Jadavpur University

The Post M. Sc. Diploma Course in Medical Physics is offered by the Department of Physics at Jadavpur University in collaboration with Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata. The one-year course trains students in the safe use of radiation and radioisotopes in medicine, research, and other fields. It covers topics like radiation physics, biology, and instrumentation. Graduates will be qualified as medical physicists or radiological safety officers and can work in hospitals, research institutes, and medical equipment companies. There is a high demand for medical physicists in India as more cancer centers are being established.

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Post M. Sc. Diploma Course in Medical Physics: Department of Physics, Jadavpur University

The Post M. Sc. Diploma Course in Medical Physics is offered by the Department of Physics at Jadavpur University in collaboration with Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata. The one-year course trains students in the safe use of radiation and radioisotopes in medicine, research, and other fields. It covers topics like radiation physics, biology, and instrumentation. Graduates will be qualified as medical physicists or radiological safety officers and can work in hospitals, research institutes, and medical equipment companies. There is a high demand for medical physicists in India as more cancer centers are being established.

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Post M. Sc.

Diploma Course in Medical Physics

Offered by
Department of Physics, Jadavpur University
in Collaboration with
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata
Preamble
Medical Physics is an applied branch of Physics concerned with the
application of the concepts and methods of Physics to the diagnosis and
treatment of human diseases. It plays a very important role in the field of
treatment of Cancer & related fields of medicine and others where the
radiation is being used. There are ample opportunities for successful
students to work in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine departments. In recent
times there have been attempts to use radiation for research and treatment
in Cardiology and Neurosurgery.

As per the Radiation Protection Rule 1971, a Radiotherapy Centre cannot run
without a Medical Physicist. In Indian scenario, there is acute shortage of
Medical Physicist and in near future there will be need of more, as many
cancer centers are coming up in various parts of our country. At present,
only few Institutions in India are offering Medical Physics Course and in
Eastern India Jadavpur University is the only one.

Course Content
Students will be trained in the safe use of radiation and radioisotopes in
Medicine, Medical Research and other relevant fields. The course contents
covers :

Radiation Physics

Radiation Chemistry

Radiation Biology

Electronics and Instrumentation

Statistics

Computational methods

Lecture session in progress


Applications of radioisotopes in
medicine
Radiation hazard evaluation and
control
Exhaustive Experiments
Demonstrations
Visit to Hospitals
Training in the clinical situation

Brachytherapy Lab session

Expertise Gained
A qualified Medical Physicist is an individual who is competent to fulfill
independently the following responsibilities as certified by the competent
authority(AERB):

• Planning of radiological installation


• Specification of radiation generating
machines
and radiation equipment
• To conduct commissioning tests on new
equipment
• Calibration of teletherapy and
brachytherapy equipment
• Radiation safety
• Treatment planning and dosimetry
• Periodic checking of dose measuring
equipment Treatment Planning session
• Teaching and Research
Placement Opportunities
The course qualifies the candidates for employment as Medical
Physicist/Radiological Safety Officer (RSO exam conducted by the AERB) in
mainly Medical Institutions and other Research Institutions handling
radioisotopes and ionising radiations.

As the precision required to perform complex diagnostic procedures and to


deliver exact radiation dose as a therapeutic modality demands the presence
of a trained and experienced Medical Physicist, they have very high job
prospect.

The successful candidates will get group "A" (Assistant Professor/Lecturer)


salary structure in Govt. organisations and there is no limit of salary in
private organisations. There is also good opportunities for the candidates in
research at institutes in India and abroad .

Major sources of Placement


• Govt. Hospitals having Radiotherapy Department for Cancer
treatment.
• Non-Government Radiotherapy centres.
• Research Institutes handling accelerators and radio-isotopes.
• Application Support Specialist in the major Radiotherapy vendor
companies.

Minimum Educational Qualification for Admission

55% marks in M.Sc(Physics)

Total Course Fees : Rs.66,000/- for Indian Students


$2500 for Foreign Students

Course Duration: One Year

Class Hours : 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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For further details contact :
Prof. Argha Deb, Course Coordinator,Dept.of Physics, JU, [email protected]

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