Review of the Status of Medical Physics in Bangladesh

Milestones in Radiotherapy 1957 – First Radiotherapy Department (Deep therapy, X-ray source) at Kumudini Hospital. 1960 – First Brachytherapy in DMC 1965 – First Teletherapy (Co-60) at DMC 1990 – Establishment of National Cancer Research Institute 1994 – First Private Radiotherapy Department (Delta Medical Hospital) 1995 – First LINAC installed in CMH Dhaka

Milestones in Nuclear Medicine 1962 – Formation of Centre of Nuclear Medicine in DMC 1983 – First Gamma camera installation at INMU 1994 – First SPECT installation at INMU 2000 – First Private Nuclear Medicine Centre Milestones in Radiology 1954 – First X-Ray at Kumudini 1985 – First CT at BARDEM

Radiotherapy Facilities in Bangladesh Dhaka Medical College & Hospital (Gov.) Equipment/facility No. of LINAC : 1 No. of Co-60 : 2 No. of Oncologist: 1 No. of Medical Physicist: 1

Radiotherapy Facilities in Bangladesh (Cont.) National Cancer Research Institute & Hospital, Dhaka (Gov.) Equipment/facility No. of LINAC: 3 No. of Co-60: 2 No. of Brachytherapy (HDR ) : 1 No. of Oncologist: 1 No of Medical Physicists: 2

Radiotherapy Facilities in Bangladesh (Cont.) Delta Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka (Private) Equipment/facility No. of LINAC: 1 No. of Co-60 : 2 No. of Simulator :2 No. of Brachytherapy (LDR/HDR): 2 No. of Oncologists: 16 No. of Medical Physicists: 7

Radiotherapy Facilities in Bangladesh (Cont.) Khaja Yunus Medical College & Hospital, Shirajgong (Private) Equipment/facility No of LINAC: 1 No. of Simulator: 1 No. of Brachytherapy (HDR): 1 No. of Oncologists: 2 No. of Medical Physicists: 3

Radiotherapy Facilities in Bangladesh (Cont.) Seven Government Hospitals: Barishal Medical College & Hospital Chittagong Medical College & Hospital Faridpur Medical College & Hospital Mymensingh Medical College & Hospital Rajshahi Medical College & Hospital Rangpur Medical College & Hospital Sylhet Medical College & Hospital Equipment/facility No. of Co-60 : 1 No. of Oncologists: 1 or 2 No. of Medical Physicist: None

Radiotherapy Facilities in Bangladesh (Cont.) Bogra Medical College & Hospital, Bogra (Gov.) Equipment/facility No. of LINAC: 1 No. of Simulator: 1 No. of Oncologists: 3 No. of Medical Physicist: None Dinajpur Medical College & Hospital, Dinajpur (Gov.) Equipment/facility No. of LINAC: 1 No. of Oncologist: 1 No. of Medical Physicist: None

Nuclear Medicine Facilities in Bangladesh No. of Institute (under BAEC): 01 Nuclear Medicine Centers (under BAEC): 13 Other public Sector: 01 Private Nuclear Medicine Facilities: 03 No. of Gamma camera/SPECT : 42 No. of Physicians: 72 No. of Physicists: 21 No. of Technologists: 55 Radiology Facilities in Bangladesh No. of X-ray : 3000 No. of CT: 25

Medical Physics Education in Bangladesh Public Universities: Some University offer a few Medical Physics courses in their course curriculum Private Sector: Gono University, Dhaka South East University, Dhaka Independent Medical Physics Department

Conclusion Appointment of Medical Physicists in Radiotherapy Departments is now a regulatory requirement Appointment for the Medical Physicists in Radiotherapy Departments has already started Training Programs for Physicists are now essential for development of the Radiotherapy facilities

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