Annual Bulletin 2021: Medical Physics and Radiation Science

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ANNUAL BULLETIN - VOL 3 2022
January 2022

EDITOR
NURSAKINAH SUARDI
[email protected]

DESIGN
NURSAKINAH SUARDI

SUPPORT TEAM
KENG QING LE, RAJA SALEH ABDULLAH
AL-AMERI, NURHANIS IDRIS, SALMA
ABDULRAHMAN LUTF ALWASLI, NURUL
HUSNA MD NOOR, CHOONG HENG JIE,
NURUL AFIQAH AIMI IBRAHIM

Contributors
MEDICAL PHYSICS TEAM MEMBER,
MEDICAL PHYSICS STUDENTS, RADIATION
SCIENCE STUDENTS, ALUMNI MEDICAL
PHYSICS
[email protected]

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Dr. Nursakinah Suardi Medical Physics and Radiation Science Group
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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION SHARING FROM STUDENTS

03 WELCOMING MESSAGE FROM DEAN 21 PERSPECTIVE OF A FIRST YEAR MEDICAL
PHYSICS STUDENT THROUGH THE
04 WELCOMING MESSAGE FROM EDITOR PANDEMIC

05 INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAMME 22 THANKFUL,GRATEFUL AND TRULY
BLESSED
2021 ACTIVITIES
23 MY REAL TRUTH
09 BRAIN PHYSICS
24 MASTERS HALF ONLINE AND HALF FACE
10 ALUMNI VIRTUAL CAREER SHARING TO-FACE

12 STRATEGIES FOR PUBLICATION IN HIGH 25 SALT AND SUGAR
IMPACT JOURNALS
27 THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF
12 LINKEDIN FOR FRESH GRADUATES INTERNSHIP

13 SUCCEEDING IN MEDICAL PHYSICS FOR THE 29 INTERNSHIP: INSIGHTFUL JOURNEY IN
GOOD OF HUMANKIND THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

14 VIRTUAL RADIATION AWARENESS SEMINAR SHARING FROM ALUMNI

15 TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM SHORT COURSE 31 FACE THE HURDLE!

16 MSC MEDICAL PHYSICS PRACTICAL 32 MY EXPERIENCE AS JUNIOR MEDICAL
PHYSICIST
18 MSC RADIATION SCIENCE PRACTICAL
CLOSURE
19 PET-CT SCAN IN MALAYSIA
33 CLASS OF 2021 GRADUATES
20 POSTGRADUATE SHARING SESSION
35 MEMORIES

39

SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITY

SUPPORT OUR YEARLY
ACTIVITIES

WELCOMING MESSAGE

DEAN

Assalamualaikum and Salam Sejahtera!

First of all I would like to congratulate the chairman of the
Medical Physics Program, Dr. Nursakinah Suardi for
successfully producing this annual bulletin.
Congratulations also to everyone involved in the
production of this bulletin.

As everyone knows, the student learning process has been
affected by the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020 until the
whole of 2021. All students have adapted to online learning
over the past 2 years. However, there are also students who
still have problems with this method and the school has
made all the possible efforts to ensure that students are
able to adapt to online learning.

With this bulletin, students in particular and staff in
general will be able to learn more about what is offered by
the Medical Physics and Radiation Science programs,
activities that have been carried out whether involving
students or staff, student experiences and other
information related to activities throughout the year.

Finally, I wish good luck to the editorial board of the 2021
Medical Physics and Radiation Science Group Annual
Bulletin.

Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Ibrahim

Introduction | Page 03

WELCOMING MESSAGE

EDITOR

Assalamualaikum and Salam Sejahtera!

The thought of 2021 will be a normal year after difficult year
in 2020 makes us more optimistic. We are not as clueless as we
were back in 2020. Rather, we are all struggling and striving
for the better.

It is a pleasure to welcome you to our third annual bulletin.
Amidst pandemic, with lessons learnt in 2020, we have
successfully organised varieties of program virtually for
different type of audiences.

On behalf of Editorial team and Medical Physics Team, I
would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who
has helped and who has contributed in any ways for this
year achievements.

"Struggle for life. Because struggle is
something you do for something you value. In
our culture, it usually considered to be a bad
word. But, I wanna make it to be the norm.
That is, if you are not struggling for
something, you are not growing, you are not
living." Carol Dweck

Dr. Nursakinah Suardi

Introduction | Page 04

ADMINISTRATIVE & LABORATORY

STAFF

PROF. DR. ABDUL RAZAK IBRAHIM DR. NORHASLINDA MOHAMED TAHRIN ASSOC. PROF. DR. LIM HWEE SAN
Dean Deputy Dean Deputy Dean (Research, Innovation &
Industry-Community Engagement)
(Academic, Career & International)

DR. NURSAKINAH SUARDI ASSOC. PROF. DR. AZHAR ABDUL RAHMAN
Programme Chairman Research Leader

DR. SITI KHADIJAH MOHD BAKHORI MOHD RIZAL MOHAMAD RODIN HAZHAR HASSAN
Research Officer Med. Phys. Lab Assistant Science Officer Biophysics Lab Assistant Science Officer Med. Phys. Lab

Introduction | Page 05

MEDICAL PHYSICS & RADIATION SCIENCE

LECTURERS

Assoc. Prof. Dr Azhar Abdul Rahman Assoc. Prof. Dr. Iskandar Shahrim Mustafa Dr. Naser Mahmoud Ahmed
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Dr. Norlaili Ahmad Kabir Dr. Ramzun Maizan Dr. Nurul Zahirah Noor Azman
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Dr. Nik Noor Ashikin Nik Ab Razak Dr. Nursakinah Suardi Dr. Nurul Hashikin Ab. Aziz Dr. Yasmin Md Radzi
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Introduction | Page 06

BSC. APPLIED SCIENCE
(MEDICAL PHYSICS)

Medical Physics is one of the established programmes at School of Physics, Universiti Sains
Malaysia. We are one of the leading universities in Malaysia leading education role in Medical

Physics since 1995. Medical Physics is a branch of applied physics that focuses on nuclear
medicine, radiotherapy, and diagnostic radiology modalities.

YEAR Physics I (Mechanics)
Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)
01 Physics III (Vibrations, Waves and Optics)
Physics IV (Modern Physics)
Quantum Mechanics Electronics I
Complex Analysis and Differential Calculus
Equations Physics Practical I
Thermodynamics Physics Practical II
Optics Computational Approach in Physics Learning
Human Anatomy and Physiology Language
Physics Practical III
Medical Physics Practical YEAR
Medical Instrumentation
02
YEAR
Solid State Physics I
03 Statistical Mechanics
Physics of Diagnostic Radiology
Medical Laser Physics of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine
Physics of Medical Imaging Medical Physics Project (two semesters)
Non-Destructive Testing Radiation Biophysics
Atomic and Nuclear Physics
*Electives YEAR
1 Semester Industrial Training
04

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MASTER OF SCIENCE (MEDICAL PHYSICS)

The programme aims to provide knowledge and skills as a medical physicist. The course is
designed to produce graduates in medical physics with a strong capacity to work effectively
in operating and maintaining medical equipments. Successful graduates are expected to have

a career as medical physicist in hospital, academic institutions or research institutes.



SEMESTER Human Anatomy and Physiology (core - 4 units)
01 Radiation Physics (core - 4 units)
Dosimetry and Radiation Protection (core - 4units)
Physics of Diagnostic Radiology (core - 4 units)
Medical Physics Practical (core - 4 units)

SEMESTER

02
Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Physics (core - 4 units)
Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (elective - 2
units)
Radiobiology and Radiation Chemistry (elective - 2 units)
Medical Physics Practical II (core - 4 units)
Research Project (core- 8 units)

MASTER OF SCIENCE (RADIATION SCIENCE)

The programme aims to provide knowledge and skills in radiation physics, protection, and
dosimetry. The course is designed to produce graduates in Radiation Science with a strong
capacity to work effectively as key members of a collaborative team for radiation protection
and safety. Successful graduates can expect to have a career as radiation scientist in academic

institutions, research institutes or environmental departments.

SEMESTER Radiation Protection I (Core - 4 units)
01 Radiation Protection II (Core - 4 units)
Radiation Physics (Core - 4 units)
Dosimetry and Radiation Protection (Core - 4 units)
Practical (Core - 4 units)

SEMESTER Dissertation (Core - 20 units)
02

Introduction | Page 08

BRAIN PHYSICS
by: Keng Qing Le

On 3rd February 2021, we invited Prof Dr Next, Prof Dr Zamzuri discussed the brain
Zamzuri Idris to deliver a talk about brain temperature and its thermodynamics.
physics. Prof Dr Zamzuri is a neurosurgeon Studies have shown that the centre of the
currently researching on brain physics. Brain brain has higher temperature than the outer
physics is a new approach towards the study layer. The temperature of the brain is
of the human brain. During the talk, Prof important for energy flow in the brain
Zamzuri discussed the possible physics where direct brain cooling is used as
principles in the brain, including buoyancy, therapy for patients suffering from brain
quantum physics, and consciousness, to injury.
name a few.
We are glad to invite Prof Dr Zamzuri to
The brain is the most complex and special share with us his knowledge on brain
organ in the human body. Our current physics, which equips us with valuable
knowledge on the brain is on its biology but learning on the topic.
what about the physics of the brain? Brain
physics summarises the physical interactions
that occur among volumes, flows, and
pressures in the brain.

Starting with a brief introduction on the
structure of the brain, Prof Zamzuri then
discussed the first physics principle in the
brain, which is buoyancy. The weight of the
brain varies when the cranium is filled with
cerebrospinal fluid due to Archimedes
principle. Looking at the MRI of the brain, we
can notice that the brain is in a microgravity
posture. The microgravity posture is related
with the pressure and the temperature of the
brain, which are further discussed in the talk.

On the second point, the shape of the brain is
discussed. Studies have revealed that the
brain has a finite shape. The brain anatomy
and the shape correlate with the brain
anatomical energy.

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ALUMNI VIRTUAL
CAREER SHARING

by: Salma Abdulrahman Al-wasli

"What are my During our Alumni Virtual Career Sharing, Mr Joshua Ho Chian
career Sing, a Junior Medical Physicist in Sunway Medical Centre; Mr
opportunities Aslam Husaini Ahmad Timiz, a Quality Control (QC) Engineer in
as a medical Alpyz Sdn Bhn; and Miss Nabila Farhanah Bakri, a Product
physics student Specialist in UMMI Surgical Sdn Bhd. Mr Joshua, Mr Aslam, and
after Miss Nabila shared their working experience in different work-
graduation? fields, such as hospitals and companies, as medical physicist
graduates.
Do I have other
options rather Mr Joshua started his talk with the radiation therapy treatment
than working in process which begins from the diagnosis and ending with the
hospitals?" radiation. He added that a medical physicist is a member of the
radiation oncology team who is responsible to design the
treatment plan. He explained the process with an example of
breast case contouring and its treatment planning process.

Next, Mr Aslam shared his experience as a QC engineer in a
company that provides medical radiation services. They provide
services such as quality assurance for irradiating apparatus (e.g.,
general radiography, CT scan, mammography, etc.) in hospitals
and clinics, by using different survey meters and phantoms. They
also provide laboratory services (Radiation dosimetry services,
RDSL) by evaluationg the dose exposure of radiation workers on
monthly basis. He added that his company provide training

services like (Continuous Medical Education (CME) and
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) to
radiation workers, radiographers, and doctors dealing
with radiation. Mr Aslam advised the junior to search
for more opportunity to work in a similar company as
his such as Medical Physics Sdn Bhd, etc. He added
that his job is interesting and allows him to travel
between states continuously.

Turning to the last speaker, Miss Nabila, she shared her
experience as a product specialist in the medical
device industry that supplies medical devices to
hospitals. As part of the trauma team, she works
closely with orthopaedic surgeons by providing
guidance on operating the supplied medical devices
to ensure that the surgery progresses smoothly. Miss
Nabila highlighted that she was fortunate to land on
this job due to her exposure of her internship in a
medical device industry. She added that this job
needs excellent time management and exceptional
communication skills to discuss with engineers,
specialists, and surgeons.

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Q&A

Q1: To work as a medical physicist in the hospital, is it necessary to have a master’s
degree in medical physics?
A: To work as a medical physicist in a private hospital, you need to have minimum
qualification of a master’s degree. Fortunately, this requirement is not a must for
government hospitals,
Q2: To work in medical radiation services company, does it require to have the radiation
protection officer certificate; would there be a sponsorship on obtaining the certificate?
A: No, you do not need to have the certificate to land on the job. Your company will
sponsor you on obtaining the certificate.
Q3: Is it safe to work with radiation?
A: Yes, it is safe, Personal example, my monthly exposure is only 1 mSv per year which is
relatively far from the standard protocol dose exposure limit of 20 mSv per year. We also
utilise the radiation protection principle to minimize the harm from radiation.
Q4: What are the questions asked during the interview(s) for the medical physicist
position?
A: They would normally ask for your experience in radiotherapy. You can share your
experience based on your practical experiments during your study. Of course, they do not
expect much from a fresh graduate. They just want to know by how much of knowledge
that you have possessed. They would also check on your knowledge on the modalities in
radiotherapy.
Q5: Can you share some tips for job interviews?
A: You have to study the job scope and the company profiles. You have to tell them what
you know and your experiences to impress the interviewers.
Q6: What are the other job scopes for medical physics graduates?
Medical physics graduates are eligible to work as a process engineer and a manufacturing
engineer as well.

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STRATEGIES FOR PUBLICATION IN HIGH
IMPACT JOURNALS

by: Raja Saleh Al-Ameri

On March 10, 2021, the Medical Physics and Radiation
Science Group organised a sharing session on "strategies
for publication in high impact journals". The program
was presented by two senior lecturers from the school of
physics, Dr Mohd Zamir and Dr Wan Maryam.

Dr Zamir started the session by explaining on how to
make any research work publishable starting with an
excellent proposal. Dr Zamir gave some tips to the
audience on effectively select a suitable journal and
steps to write a good manuscript.

Meanwhile, Dr Maryam pointed out the main reasons for
manuscript rejection and suggested the methods on how
to deal with comments given by reviewers. Maximising
the impact of research was also a point where Dr Maryam
had emphasized on. The session ended with a

quick fun activity to recap all the crucial
points that introduced throughout the
program.

Apart from sharing their valuable experiences, both lecturers encouraged the

novice researchers to work hard and smart on getting their research work

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LINKEDIN FOR FRESH GRADUATES
by: Raja Saleh Al-Ameri

Due to the need of fresh graduates, this program
[LinkedIn for Fresh Graduates] was held on August 5, 2021
virtually via Webex by inviting Dr Zamir Bin Pakhuruddin
as a speaker. Dr Zamir started the program by introducing
LinkedIn and highlighted the importants of using it. He
demonstrated some effective ways on developing the
profiles and building quality networking. Prior to the Q&A
session of the program, Dr Zamir shared some useful tips
that were meant for job and internship seekers.

The program was beneficial to fresh
graduates as they can promote
themselves and establish relationships
with employers from various fields and
companies via LinkedIn.

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SUCCEEDING IN MEDICAL
PHYSICS FOR THE GOOD OF

HUMANKIND
by: Nurhanis Idris

"Set your eyes on your The passion to be a successful medical physicist is a
aspirations and be dream for all future medical physicists. However, that
courageous even if the dream cannot be achieved without proper planning,
path is turbulent. Adapt hard work, motivation, and guidance. Hence, the
to changes but always Medical Physics and Radiation Science Group USM held
be a person of integrity.!" a webinar by Prof Dr Ng Kwan Hong who had been
listed in the Top 50 Medical Physicists in the world by
International Organisation of Medical Physics (IOMP) in
2003. The program was hosted by a lecturer from School
of Physics, Dr Nurul Hashikin binti Ab Aziz on 2nd June
2021. This webinar had inspired the students to be
outstanding medical physicists in the future.

In the webinar, Prof Dr Ng Kwan Hong called on all
participants to be involved more in research work, have
integrity during working, always be grateful, and have
plenty of trusted collaborators. He emphasised that
collaboration with various people around the world is
significant to learn something new related to the field.
He shared some tips on how to approach collaborators
by diligently attending meetings and conferences, by
being humble, by getting contacts and meeting team
leaders. He also recommended some good books to the
participants.

The webinar was beneficial to both students and
lecturers in the field of medical physics. Almost 200
participants had joined the webinar.

Prof Ng Kwan Hong during 2020 and 2021 Merdeka
Award Grant for International Attachment
Announcement and Presentation ceremony.

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VIRTUAL RADIATION
AWARENESS SEMINAR


by: Nurul Husna Md Noor

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Radiation
Awareness Seminar was held virtually for the second
time on 11th and 18th June 2021. The seminar was
conducted via Webex by MSc Medical Physics class of
ZCE 538, which included brief talks and breakout
sessions covering all topics related to radiation. This
seminar is conducted on annual basis.

Throughout each session, the seminar included a live
chat function to create an interactive experience
between speakers and attendees. The attendees were
comprised of a diverse range of backgrounds, including
alumni, lecturers, current students and public. In order
to maintain enthusiasm throughout the sessions, guests
were awarded an honorarium in the form of an e-wallet
for answering the questions correctly during the quiz
session.

Numerous sessions addressed the benefits and risks of
radiation, as well as the right techniques to manage the
radiation to the benefit of the community. The
presenters’ exceptional creativity were able to entertain
the audience on the educational nature of the seminar
sessions.

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TREATMENT PLANNING
SYSTEM SHORT COURSE

by: Nur Afiqah Aimi Ibrahim

One of the activities held in 2021 was the
Treatment Planning System (TPS) short course
given by Ms Teo Yuan Xin, Radiotherapy
Department Manager at Gleneagles Hospital
Penang. The short course was divided into two
sessions as the first session was held on 10th July
2021 and resumed on 20th August 2021. The
programme was meant for final year students and
postgraduate students of Medical Physics on
finding out more about the treatment planning
system. Treatment planning system is a crucial
and widely used method by hospital in treating
cancer. The programme’s objectives were to
expose participants to the process of treatment
planning system as well as familiarize the
procedures of TPS that begins from image
importing, contouring, beam setup to analyzing
the data with Dose Volume Histogram (DVH).

The short course started with the introduction to
the treatment planning system as a general tool to
plan the treatment by having high precision of
radiation beams being delivered to patients. Ms
Teo also gave some in-depth explanation on
clinical consideration and the evolution of
treatment planning along with the clinical
workflow of radiotherapy treatment.
The second session comprises of IMRT and VMAT planning with MONACO as well as patient
specific quality assurance (QA). The best part of the course was surely the clinical example
cases brought by Ms Teo. The cases were IMRT planning of prostate cancer and 3D-CRT
planning of breast cancer. Participants were also given the opportunity to highlight the
anatomical region of the images and calculate the approximate monitor unit used to deliver
the radiation beam.

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MSC MEDICAL PHYSICS PRACTICAL
AT ADVANCED MEDICAL AND DENTAL

INSTITUTE (AMDI)

by: Nur Afiqah Aimi Ibrahim

As part of core courses in MSc Medical Physics programme, the postgraduate students
completed the practical courses for radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, brachytherapy and
diagnostic radiology at Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), USM. AMDI is a
research institute under the governance of USM, Penang that offers various medical facilities
to treating public as well as providing practical exposures to students.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the practical sessions were prolonged to 4 months between
April 2021 to July 2021 with various compliance of standard of operations. The students were
introduced to 3 departments which are the Oncology and Radiotherapy department, the
Nuclear Medicine department, and the Diagnostic Radiology department.

At the Oncology & Radiotherapy department, students were exposed to the linear accelerator
(LINAC), CT simulator, and Microselectron HDR brachytherapy. Students were given the
opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge of patient dose verification using the 2D
Octavius QA phantom. In conjunction, students were able to verify the Intensity Modulated
Radiation Therapy (IMRT) techniques in the treatment planning system of MONACO. Students
were also exposed to VeriSoft software which used in pre-treatment verification on observing
the accuracy of the treatment planning by calculating their gamma index analysis. For
brachytherapy, students were exposed to the Quality Assurance (QA) of the afterloader
machine such as safety check and room checks. Students also guided to check the
equipment and the treatment planning with ONCENTRA.

At the Radiology department, the students were introduced to imaging modalities available
at AMDI such as CT scanner, X-ray machine, and MRI. The introductory to these imaging
modalities were well explained with their safety components and operating principle.
Students were required to conduct the QC tests for these modalities as part of the practical
session. The tests included kV accuracy test and timer accuracy test for general X-ray, CT
number calibration, and CT number uniformity for Computed Tomography scanner. For
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), students analyzed T1-weighted images, T2-weighted
images, and Flair images by pointing out the similarities and differences among them. The
different advantages of the images were discussed along with the images’ artefacts.

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On the other hand, at Nuclear Medicine department, students were exposed to not only the
SPECT gamma camera but also the preparation of nuclear medicine including the procedure
of receiving Mo-99 generator, elution process and tagging of Tc-99m. Students were also
required to complete the QC of SPECT gamma camera and radiation monitoring across the
Nuclear Medicine department. The QC of SPECT gamma camera includes intrinsic uniformity
and spatial resolution, center of rotation (COR) test and tomographic uniformity.

Heartfelt appreciation were given to the supervisors and instructors at AMDI for their
dedications and commitments to ensure we, the students, gained optimal knowledge despite
in the challenging circumstance caused by COVID-19 pandemic.

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MSC RADIATION SCIENCE PRACTICAL
AT ADVANCED MEDICAL AND DENTAL

INSTITUTE (AMDI)

by: Umairah Mohd Zaki

Radiation monitoring may seem to be a We also learned the importance of shielding as
simple procedure but it is very crucial in the exposure rate recorded with and without
ensuring the safety of the workers and also shielding has significant differences. The
public from unnecessary exposure. radiation exposure with shielding is 85% lower
Although radiation brings a lot of benefits than without shielding! Besides, there is an
to the people as it can be used to treating interesting fact about the design of the patient
the cancer or for diagnostic purpose, it will ward, it has 2 consecutive doors. The doors can
still bring harm if without proper be controlled by the nurses to prevent certain
management. MSc Radiation Science patient wandering out of the room and
students were given the chance to do their endangering the public.
practical at Nuclear Medicine Department,
Advance Medical and Dental Institute, USM New thing that I learned during this practical is
which is commonly known as IPPT among that there is therapy that allows patients to go
the USMians. home after the oral ingestion of the radioiodine!
This is a new experience for me as during my
The practical work was divided into three internship at National Cancer Institute (IKN), all
parts. The first part was the receiving test, the patients have to be admitted after drinking
wipe test and radiation monitoring around the radioiodine. However, this is only valid for
the controlled areas. Receiving test and patients that received low-dose of radioiodine
wipe test were done when we received new and patients need to do self-isolation and avoid
radiation sources. This is to ensure the interacting physically with family members
radiopharmaceutical’s package arrived in unless for emergency situation.
good condition with no leakage from the
packaging. The test includes measuring the Finally, before leaving IPPT, we did personal
exposure rate of the parcel at each sides of monitoring where we measure the exposure
surfaces of the parcel and 1 meter away rate all over our bodies, shoes and clothes. This
from the parcel. For the second part was is to detect any contamination that may
the patient monitoring. In my opinion, this happen when we were doing our works. The
was the most exciting part as I got the experiences are memorable for me and I would
opportunity to witness the process of like to thank my lecturer, Dr. Nursakinah for the
administrating radiopharmaceutical into opportunity to do our practical here as I had
the patient. Here, we measured the never set foot in IPPT before even during my
radiation exposure with and without degree days.
shielding during oral ingestion of the
radiopharmaceutical.

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PET-CT SCAN IN MALAYSIA

by: Nur Farah Huda Zulkafli

When it comes to diagnosing illness using
radiation, diagnostic radiology like diagnostic
X-ray, Computed Tomography (CT) scan, and
Mammography are mostly known. Some
people are unaware of nuclear medicine that
assess bodily functions using radioactive
tracers to diagnose and treat disease.

On 25th Sept. 2021, we have invited our
alumni, Mr. Mohd Fahrizuan Md Yusop, who is
currently working as Medical Physicist at KPJ
Johor Specialist Hospital. He delivered a topic
on PET-CT scan in Malaysia. He explained that
PET scan is an imaging technique that
provides detailed picture of organ at molecular
and cellular level and it gives functional image
for specific diseases and cancer location. He
also explained the clinical flow in PET-CT scan
imaging from receiving FDG (Fluoro-
deoxyglucose), dispensing the required dose,
injection to patient, scanning and PET-CT
image formation. FDG is the combination of
glucose and F-18(Fluorine-18), where glucose
will localize to organ/tissues that have cancer
which we will see as hot spot.

Other than that, he described the production
of F18-FDG and GA-68, and the important of

Ge-68 generator. During the talk, he also
showed the differences between CT and PET
images where we can see the cancerous
tissues are clearer on the PET images
compared to CT images. The talk was
enjoyable and informative. We would like to
thank Mr. Fahrizuan for the experience and
knowledge.

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POSTGRADUATE
SHARING SESSION

Postgraduate journey was not easy. scan for recording
Especially during pandemic where you get
limited access to laboratories and facilities
for your research. In 2021, we successfully
organised three postgraduate sharing
session to boost motivation and keep the
spirit up. From this sharing, postgraduate
students were able to communicate with
each other and share their own experience
during their study.

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PERSPECTIVE OF A FIRST YEAR MEDICAL
PHYSICS STUDENT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC

By Tang Jia Hui

My first year as a medical physics student surely is
a special, almost unbelievable experience to say. I
never thought that I would spend most of my time
sitting in front of a laptop, settling everything
merely through a screen. It was especially
challenging as a first year student as I had no prior
knowledge in any of the way of how the university
worked, and I did not have any familiar friend. I
had to start from scratch and slowly familiarise
with how everything worked through the screen.
Fortunately, my path was less bumpy as my
lecturers and seniors aided me in all ways possible.
With new friends whom I made in the process led
to enjoyable moments.

I was especially happy and excited as the second
semester arrived, because we finally had the
chance to step inside the school compound to
experience the feeling of living and studying at the
university, although it was still far different from
when this whole pandemic had plagued the world.
I had only officially met our fellow students from
school of physics twice in the school setting,
which was for our laboratory sessions, yet it was
precious and was something that I loved through
my stay in the dormitory during my second
semester.

Despite the pandemic having changed many
things, I am grateful for many wonderful things.
We have finally realised how precious physical
interaction is with our friends, and we have
witnessed how everyone has come together to
help each other to get through this, both as friends
and as mentors. I am glad that my first year ended
without much regret, and I hope that the upcoming
second year will bring nothing but good things to
me and those around me.

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THANKFUL, GRATEFUL AND TRULY
BLESSED

By Cerolinechryscilla Binti Mor

I am truly blessed to be part of USM. It
is not an easy journey, especially
during this COVID-19 pandemic. I
completed my 1st semester at home
and I came to USM for the 2nd
semester. At first, everything appeared
impossible, especially during my first
semester as I faced internet issue. I had
to wake up early morning around 4 am
to watch the recording of previous
classes because I only received
excellent internet connection at that
time. At the end of the day, all tears
and hard work had paid off. I am
grateful for having friends who were
always there to aid and support me
throughout that challenging time.

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MY REAL TRUTH

By Nur Nabiha bt Suhaimi

It felt just like yesterday I am still a first
year student trying to cope with the new
environment, but I realise that I am soon
becoming a third year student. My time
as a student seems to fly so fast due to
the current COVID-19 pandemic that has
changed everything. It is still difficult to
adapt with this new lifestyle, especially
when you are a student. Some students
prefer virtual classes, online tests, 100%
assessments based on assignments, and
nil tutor class - but this is not my cup of
tea. I really do miss the fire, the energy,
and the eagerness of wanting to study for
the final tests but now things have
changed. I find it hard to study and
sometimes I could not understand
everything nowadays. It is difficult to
comprehend everything when you have
plenty of assignments waiting to be
submitted. Basically, I understand a
question that is in the assignment only
instead of the overall topic. I am still
grateful for my achievements for the past
semester but deep inside my heart I do
want to feel the freedom of being a
student. I miss seeing my friends and
lecturers in person instead of seeing them
in virtual meeting. I really do hope USM
will open as usual, at least before I
receive my degree.

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MASTERS HALF ONLINE AND HALF FACE-
TO-FACE

By Shefa Sameeh Asasfeh
Msc Radiation Science

Deciding to start my studies online But the most difficult part was
while working in a job that requires studying alone, without the sense of
long hours can be challenging, but I being at the university with colleagues
did not want to miss out on the and friends, and without the
opportunity to join the journey offered energising atmosphere that students
by USM between face-to-face and typically experience during exam
distance learning. periods, as well as the immense
academic pressure that seems
Assignments, quizzes, presentations, manageable only when you are
explanations, and long talks about surrounded by friends in classrooms,
numbers, units, schedules, and university yards, and the library.
appointments awaited us on this
exciting journey. When you get into USM, the terrible
feeling dissipates quickly. You can
Being a student at USM implies that witness how the university is indeed
you are constantly striving to improve an excellent medium for boosting your
your academic performance. Due to enthusiasm and encouraging your
the time difference between my passion and ambition, as well as your
country, Jordan, and Malaysia, as well efforts to achieve the top for the
as my lengthy working hours, the benefit of your university, supervisors,
semester I completed in distance instructors, and yourself.
learning was rather challenging.

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SALT AND SUGAR

By Umairah Mohd Zaki, Nur Darina binti Darman,Nurul Firzanah binti Baharuddin
Msc Radiation Science

At first, there was still a glimpse of However, we believe that these
hope that it will be physical classes hurdles and obstacles have shaped
instead of online classes after some us into becoming a stronger person
time. When we thought we would be just like the following saying:
out in the woods, the number of cases
suddenly spiked up including the “Life is like a piano.
death toll and followed by White keys are happy
announcement of movement control moments and the black
order, MCO 2.0. Things became worse ones are sad moments.
when MCO 3.0 was announced. All lab Both keys are played
work and research activities came to a together to give us the
halt. Not for one or two weeks but for sweet music called
months! We were stuck within the four Life.”
walls. We could not even go outside – Suzy Kassem
of the campus to buy our own
necessities or dine at the hostel cafes. Studying through the pandemic as a
We felt melancholy, demotivated, and postgraduate student was a roller-
depressed. They said to reach out to coaster ride for all of us. Most of us
the person closest to you. However, ended our Bachelor’s degree with
how can we do so when our friends internship during the pandemic, so we
were also in the same boat. Everyone never have any virtual class
was not in their best state and felt experience beforehand. It was a bit
fragile at that time. The first few difficult to adjust at first, especially
weeks were indeed challenging to for our dear classmates from the
adapt as this was too drastic. We felt overseas due to time difference and
anxious all the time as we could not those who experienced poor internet
see the end of the tunnel. There was connections. It was also difficult for
no other option but to tune our way of those who were not able to return to
living to fit into the new norm. campus due to MCO.

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On the bright side, virtual classes performed in the Nuclear Medicine
gave us more flexibility in terms of Department since they used a lot of
what we wore, how many breaks we radioactive materials for their
could take or how comfortable we treatment. The whole hands-on
could be! Why? It was because we approach learning experience at
had the luxury of learning in our own AMDI enabled us to polish our skills
home, with a roof above our head and knowledge in radiation
and family by our side. It was the monitoring and the Nuclear Medicine
same for those who stayed in field. Despite the short amount of
campus; all their needs were taken time, we have to say that we have
care of by the university. It was hard definitely learnt and re-learnt new
for the first few weeks, but aspects pertaining to radiation.
gradually, we became used to it and
we were comfortable with it. But of The overall experience throughout
course, this would not have this Master journey was bittersweet
happened if it was not because of for us. We gained plenty of new
the efforts taken by our lecturers knowledge despite our Physics
and staff at the School of Physics. background. We would like to
The quality of their teaching style, express our gratitude to all lecturers
their unique ways of making us fall in who gave their best and tried to
love with the subjects, as well as the understand us although they also
time and effort taken to make had to face difficulties in adapting to
everything possible are highly this new norm with tons of students
applauded. This is especially to handle, multiple lectures to take
regarding those online quizzes with care of, and piles of work to
colourful backgrounds and cheerful complete. To have understanding
music backgrounds, oh boy, they lecturers is one of the biggest
were very fun indeed! blessings and privileges one can
have in journeying this bumpy path.
During the first semester, we went to
Advanced Medical and Dental
Institute (AMDI) for one of the
practical sessions. Despite the MCO,
we were still very fortunate that we
had the opportunity to visit AMDI.
The AMDI was a new place for
Darina, who had graduated from
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), but
it was not new for the rest of us
since we were there during our
undergraduate studies. Still, we were
thrilled to finally get out of the
campus after being stuck in there
due to the pandemic. Radiation
monitoring was specifically

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THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF
INTERNSHIP

By Khairul Mardhiah binti Abu Hasan Ashari

One can only imagine the job scope Protection Equipment Integrity
of a medical physicist until the Check by using CT scan. Lead gown,
clinical training is experienced first- lead apron, lead skirt, and thyroid
hand. Despite the COVID-19 shield were collected from all
pandemic, I am glad that the Penang departments at the Penang General
General Hospital still accepts Hospital, distinct clinics, Hospital
students to undergo internship Balik Pulau, and Hospital Seberang
there. This experience was an eye- Jaya for inspection. I also did some
opener for me and my friends as it crosschecks on general X-ray at
provided a glimpse necessary for us Klinik Kesihatan Butterworth, Klinik
to prepare for the career world. Kesihatan Seberang Prai, and Klinik
Kesihatan Bukit Minyak monitored by
We first reported to our clinical my supervisor.
supervisor at the Penang General
Hospital on the 22nd of February. I Another experience worth
was assigned to the Radiology
Department for my first eight weeks mentioning is the presentation I
there. The first day of the internship
was hectic - it was definitely culture delivered on Radiation Dosimeter
shock-inducing. During my first
week, I was positioned in the X-ray before the Radiology staff via
Department, which is known to be
busy on every Monday and Google Meet. The most exciting part
Thursday. I was taken aback by how
crowded the place was, but above of being in the Radiology
all impressed with the radiographers’
efficiency in executing their job. Department was when I had the

As early as 7.30 in the morning, we chance to follow the radiographer to
started the daily quality control
(QC) of Dual Energy X-ray the operation theatre to observe the
Absorptiometry (DEXA), which
required us to use lumbar spine use of a mobile X-ray before a
phantom. On random days of the
week, we did the weekly QC of surgery took place. I was hesitant at
DEXA. Meanwhile, on every Friday,
we did the weekly QC of first since I am homophobic;
mammography and crosscheck on
the general X-ray. All tests were nevertheless, I dared myself
supervised by our supervisors. The
best part of it all is being given the considering how valuable the
opportunity to do the Radiation
experience was. Fuhh! It was nerve-

wracking, but I successfully

overcame my fear.

After eight weeks, we were assigned
to Nuclear Medice Department. We
were eventually instructed to work
from home due to the unforeseen
spike in COVID-19 cases nationwide.
Consequently, we were only able to
get hands-on training for a week,
which was during our first week in
the Nuclear Medicine Department.

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During the first week in the Nuclear Medicine
Department, we only managed to do the daily QC
of the single and dual gamma camera, receiving
Iodine-131, and executing wipe test. When we
transitioned to work from home, we were
assigned to perform a mini research in groups of
two, for which we studied about “Test and
Commissioning of PET/CT Discovery MI DR”. I
presented the Quality Control of SPECT and the
said mini research. Even though we did not
perform the test physically, at least we were able
to learn the roles of a medical physicist in
maintaining the machines.

A week before the internship ended, we were
instructed to return to the Nuclear Medicine
Department for our final week. Pheww! That was
my last chance to engage in hands-on activities.
Thenceforth, our days were packed with
activities- from Monday until our very last day as
trainees. We got to do the daily QC of PET/CT,
SPECT/CT, wipe test, receiving FDG-18 and I-131,
as well as survey meter inspections. With the
generous help of the physicists in the Nuclear
Medicine Department, the activities were nothing
short of an interesting learning experience.

To conclude, I strongly encourage everyone to
make the most of internship opportunities. I
believe that my own experiences have massively
developed and refined my skills. Most of all,
undergoing this internship has given me a clearer
picture of the roles and responsibilities of medical
physicist beyond what a textbook can describe.
Last but not least, I would like to express my
gratitude to my teammates, clinical supervisors,
school supervisors, and everyone else who has
helped me throughout this journey. If God wills, I
will become a medical physicist one day!

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INTERNSHIP: INSIGHTFUL JOURNEY IN
THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

By Nur Athirah Mohd Nasaran

As a physics student under the To be able to implement gap
school of Physics USM, during our analysis, I had to master the process
final year, we were given choices flow at the Expanded Process Line
either to take elective courses (EPL). Starting from a simple step to
learning in the lecture hall or to the complicated one, I observed
choose an internship and expose what the technician did, documented
ourselves to a whole new it, performed a comparison with the
environment. I grabbed the service manual before polishing, and
opportunity to undergo an translating it into work instruction. A
internship and to make it more work instruction is a document that
interesting; I had decided to clearly and precisely describes the
squeeze in myself into the correct way to perform a certain
manufacturing industry. I secured process. It is usually revised after a
the internship placement in one of period to keep it updated in case if
the MNC companies located in there is any change in the process
Bayan Lepas - Pentax Medical flow or if there is the addition of new
Penang Sdn. Bhd. parts or tools.

Pentax Medical Penang is basically a

medical company specialising in

endo-imaging solutions and was first

established in Japan. It is one of the

largest companies involved in

producing endoscope for medical

purposes and among the products

are Gastroenterology endoscope,

Ultrasound endoscope,

Endobronchial endoscope, and

Pulmonology endoscope.

During my first day of reporting, I
was informed to be placed in the
Repair and Services (RS) department
under the engineering team. Since I
was assigned under the engineering
team, I was given tasks equivalent to
a fresh graduate engineer where I
have to implement gap analysis
between work instruction (WI) and
the actual process, develop process
rework flow, and be involved in
product validation.

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Moving on to the next task, I had To sum up, my 19-week at Pentax
hands-on experience in setting
machine for product validation. I Medical Penang Sdn. Bhd. came to
was entrusted to perform tensile
testing where a sample is subjected an end. I enjoyed my internship so
to a controlled tension until it
becomes fractured. In this test, much and learned many things from
adjusting collar is soldered to pulley
wire with different soldering the attachment. This experience
temperatures. The sample is then
pulled to its breaking point to enabled me to develop personal
determine the ultimate tensile
strength of the solder joint. The skills, apart from acquiring new skills
amount of force applied to the
sample and the elongation of the in documentation, quality control,
sample are measured and recorded
throughout the test. production line, and technical skills

Distal end checking by – experience that I did not
Athirah
previously acquired. Along the 19

weeks, I was treated and acted like a

regular employee at the company. I

had to be there at 8 am every

morning, be ready to receive and

complete the task given, aside from

receiving allowance every month

and free meals every day! Over

those 19 weeks, I expanded my

ability to communicate with a wide

range of employees, such as

operational technicians to

management, and even, Japanese

managers. I gained better

understanding of the manufacturing

industry, established new network,

and most importantly, acknowledged

the sense of professionalism by

getting a clearer view of what it

means to be in the professional

world.

Last words, I would advise everyone
to take the opportunity to accept
internship, be it in a hospital or
industry. Along with the pros and
cons, you choose what suits you and
which world you are eager to
explore more. There is much to gain
from these two choices on both
professional and personal levels. I
wish everyone who is reading this
(especially 3rd year medical physics
students) all the best and good luck
in seeking your internship
placement!

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Face the Hurdle!

By HafiAzalutumnnNi -ajAihpaphlicMatuihonamSapedciZaaliisbtol Bahar

We were shocked by the COVID-19 wave
that has attacked the globe since 2019. It
has been a rough journey when it comes to
job opportunity. Alhamdulillah wa
syukurillah, I was permanently hired by
Avero Mednav Sdn Bhd on May 21st, which
is the main distributor for Brainlab Ltd.

I managed to secure a position as an Name: Hafizatun Najihah binti
Application Specialist in radiotherapy, Muhamad Zaibol Bahar
which is an essential position at every Company: Avero Mednav Sdn Bhd
cancer institute. Brainlab deploys a range Position: Application Specialist
of advanced technologies for better (Radiotherapy)
treatment delivery. Batch: 2015/2019
** Still active in RMN Reservists
For all the students out there, you need to after commissioning from PALAPES
believe the power of your strength. My tips
are, you need to tag along with the staff Job scope:
during the internship. They will provide Gives a full support to current
information and sometimes will be a good customers
reference in future job application. Needs to have a good relationship with
Primarily, find staff who will retire soon as the users
they will share some company names that Explains and promotes the latest
offer job vacancy. As I’m a new staff technologies
member, many things are waiting to be Continuously seeks a new knowledge
explored!

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My Experience as Junior
Medical Physicist

By NAluurmulnSi y-aMkierdaicBailnPtihMysaictisBtakri

My name is Nurul Syakira Binti Mat Bakri, After half a year, I was offered from the
graduated from USM Penang in Degree of government position as a Medical Physicist
Medical Physics in 2016 and Master In at Hospital Queen Elizabeth in Radiology
Science (Medical Physics) in 2017. After I Department. Although I am currently
joined 6 months on clinical training/on- working at a different department, my
job training in Pantai Hospital Kuala main job scope is still similar with my old
Lumpur (PHKL) under SL1M programme, I work – to ensure that all radiation
have started my work at Gleneagles equipment produces quality radiation with
Medini, Johor in Cancer Centre (with minimum exposure in accordance to the
Radiotherapy) as a Junior Medical ALARA principal. Before this, I was working
Physicist. As a Junior Medical Physicist in with Radiotherapy machines (therapeutic),
the Cancer Centre, my responsibilities do such as CT Sim, LINAC, TPS, and QA; but at
not differ from those that I have been the moment, I am working with diagnostic
trained in PHKL since the machines and machines, such as General X-ray, Mobile
equipment there is almost similar. My X-ray, Fluoroscopy, OPG, Dexa, CT Scan,
responsibilities are contouring, planning MRI, Ultrasound, and many other
to use Treatment Planning System (TPS) machines.
for simple cases of External Beam
Radiation Therapy (EBRT) (e.g., 3D-CRT), A medical physicist needs to understand
and Quality Assurance (QA) of the how the machines work and how to
machines to ensure their consistency of overcome issues regarding the machines
quality before delivering the right dose to before involving the vendors and
patients. The role of a physicist in the engineers. Last but not least, a medical
Radiotherapy Department is quite physicist must be an expert about
challenging since it is compulsory to be an radiation protection to keep the working
expert in using different TPS for different environment safe especially for patients
techniques of treatment. Even if it is quite and staff. We are the main reference for
challenging, it is very interesting to apply them when some issues emerge regarding
what we have learned in our classes when radiation and the safety of the machines.
treating patients according to the
prescription given by oncologists. In my
view, a physicist should acquire expertise
in planning, good communication skills, as
well as exceptional mental health and
physical endurance. These are especially
crucial when the machines breakdown and
one should possess the ability to handle
the matter or any issue regarding
radiation well.

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Congratulations

CLASS OF
2021

GRADUATES

A hearty congratulation on your
graduation and wishing you good
luck for the new beginning in life.

May you reach all your goals.

Bachelor of Applied Science MSc. Medical Physics
(Honours) (Medical Physics) (Coursework)

1.Amira Nabila Binti Yahaya 1.Ahmad Faez Bin Mohamed Ridhwan
2.Amni Nasuha Binti Zulkifli 2.Ahmad Luqman Bin Ahmad Affendi
3.Fatin Nabila Binti Rahim 3.Elham Awadh Farag Mzwd
4.Kamaros Eliyati Binti Kamaruddin 4.Emily Huong Piin Shin
5.Khairul Mardhiah Binti Abu Hasan Ashari 5.Farah Natasha Wafaa Binti Ismail
6.Kok Sin Yean 6.Ghassan Haleem Mohsin Al Murshedi
7.Muhamad Lukman Hakim Bin Mohd Azwi 7.Intan Nur Amilia Binti Amiluddin
8.Jee Shao Min
Azurain 9. Maizatul Ainie Binti Azhar
8.Muhammad Hasnain Bin Hanapi 10.Muhammad Syafiq Bin Abd Razak
9. Najihah Binti Mohd Adnan 11.Nik Nurul Afina Binti Wan Zainodin
10.Noor Ain Aswani Binti Abdul Latif 12.Noryasmin Yusrina Binti Samsuddin
11.Nor Atikah Binti Mazlan 13.Nur Afiqah Aimi Bt Ibrahim
12.Nur Afizatul Izni Binti Mohd Jasri 14.Nur Asilah Binti Jalalludin
13.Nur Aina Najwa Binti Mohamad Feriza 15.Nur Iman Amira Binti Mohd Hijas
14.Nur Ashikin Binti Ramli 16.Nur Khalilah Binti Adzeme
15.Nur Athirah Binti Mohd Nasaran 17.Nur Rodhiah Binti Abdul Aziz
16.Nur Farrah Ezlyn Binti Mohammad Rusdi 18.Nurul Ainun Mardhiah Binti Nasarudin
17.Nur Hafidza Binti Hamid 19.Nurul Husna Binti Mohd Noor
18.Nur Suhaila Binti Othman 2 0.O o n g J i e F e i
19.Nur Syahiirah Binti Mohamad Mokhtar 21.Siti Nur Hazieqah Binti Khasim
2 0.N u r h i d a y a h B i n t i M o h d N a s i r 2 2.S o f i a h B i n t i A b d R a n i
21.Nurul Asykin Binti Wahid
2 2.N u r u l S a k i n a h B i n t i S a b r i MSc. Physics (Research)
2 3.S a l m a A b d u l r a h m a n L u t f A l - W a s l i
2 4.S i t i N a d h i r a h B i n t i A h m a d K u z a i n i 1.Mohd Tarmizi Bin Saidin
2 5.S i t i S y u h a d a B i n t i Z u b i r
2 6.W a n N u r A f r i n a B i n t i W a n M d P u z l e e

MSc. Radiation Science Doctor of Philosophy
(Mixed Mode)
1.Dakok Kyermang Kyense
1.Alayim Husham Ahmed Mohammed 2.Hammam Abdullah Abdurabu Thabit
2.Khaleel Hawraa Ali Khaleel 3.Mahmood Subhi Jameel
3.Nur Darina Binti Darman 4.Mohammed Ali Dheyab
4.Nurul Firzanah Binti Baharuddin 5.Montaser W M Saied Ahmad
5.Raaid Mahdi Obaid Al Mamoori 6.Samson Damilola Oluwafemi
6.Umairah Binti Mohd Zaki 7.Sylvester Jande Gemanam

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Memories

Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming!

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Sponsorship

Medical physic and radiation science courses are one of the prominent
courses among undergraduates and postgraduates. Since USM is the only
Malaysian university to offer the courses, hence it is a responsibility for us to
uphold the standards and expectations by every parties including students. To
ensure students exposure, these courses have included theoretical and
practical sections as well as clinical experiences.

Many activities have been conducted throughout the years such as:-

Science Exhibition
Clinical Trips
Practical at Hospitals
Career Sharing from the alumni
Radiation Awareness Program

Therefore, to ensure the continuity of these clinicals and programmes for
every academic session, funding is needed. The funding will be utilized not
only for above programs, it will also use to maintain the performance of the
instruments and equipment in laboratory, to upgrade the equipment use for
practical and project in the laboratory and to repair the equipment.

The contributions shall be used solely for legitimate purposes of the
Universiti Sains Malaysia which is a state-owned body. If you would like to
sponsor us,
please fill out the attached form and return to us. You can make payable to:

UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
CIMB BANK BERHAD
98986101300440
Kod swift : CIBBMYKL
Bank address : Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Blok 32, 11800 USM, Pulau Pinang

If you wish to sponsor our yearly events/do collaboration/give talk, please
contact Dr. Nursakinah Suardi at [email protected]/
04-65353653 for sponsorship opportunities.

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