A group of 60 third-year undergraduate students from the Department of Physics had the opportunity to visit the Cancer Hospital Maharagama on Sunday, January 14. The field visit was organized as part of the Medical Physics course taught by Dr. S. Kandeepan.
The students had the opportunity to learn about the various equipment and techniques used in radiation therapy for cancer patients. They were guided by the Chief Medical Physicist Athula Kumara and the Medical Physicist Sampath Madushan, who showed them the Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Treatment and Planning Rooms, the Brachytherapy Unit, the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Computed Tomography (CT), the CT Simulator, and explained their operations and functions.
The visit gave them a practical insight into the applications of physics in medicine, mainly in cancer treatment and diagnosis. Students expressed their appreciation for the visit and mentioned it as an invaluable experience in their lives.
