According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), medical physics is the application of physics to medicine. It uses physics concepts and procedures in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. As part of a team of healthcare professionals, medical physicists play a significant role in assuring the safe and effective use of radiation in medicine. The presentation aims at giving an overview of the responsibilities for medical physicists in various sub-specialties including radiotherapy, diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine, health physics and engineering physics. The knowledge, skills, competencies and examination process for the certification scheme of individual medical physicists in Hong Kong will also be introduced.
Biographies of the Speaker
LEE Kar-ho Francis, PhD, CMPhy, DABR, DABMP, MHKIE
Ir Dr. Francis Lee received his PhD in Medical Imaging from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He joined the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and completed resident physicist training in 2007. In 2011, he earned professional qualification as Certified Medical Physicist in Radiotherapy Physics from the Hong Kong Association of Medical Physics (HKAMP) and The American Board of Radiology (ABR). In 2017, he received a certification in Health Physics from American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP). He became a Member of HKIE in 2023. He is the author/co-author of 29 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 30 abstracts in international conferences.
Ir Dr. Lee is currently the Department Manager of the Medical Physics Division at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong. He is the journal reviewer for the Hong Kong College of Radiology and abstract reviewer for the ‘ESTRO meets Asia’ in 2018 & 2019. He is the adjunct assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong and the City University of Hong Kong. Ir Dr. Lee has also served as the chairperson for the Examination Committee of HKAMP from 2015 to 2021 and as a board committee member in the International Medical Physics Certification Board since 2020. He is now the president of the HKAMP. He also helps with teaching for the Hong Kong College of Radiology and has been a member of its Education Committee since 2022.
CHAN Cheuk-ming Oliver, MPhil, MHKIE, CMPhy, CSci
Ir Oliver Chan is a dual-certified Medical Physicist in Radiotherapy Physics and Engineering Physics from HKAMP. He is also a Chartered Scientist of the Science Council of the United Kingdom. He has been working as a medical physicist for over 10 years at the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital. He is currently a Biomedical Engineer at the Hospital Authority Head Office, specializing in the technical evaluation of radiological equipment for clinical application.
Ir Oliver Chan has received several awards from HKIE, including the “HKIE Young Engineers Arthur & Louise May Memorial Scholarship (Cycle 17/18)”, the “HKIE Innovation Award 2021 Grand Prize (Category I – An Invention)” and the “HKIE Grand Award 2023 – Industrial Category”.
He is the author/co-author of 6 articles in peer-reviewed journals and over 10 abstracts in international conferences.
Registration and Enquiry
The seminar is free of charge and prior registration is required. The seminar is conducted in a hybrid mode – onsite face-to-face or online. The number of participants onsite is limited to 30 and applicants will be served on a first-come-first-serve basis. Priority will be given to the members of HKIE Nuclear Division. Successful applicants will be notified by email. For enquiries, please contact Nuclear Division via Email: nuclear@ne.hkie.org.hk.
