Mangalore University has proposed to introduce a postgraduate course in Medical Physics from 2016-17, according to K. Byrappa, Vice-Chancellor.
He told presspersons, on the sidelines of a workshop on ‘Radiation: Its Applications in Physical, Chemical and Life Sciences’ at the University on Wednesday, that the draft syllabus of the course was ready. It dealt with the use of radiation in biological applications.
But if it was to be introduced, it should get approval from the Department of Atomic Energy.
Draft syllabus
The draft syllabus has now been sent to BARC (Bhaba Atomic Research Centre) for modifications if any and its approval. Once it is approved, the university would have to sign a memorandum of understanding with an AERB (Atomic Energy Regulatory Board) certified hospital for enabling students to do their internship. The proposal as a whole later would have to be sent to the AERB for approval.
The University could introduce the course later. Its postgraduates could work as medical physicists, he said.
Earlier, addressing a gathering at the inaugural session of the workshop he said that the university was always open to have collaborative research projects with the Department of Atomic Energy.
The University Grants Commission (UGC)-Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Consortium for Scientific Research had organised the workshop.
A.K. Sinha, director, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Kolkata Centre, said that the consortium has 200 collaborative research projects in various fields with universities across the country.
