Cooperating with IAEA shows advancement of nuclear medicine
Kuwait has been engaged in fruitful cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in technical projects and training courses, a ranking official has affirmed. The affirmation was made by the Chairman of the Nuclear Medicine Department and Head of the Nuclear Medicine Department at the Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Dr. Abdulreda Ismael.
Ismael said in his opening speech at a regional training course organized by the center on monitoring and ensuring the quality of nuclear tomography in cooperation with the IAEA. The hosting of this course comes from its selection as a regional training center for Arab countries in the Asian region. He added that this step also comes to demonstrate the scientific and technical confidence possessed by Kuwaiti competencies and the distinguished position of the Kuwait Cancer Control Center.
This reflects positively on the medical services and aims to enhance capabilities in nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, and the production of radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of tumors and non-communicable diseases. For her part, the representative of the IAEA, Dr. Farida AlKandari, said in her speech that the five-day training course brings together about 35 participants from Arab countries in Asia and the Gulf countries and five international experts presenting the lectures, including direct field training on cameras to make the most of the practical application in their work centers.
The head of the Radiation Nature Department at the Kuwait Center, Dr. Mishari Al-Naimi, said in his speech that the program includes a comprehensive curriculum for training medical physicists on the basic rules and advanced methods for monitoring and ensuring the quality, accuracy, and efficiency of nuclear tomography devices through practical applications and training on Monte Carlo simulation programs. This allows participants to analyze the performance of nuclear imaging devices through virtual reality. — KUNA