Oncological hyperthermia has proven effective as an adjuvant to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. However, its adoption has been limited by heterogeneous heat-delivery protocols and insufficient temperature rise of tumors. Biocompatible inorganic nanoparticles offer an innovative solution — their superparamagnetic and plasmonic properties enable remote heating under magnetic fields or near-infrared light, providing superior heat control and improved thermal gradient shaping compared with conventional hyperthermia.

Dr. Jesús G. Ovejero is a Medical Physicist at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra. He holds a PhD awarded the Extraordinary PhD Prize (UCM) and the Spanish Royal Society of Doctors Award. Author of over 30 peer-reviewed publications (h-index = 18), he was selected by IOMP in 2025 to receive the IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize.

Simple advice on why you may want to be on social media as a scientist and how to do it. Topics include types of social media platforms, how to consume content without it becoming a time sink, how to contribute on social media, why to use multiple platforms, and the importance of being a real person on social media.

Dr. Lars Juhl Jensen received his PhD from the Technical University of Denmark in 2002 in bioinformatics. He worked at EMBL from 2003–2008, then as professor at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen. He joined ZS Discovery as Director in 2025. He has authored over 250 scientific publications with more than 100,000 citations.

Dr. Jitendra Sharma is the Managing Director & Founder CEO of AMTZ — the world’s largest medical devices research and manufacturing park. He is Founder Executive Director of Kalam Institute of Health Technology and Founder Chairman of two med-tech incubators. He has led major policy initiatives and received the EU–India Award, AAMI-Laufman Greatbatch Award, and ACCE Excellence Award. He holds three academic PhDs.

Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) is a rapidly growing technique that uses stereo vision technology to track patients’ surface in 3D, for both setup and motion management during radiotherapy. The session covers SGRT use throughout the RT pathway, enabling precise treatments without tattoos or masks, effectiveness of non-coplanar treatments, significance of beam hold latency, and the principles of Cherenkov imaging combined with SGRT for real-time visualization of dose delivery.

Michael Tallhamer, DABR is Chief of Medical Physics for AdventHealth, Denver. He has been commissioning and utilizing SGRT systems since 2008 and is a past president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter AAPM. He has a background in computer vision, mathematics and image processing.Josh Naylor MPE, MSc, DipIPEM, MIPEM, ANSHCS, trained at University of Manchester and The Christie Hospital. He works at University Hospitals Dorset with special interests in linac QA and RT imaging, and is heavily involved in education and training of new medical physicists.

Adaptive proton therapy (APT) aims to optimize treatment by adapting to anatomical and physiological changes during therapy. APT workflows rely on 3D-imaging, deformable image registration, and dose accumulation. Despite challenges from proton range uncertainties and resource demands, adaptive strategies offer improved clinical outcomes and reduced toxicity in anatomically complex tumour sites.

Dr. Dayanand Sharma has 28 years of professional experience in clinical medical physics. He is the first Medical Physicist to clinically commission a proton therapy facility in South East Asia and the Middle East. He has published 56 full-length original articles and is a sought-after speaker at international conferences.

This presentation addresses the challenges of a proton therapy project in Brazil, covering reimbursement, legislation, clinical protocols, and project management — and its impact on society.

Helio A Salmon Jr is a medical physicist and radiotherapy specialist with a track record in implementing and managing operational efficiency in medical and hospital units. He has led end-to-end projects including approval of over 110 bunker projects and CNEN licenses for construction authorization across Brazil and abroad.

This presentation explores applications of AI in healthcare with a focus on radiotherapy, highlighting the key challenges and open questions that must be addressed to enable widespread adoption of AI in this field.

Dr. Rabih Hammoud is an American Board Certified Medical Physicist since 2004 and Vice President of MEFOMP. He holds an MSc from Wayne State University and a PhD from Université De Bretagne Occidentale. He received the IOMP IDMP award in 2022 and is actively involved in IAEA activities worldwide.

Radformation addresses the challenges of breast cancer treatment management with a suite of automated tools: AutoContour accelerates contouring, EZFluence simplifies 3DCRT planning, ClearCheck automates plan evaluation, and ClearCalc provides fast secondary dose calculations. Collectively these solutions improve planning efficiency, reduce errors, and support high-quality radiation therapy.

Mercedes Riveira studied Physics and completed a Master’s in Biomedical Physics at the Complutense University of Madrid, where she earned a PhD through the EU-funded SINFONIA project. Her doctoral work focused on personalized dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine and AI applications in medical imaging. She is an Associate Editor for the British Journal of Radiology | Artificial Intelligence.

SunCHECK® unifies QA processes with a single database, centralized data, and standardized workflows. Automation reduces time on repetitive tasks while enabling remote work and oversight. By analyzing QA data, users can identify trends — such as machine performance issues or training needs — that drive continuous improvement and elevate patient care.

Greg Martin is a registered clinical scientist in the UK with 5 years of clinical experience working in a 10-linac NHS radiotherapy center. He is an Honorary Lecturer and has presented poster publications at international conferences including AAPM and ESTRO.

Physics has been and remains an instigator and integral component of radiology, radiation oncology, and nuclear medicine. This lecture offers a holistic view on the role of physics in medicine and delineates the forefront of the Medical Physics profession in terms of its science, clinical practice, educational endeavors, and professional aspirations.

Ehsan Samei is the Reed and Martha Rice Distinguished Professor at Duke University. He directs the NIH-sponsored Center for Virtual Imaging Trials (CVIT) and co-directs the FDA-sponsored Triangle-CERSI. He is authored over 370 referred papers, is a fellow of five professional societies, and recipient of the 2022 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award by IOMP.

This debate critically examines the strengths and limitations of AI in medical X-ray dose estimation, dose optimization, quality assurance, and clinical decision-making. Panelists identify key advantages AI offers in dose estimation, recognize potential risks and interpretability challenges, discuss irreplaceable contributions of human judgment, and explore strategies for integrating AI-powered dosimetry into clinical practice.

John Damilakis is a professor and director of the Department of Medical Physics, University of Crete. He is the IOMP President (2025–2028) and was President of EFOMP and EURAMED. He has published 272 research articles on PubMed with 10,380 citations and an h-index of 54.M. Mahesh is a Professor of Radiology and Cardiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focuses on MDCT, interventional fluoroscopy, and digital mammography. He is President of AAPM, elected member of the ICRP and NCRP.Madan Rehani is Director of Global Outreach for Radiation Protection at Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He was President of IOMP (2018–2022) and is currently IUPESM President. He is an Emeritus Member of ICRP and author of 9 ICRP Annals.

This debate examines whether AI serves as an empowering assistant to medical physics or if its advancement might eventually redefine traditional roles. Topics include AI innovations in image segmentation, treatment planning optimization, and quality assurance, alongside concerns about diminishing hands-on expertise and clinical decision-making.

Prof. Joerg Lehmann is a Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist at Calvary Mater Newcastle. He is a Fellow of AAPM and member of the AAPM-ESTRO joint Task Group TG 360. He is active in radiotherapy dosimetry audits and co-founded the “Photography in Medical Physics” competition.Michael Douglass is a principal medical physicist at SA Health and the Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy. He holds a PhD in Radiation Physics and is certified by ACPSEM. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers and received the 2021 ACPSEM Boyce Worthley Early Career Award.

AI and ML are revolutionizing medical physics in both diagnostic and therapeutic areas. This presentation showcases current applications of AI/ML in medical physics and highlights the necessity of updating curricula to incorporate AI as a key component.

Dr. Issam El Naqa is Chair of the Machine Learning Department at Moffitt Cancer Center and Professor at the University of South Florida. He has secured numerous research grants, published over 200 papers, and is a Fellow of IEEE, AAPM, and AIMBE. His research focuses on AI-driven clinical decision-making and adaptive radiotherapy.

AI in medical imaging involves development of quantitative analyses for task-based discovery, predictive modeling, and robust clinical translation. This presentation gives a perspective on how AI could impact the education and clinical practice of medical physicists, including how AI could potentially change current practice.

Dr. Maryellen L. Giger is the A.N. Pritzker Distinguished Service Professor of Radiology at the University of Chicago. A pioneer in computer-aided diagnosis, she is past President of AAPM and SPIE, and a Fellow of IEEE, AIMBE, and RSNA. She has received multiple prestigious awards and contributed extensively to radiomics and AI-driven precision medicine.

This talk presents potential legal and ethical challenges posed by the use of AI in medicine, focusing on AI in healthcare delivery and touching on issues relevant to AI in health research.

Dr. Sharon Kaur is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya, with a law degree from Cardiff University, a Master’s in Medical Law and Ethics from King’s College London, and a PhD in Bioethics from University College London. She is PI on a Wellcome-funded project on Southeast Asia Bioethics.

Integrating AI into medicine introduces ethical challenges including data privacy, autonomy, trust, and accountability. Algorithmic and data biases may perpetuate healthcare disparities. This talk introduces ethical frameworks and guidelines for AI deployment and provides examples of ethical issues in medical imaging and medical devices.

Prof. Kwan Hoong Ng received the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Award from IOMP (2018) and was listed as one of the top 50 medical physicists in the world. He established ACOMP and SEAFOMP, co-founded AFOMP, and has co-authored over 300 papers and 15 books.

This presentation explores the intersection of AI and ethics in medical physics as advanced through IAEA activities. It outlines the evolving roles of clinically qualified medical physicists in safely implementing AI-based tools, emphasizing theoretical foundations, risk management, quality assurance, and ethical safeguards.

Dr. Egor Titovich has over 15 years of experience advancing cancer treatment through radiation technology. He has trained over 300 specialists across Europe and Asia and is Database Officer in Medical Physics at the IAEA in Vienna. His work has significantly enhanced data workflows in the Dosimetry Audit database.

Recent advances in instrumentation and radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) present new opportunities for nuclear medicine. AI can assist in optimizing signal processing and image reconstruction, enhancing imaging quality while reducing radiation exposure. It can also improve diagnosis and prognosis, and support the development of treatment planning tools for RPT including simplified dosimetry and pre-therapy dose prediction.

Prof. Kuangyu Shi, PhD is Chief Medical Physicist and Head of the Lab for Artificial Intelligence and Translational Theranostics at the University of Bern. He is a Senior Lecturer at TU Munich and a member of the AI committee of EANM and ICRP Task Group 36. He received the SNMMI Young Investigator Award and the Roger Perez Award of EANM.Prof. Axel Rominger, MD is Full Professor of Nuclear Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Inselspital Bern. His research focuses on PET imaging in neurological and oncological fields. His department received the world’s first large axial field-of-view PET scanner in 2020. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications.

An overview of the history and growth of women medical physicists in the US with statistics from AAPM. Although the number of women continues increasing, their representation in leadership positions is not keeping pace, and salary surveys show evidence of a gender pay gap. The talk discusses contributing factors and highlights the work of the AAPM Women’s Professional Subcommittee (WPSC).

Dr. Jennifer Pursley received her PhD in experimental particle physics from Johns Hopkins University and completed the Harvard Medical Physics Residency. She is a faculty physicist at Mayo Clinic, a member of the AAPM Women’s Professional Subcommittee since 2014, and became Chair of the WPSC in 2023.

The representation of women in medical physics in Asia has grown significantly, yet challenges remain in achieving gender equity in leadership and research. Drawing on experiences from SEAFOMP, AFOMP, and international collaborations, this talk discusses how regional organizations empower women through mentorship, networking, and professional development.

Prof. Chai Hong Yeong is a Professor of Medical Physics at Taylor’s University, Malaysia, President of SEAFOMP, Chair of the IOMP MPWB, and co-founder of ACOMP. She received the IUPAP Early Career Scientist Award (2021) and SEAFOMP Young Leader Award (2017), and is Editor-in-Chief of eMPW and the IOMP Newsletter.

A talk on the unique challenges and exciting opportunities of being an early-career female medical physicist in Europe, covering resilience, adaptability, and how humanitarian work can strengthen networks and build leadership skills.

Dr. Oleksandra Ivashchenko specializes in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at the University Medical Center Groningen. In 2022, she co-founded the #ScienceForUkraine initiative, supporting over 1,000 Ukrainian scientists and students. She received the 2022 MCAA Social Impact Award and the 2024 IUPAP Early Career Scientist Award.

Online adaptive CT-based radiotherapy has rapidly expanded, combining CBCT, automatic contouring, and automatic plan optimisation. This complex technique requires robust quality assurance. PTW has developed the RUBY adaptive phantom to address this challenge, with a new insert facilitating the insertion of different organ sets and positioning of anthropomorphic structures. The webinar demonstrates a possible workflow of an online adaptive end-to-end test using the Varian ETHOS system.

Dr. Daniela Eulenstein has a Master’s degree in physics and a PhD in medical physics. She worked as a medical physicist at the Pius Hospital in Oldenburg, Germany and has been at PTW since 2018 as Research Scientist in the Product Management Team, responsible for the RUBY Phantom.

Surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT) has evolved into standard-of-care in modern radiotherapy. This presentation describes the testing, implementation, and clinical evaluation of the novel SGRT system LUNA 3D (LAP, Germany) installed on a C-arm linac. Acceptance tests were implemented according to the ESTRO-ACROP guideline. All test results lie within the manufacturer’s specifications and ESTRO guideline tolerances.

Dr. Hui Khee Looe is the Deputy Head of Medical Physics at Pius-Hospital in Oldenburg, Germany and a scientist in the “Medical Radiation Physics” group at the University of Oldenburg. His work focuses on mathematical and computational methods in dosimetry and improving patient positioning using SGRT.