Quick Quality Assurance tests monthly for radiography machines and half yearly for CT and fluoroscopy machines. It helps in fast detection of the glitches in performance of the imaging equipment
Annual Testing of Lead Apron and other safety devices for its integrity
Tests of radiation leakage in the machine or the room housing these machines
Consultancy in case of inadvertent exposure in pregnancy
Education and training to staff in radiation safety, TLD badges and AERB regulations.
Mini Agarwal, S.K. Garg, K. Asokan, Pratik Kumar. Properties optimization of temperature dependence of nanophosphor KCl:Sm3+ for radiation dosimetry. Journal of Alloys and Compound (Elsevier), 823, 153740, 2020.
Aayushi Jain, Pooja Seth, Ambuj Tripathi, Pratik Kumar, Shruti Aggarwal. TL/OSL response of carbon ion beam irradiated NaMgF3:Tb. Journal of Luminescence, 222, 117159, 2020
Chapter in Book. Pratik Kumar and A.K. Pandey. Radiation hazards and radiation units. In: Editors Arun Kumar Gupta, Anju Garg, M.S. Sandhu. Diagnostic radiology – Advances in imaging technology. 3rd edition. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2019; 407-422.
RK Behera, DN Srivastava, Pratik Kumar, Sujoy Pal, NR Dash, PK Garg, Peush Sahni, KS Madhusudhan. Right Sided Versus Left Sided Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage in the Management of Malignant Biliary Obstruction: A Randomized Controlled Study. Abdominal Radiology (NY), 2021 Feb, 46(2):768-775.
D Manoharan, S Sharma, J Das, R Kumar, Pratik Kumar. Split Bolus dual-energy CT urography after urine dilution: a one step shop for detection and characterisation of urolithiasis. Clinical Radiology, 75(8), August 2020: 643.e11-643.e18.
Apoorva Mittal, N. Gopishankar, Julia Koleda, Akhilesh K. Verma, Pratik Kumar. Development and characterization of urethane substituted diacetylene based radiochromic films for medical radiation dosimetry. Rad Phys Chem, 177, 2020, 109119.
Apoorva Mittal, Manoj Kumar, N Gopishankar, Pratik Kumar, Akhilesh K Verma. Quantification of narrow beam UVB radiation doses in phototherapy using diacetylene based film dosimeters. Scientific Reports - Nature, 11, 684, 2021.
Apoorva Mittal, Gopishankar N., Akhilesh Verma, Pratik Kumar. Development and dosimetric characterization of novel amide substituted diacetylene based radiochromic films for medical radiation dosimetry. Rad Phys Chem 182, 2021, 109391.
Apoorva Mittal, Shalini Verma, Gopishankar Natanasabapathi, Pratik Kumar, Akhilesh Verma. Diacetylene Based Colorimetric Radiation Sensors for the Detection and Measurement of Gamma Radiation during Blood Irradiation. ACS Omega (American Chemical Society), 2021, 6, 14, 9482-9491.
Narinder Kumar, Anoop Daga, Sidhartha Satpathy, Pratik Kumar. Slip, Trip and Falls among healthcare workers of a tertiary care hospital of North India: A cross-sectional study. J Current Med Research and Opinion, 2021, 04(11), 1055-1058.
Narinder Kumar, AK Daga, Sidharth Satpathy, Pratik Kumar. Estimation of Illumination in an Apex Tertiary Care Hospital of North India: A Cross Sectional Study. J Academy Hosp Admin, 2021, 33(1) 67-72.
Narinder Kumar, Anoop K Daga, Sidharth Satpathy, Pratik Kumar. Evaluation of radiation exposure to healthcare workers in the Nuclear Medicine department using Thermoluminescent Dosimetry (TLD): A cross sectional study. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) 2021, 20(11), Series 6, 01-03.
Pooja Seth, Shruti Aggarwal, Shaila Bahl, Pratik Kumar. Optically stimulated luminescence dosimetry on tissue equivalent LiF: Mg, Cu, Na, Si phosphor. Optik, April, 2022, 169060.
Sahil, Rajesh Kumar, Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Pratik Kumar. OSL and TA-OSL properties of Li2B4O7:Al for radiation dosimetry. J Alloys & Compounds, 908, 2022, 164628.
Avinav Bharati, Susama Rani Mandal, Arun Kumar Gupta, Amlesh Seth, Raju Sharma, Ashu S. Bhalla, Chandan J. Das, Sabyasachi Chatterjee, Pratik Kumar. Non-Invasive characterisation of renal stones using dual energy CT: A method to differentiate calcium stones. Physica Medica, 101, 2022, 158-164.
M.Sc (Physics) or M.Sc. (Medical Physics) with relevant exposure to Diagnostic Medical Physics or the relevant qualification according to the running project. Admission through entrance examination conducted by AIIMS twice in a year (Jan. & July)
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Training in radiation safety and quality in imaging
Personnel working in the relevant area or desirous to have exposure in the said course. Application to be routed through the Registrar, AIIMS.