title: Medical physics practice and training in Ghana.
abstract: Medical physics has been an indispensable and strategic stakeholder in the delivery of radiological services to the healthcare system of Ghana. The practice has immensely supported radiation oncology and medical imaging facilities over the years, while the locally established training programme continues to produce human resource to feed these facilities. The training programme has grown to receive students from other African countries in addition to local students. Ghana has been recognised by the International Atomic Energy Agency as Regional Designated Centre for Academic Training of Medical Physicists in Africa. The Ghana Society for Medical Physics collaborates with the School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences of the University of Ghana to ensure that training offered to medical physicists meet international standards, making them clinically qualified. The Society has also worked together with other bodies for the passage of the Health Profession's Regulatory Bodies Act, giving legal backing to the practice of medical physics and other allied health professions in Ghana. The country has participated in a number of International Atomic Energy Agency's projects on medical physics and has benefited from its training courses, fellowships and workshops, as well as those of other agencies such as International Organization for Medical Physics. This has placed Ghana's medical physicists in good position to practice competently and improve healthcare.
authors.affiliation: School of Nuclear and Allied Science, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, P.O. Box AE 1, Kwabenya, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: johnphrey@gmail.com.
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Amuasi
authors.affiliation: School of Nuclear and Allied Science, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, P.O. Box AE 1, Kwabenya, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: kwaamkyere@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Augustine K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kyere
authors.affiliation: School of Nuclear and Allied Science, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, P.O. Box AE 1, Kwabenya, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: cschandy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schandorf
authors.affiliation: School of Nuclear and Allied Science, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, P.O. Box AE 1, Kwabenya, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: fletcherjjf@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.affiliation: School of Nuclear and Allied Science, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, P.O. Box AE 1, Kwabenya, Accra, Ghana; Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: masassiamah@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boadu
authors.affiliation: School of Nuclear and Allied Science, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, P.O. Box AE 1, Kwabenya, Accra, Ghana; Oncology Directorate, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, PMB, Kumasi, Ghana. Electronic address: ektaddison@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eric K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Addison
authors.affiliation: School of Nuclear and Allied Science, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, P.O. Box AE 1, Kwabenya, Accra, Ghana; Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: haspee@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hasford
authors.affiliation: School of Nuclear and Allied Science, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, P.O. Box AE 1, Kwabenya, Accra, Ghana; Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: edemsosu1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Edem K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Sosu
authors.affiliation: School of Nuclear and Allied Science, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, P.O. Box AE 1, Kwabenya, Accra, Ghana; Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: tasackey@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Theophilus A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sackey
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box KB 369, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: samniitagoe@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Samuel N A
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Tagoe
authors.affiliation: Radiation Protection Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box LG 80, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: stephink@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inkoom
authors.affiliation: School of Nuclear and Allied Science, University of Ghana, Atomic Campus, P.O. Box AE 1, Kwabenya, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address: yawserfor@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Yaw
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Serfor-Armah
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005869:Ghana; D007390:International Agencies; D007391:International Cooperation; D010825:Physics / Q000193:education*; D012958:Societies, Scientific
keywords: Diagnostic radiology; Medical physicist; Nuclear medicine; Radiotherapy