Radiation and Medical Physics Research Group – Department of Physics, Universitas Diponegoro
The Radiation and Medical Physics Research Group at the Department of Physics, Universitas Diponegoro, is a scientific community focused on the application and development of physics in the fields of radiation, health, and medical technology. This group integrates theoretical, experimental, and computational approaches to advance science and technology in healthcare, medicine, and fundamental research in radiation physics.
The group consists of eleven complementary areas of expertise:
- Plasma Physics, which explores the properties and applications of plasma in energy, environmental, and medical fields.
- Medical Physics–Radiodiagnostics, which studies the use of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation in medical imaging for disease diagnosis.
- Theoretical Physics, which delves into the theoretical foundations of modern physics to support the modeling of complex systems in medical and radiation physics.
- Spectroscopy Physics, which investigates spectroscopic techniques for analyzing biological materials and molecular detection in medical and pharmaceutical applications.
- Medical Computational Physics, which develops simulations and computational algorithms for medical image processing and biological system modeling.
- Optical Physics, which studies light-matter interactions for various applications, including photon-based diagnostics and therapy.
- Medical Imaging Physics, which develops and evaluates imaging technologies such as CT, MRI, PET, and SPECT.
- Medical Physics, which encompasses a broad range of physics applications in medicine, including radiation protection, radiotherapy, and dosimetry.
- Nuclear and Plasma Computation, which focuses on modeling radiation-matter interactions and plasma systems using numerical methods.
- Particle Physics, which investigates subatomic particle interactions and their applications in radiation detection and medical instrumentation.
- Nuclear Medicine Physics, which develops radioisotope-based techniques and instruments for precise disease diagnosis and therapy.
The Radiation and Medical Physics Research Group is committed to producing highly skilled graduates in research and applied physics for healthcare. With strong laboratory facilities, collaborations with hospitals and national research institutions, and active involvement in health technology development, the group plays a strategic role in advancing applied physics in Indonesia.
The group is based at the Radiation and Medical Physics Laboratory.