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Mirion Supports RAD-AID in Medical Physics Education Efforts

In 2023, Mirion entered a philanthropic partnership with RAD-AID International, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to enhancing radiology and radiation safety in underserved populations around the world. RAD-AID works to establish sustainable radiology programs in low-resources areas, training local health professionals and equipping them with the necessary tools and knowledge to deliver effective care. With their multidisciplinary approach, RAD-AID also brings nuclear medicine and radiation therapy programs to hospitals and facilities to educate providers on the safe use of imaging and therapeutics.

Meet Stacey Achoki

The RAD-AID Medical Physics team has been mentoring Physicist Stacey Achoki with Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

In fall 2024, Stacey participated in an observership educational experience at the University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, then presented at the RAD-AID Conference in Washington DC. The following month, a RAD-AID physicist volunteer traveled to Kenya and utilized donated Mirion phantoms to provide additional physics training and education to Stacey at her home institution.

As a result of this training, Stacey is expanding the medical physics and radiation safety practices in her department, including QC programs, technologist education, and advocating to her department to procure a survey meter. RAD-AID continues to provide remote support via lectures on quality assurance and control.

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Stacey using Mirion phantom to perform QC testing in Nairobi, Kenya.

The RAD-AID Medical Physics team is also conducting outreach trips in 2025 for physics and nuclear medicine to Indonesia, Ghana, and Botswana, during which the donated phantoms will be used again to provide hands-on training at their partner sites.

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From left: Dr. Enock Ludzu (Hospital Director), Rafael Mariano Grossi (Director General of the IAEA), Lazarus Chakwera (President of Malawi), and guests, attend a demonstration at Kamuzu Central Hospital facilitated by Mussa Kumwembe, Chief Radiation Therapist.

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RAD-AID Medical Physics volunteer Sumeer Hussain recently traveled to Malawi to support the launch of the country's first public radiotherapy program at Kamuzu Central Hospital. Sumeer worked on commissioning the treatment planning system and helping to ensure that the dose calculated by the treatment planning software accurately matches the dose delivered to patients. These efforts helped verify that the clinic is ready to treat patients safely and with confidence.

This volunteer trip was made possible thanks to Mirion’s monetary donation in 2024.

Mirion is proud to support RAD-AID’s initiatives to address global healthcare disparities and help safeguard those who are providing and receiving care. We look forward to sharing more RAD-AID success stories as our partnership progresses.

If you’re interested in learning more about RAD-AID, you can visit their website, HERE.

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