CMPB Institute of Applied Sciences FMIPA UI Wins 2022 BAPETEN Award

The Center for Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Indonesia (CMPB UI), which is one of the Applied Science Institutes (LST) of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia (FMIPA UI), won the 2022 BAPETEN Award entitled "Collaborative Strategy for Supervision of Nuclear Energy Utilization to Build Public Trust" in the Nuclear Energy Conformity Testing Institution and Training Institution category, Tuesday, (8/11/2022), at the Pullman 1 Grand Ballroom, Pullman Central Park Hotel, Jakarta.

The performance of CMPB UI as a Nuclear Energy Conformity Testing Institution and Training Institution is considered to be appropriate and meets the management and technical requirements within the scope of its appointment.

Ir. Sugeng Sumbarjo, M.Eng. Plt. Head of BAPETEN revealed that the assessment of the winners was based on their commitment and excellent performance in Radiation Safety and/or Radioactive Source Safety as well as in terms of implementing radiation safety optimization in radiology patients.

"Therefore, BAPETEN will continue to encourage every agency to compete to get the BAPETEN Award," he said.

BAPETEN Award is also used by BAPETEN as one of the indicators to show that among the objectives of supervision, namely increasing legal awareness of nuclear energy users to create a safety culture in the nuclear field; and to ensure the maintenance and improvement of officer discipline in the implementation of nuclear energy utilization has been achieved.

Head of CMPB UI, Dr. Supriyanto Ardjo Pawiro, M.Si. said that CMPB UI as the Center for Medical Physics and Biophysics has been dedicated to providing conformity testing services and service services, as well as education and training services related to Medical Physics and Biophysics since 2014. These services include training on conformity testing of radiology equipment for hospital partners.

"CMPB UI has become a testing laboratory that provides training and testing services for the suitability of radiology equipment for many partner hospitals since 2014 under the Medical Physics and Biophysics Laboratory unit," said Dr. Supriyanto.

The services provided by CMPB UI are divided into 2 divisions, namely the conformity testing and service division and the education and training division. The CMPB UI quality assurance division is also part of CMPB UI to ensure that the quality assurance of service and training activities organized by CMPB UI is well managed.

Until now, the community service institution that was previously under the auspices of the Medical Physics and Biophysics Laboratory (LFMB) of the Department of Physics, FMIPA UI has organized many diagnostic and interventional radiology X-ray testing activities for many hospitals from Aceh to Papua, 6 training batches of qualified examiners for diagnostic and interventional radiology X-ray machines, 7 training batches of radiation protection officers. In addition, CMPB UI has also organized 9 training batches for Medical Physicists and 7 residency batches for specialist medical physicists.

Dean of FMIPA UI, Dede Djuhana Ph.D. expressed his highest appreciation for this achievement. The Dean said that this award is a proud achievement for FMIPA UI as well as recognition of FMIPA UI's commitment to providing excellent service to the community through services available at CMPB UI.

This commitment, continued the Dean, has also been proven through the accreditation process by CMPB UI from the National Standardization Agency (BSN) through the National Accreditation Committee (KAN) in June 2022.

"FMIPA UI continues to be committed to providing excellent services to the community in terms of nuclear energy related to the utilization, development, and mastery of nuclear science and technology to the supervision of activities related to nuclear energy through the CMPB UI service," said the Dean.

In its 8th implementation, Bapeten gave awards to 267 institutions and individuals. In detail, there are 79 medical institutions, 134 research and industrial institutions for permit holders in the field of radiation facilities and radioactive substances, 27 institutions for the category of radiation safety optimization for radiology patients, 6 conformity testing institutions, 2 training institutions, 11 radiation protection officers, 3 officers in the aspect of safeguards and additional protocols and 5 provinces, namely DKI Jakarta, West Java, East Java, Central Java and Banten.

The 2022 BAPETEN Award is given to the License Holder Category in the Radiation Facilities and Radioactive Substances sector; Radiation Protection Officer in the Radiation Facilities and Radioactive Substances sector; Officer in the Safeguards and Additional Protocols Aspect; Nuclear Energy Conformity Testing Institution and Training Institution, which has a very good commitment and performance in Radiation Safety and/or Radioactive Source Safety as well as in terms of implementing radiation safety optimization in radiology patients.

In addition, the BAPETEN Award is also given to regional heads who have a high commitment to improving the culture of nuclear safety and security through coaching for nuclear energy users in their regions.

News source : https://sci.ui.ac.id/