Masud Rana, Lead Medical Physicist & Institutional RSO at Aga Khan Health Services, Tanzania, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“I would like to take a moment to highlight an inspiring initiative from one of the young talents Joel Yusuph I have had the privilege to mentor over the past year and a half.
Joel, a Tanzanian physics graduate with a strong passion for medical physics and exceptional programming skills, approached me with an idea – to build an online learning platform dedicated to medical physics. His goal was simple but powerful:
To help early-career medical physicists better understand their roles, responsibilities, and clinical applications.
Today, I am proud to say that his vision has taken shape into a highly promising platform – Practical MDPhy.
The platform integrates:
- Clinical workflows (Commissioning, QA, Dose Calculation)
- Interactive learning tools for EBRT, Brachytherapy, Imaging, and more AI-assisted learning support Multilingual accessibility, including Swahili (Kiswahili) (Tanzania Local Language).
- Real-world simulations aligned with modern oncology practice
What makes this initiative truly remarkable:
This is not just a theoretical project – it is being clinically guided and validated, ensuring relevance to real-world radiotherapy practice.
From my perspective as an Experienced Medical Physicist, I see immense potential in this platform to:
- Support training of future medical physicists
- Bridge the gap between theory and clinical practice
- Strengthen capacity in regions where structured training resources are limited
Why this matters Africa, including Tanzania, urgently needs skilled medical physicists to support safe and effective cancer treatment. Young innovators like Joel represent the future of this profession – combining physics, technology, and a true commitment to patient care.
Call for Collaboration:
At this stage, the platform has grown beyond an idea and now requires further development, refinement, and scaling.
I would like to invite:
- Industry partners
- Medical physics organizations
- Academic institutions
- Technology vendors to explore opportunities to support, collaborate, or invest in this initiative.
Your support can help transform this platform into a national and regional asset for medical physics education and cancer care development.
Final note
Talent is everywhere – but opportunity is not always accessible. With the right support, I strongly believe Joel can become an asset to the medical physics community in Tanzania and beyond.
Let us support innovation that makes a difference.”
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