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Department of Radiology
Teaching Staff:
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Head of the department: |
Professor Dmytro S. Mechov, Doctor of Medical Science, Meritorious Science Worker of the Ukraine |
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Teaching Staff Members: |
Professors: Oleksandr I. Avramenko, Yakiv S. Babiy,
Oleksiy A. Honchar |
History Data:
The Department of Radiology (then named rontgenology) was created in 1936; it was reorganized into the Department of Rontgenology and Medical Radiology in 1954 in connection with the development of medical radiology. For associated teaching of rontgenology and medical radiology at one department, it became necessary to install special radiological apparatus with particular conditions of its use. It made the performance of pedagogical process more complicated and in 1957, the Department was subdivided into 2 independent departments: the Department of Rontgenology and that of Medical Radiology (with a course of radiation hygiene included in 1984).,The Academic Board of P.L. Shupyk KMAPGE decided to reunite 2 departments and to create the Department of Radiology (sections of Radio-Diagnostics and Radiology) In 1999.
During the years of existence of the Department it was headed by: Assistant Professor M.I. Shor (1936-1941), Corresponding Member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Professor O.O. Horodetsky (1944-1957), Professor A .Ye. Rubashova (1957-1967), Professor M.F. Lipkan (1968-1986), Professor H.Yu. Koval’ (1987-1994), Professor T.P. Syvachenko (1986-1993), Assistant Professor O.A. Honchar (1994-1999) – Head of the Department of Radiation Diagnostics, Prof. D.S. Mechov (1993-1999) – Head of the Department of Medical Radiology and since 1999, – Head of the Department of Radiology.
Famous scientists and experienced lecturers have been working at the Department during many years: Professors V.I. Bahtiyarova, M.M. Zagorotska, V.K. Kalyna, V.M. Slavnov, B.A. Syzov, V.O. Chernichenko; Doctors of Medical Sciences H.V. Valuyeva, V.V.Potsybina; Assistant Professors R.A. Antonova, A.K. Belous, M.A. Vasylyev, V.V. Hudim-Levkovych, O.O. Zozulia, V.H. Kapustnik, B.R. Kyrychynsky, H.S. Litvinova, V.I. Nesterovska, S.M. Oderiy, H.I. Rozenfeld, Z.M. Symonova, N.S. Chukova, V.V. Tsvetkova.
In the 1970-ties, the teaching staff of the Department, together with engineering-technical department of the S.P. Korolyov Industrial Company under the guidance of Professor T.P. Syvachenko elaborated and implemented into clinical practice the devices for radionuclide diagnostics of different organs and systems; and in 1972, the teaching staff members of the department: T.P. Syvachenko, V.P. Ischenko, V.K. Kalyna were awarded the State Prizes of Ukraine in the field of Science and Technology.
In 1979, Professor T.P. Syvachenko was awarded the Honorary title of Merited Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine. Associate Professor V.K. Kalyna was awarded the Honorary title of Merited Inventor and Rationalizer of the USSR.
Professor D.S. Mechov was granted with Gold and Silver Medals of the Exhibition of Economic Achievements of the USSR (1979, 1984). He is a Meritorious Science worker of the Ukraine from 2003. Assistant Professor V.P. Ischenko was granted with the Badge “Excellent Worker of Public Health” (1978).
From 1979 to 1989, Inter-regional courses “The usage of nuclear methods in medicine” for foreign specialists (according to the program of the WHO MAGATE) were held in cooperation with the Department of Medical Radiology of the Central Institute for Advanced Training of Physicians (Moscow). 320 physicians from 32coutries of the world were trained there.
The teaching staff always took an active part in social work. Professor O.O. Horodetsky was a leading rontgenologist of the Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine, and during 12 years he was the Head of the Kyiv municipal scientific Society of rontgenologists and radiologists, Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Radiobiology”, a member of Editorial Boards of 4 more journals.
In 1965, Professor A.Ye. Rubashova organized the Kyiv Regional Scientific-Practical Society of rontgenologists and radiologists and had been heading it till 1968.
From 1968 to 1989, the Kyiv Regional Scientific-Practical Society of rontgenologists and radiologists was headed by Professor H.Yu. Koval. She was a member of the Administration Board of the republican and city scientific-practical societies of rontgenologists and radiologists. Professor M.M. Zagorodska was a member of the Administration Board of the All-Union Scientific-Practical Society of rontgenologists and radiologists.
Professors H.Yu. Koval and T.P. Syvachenko were the members of the Editorial Board on elaboration of Unified Syllabi in rontgenology and radiology (Moscow). Professor T.P. Syvachenko was a member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Medical Radiology”.
Professor V.A. Syzov was a secretary of the Academic Board of KMAPGE named after P.L. Shupyk.
Professors M.M. Zagorodska, M.F. Lipkan, Assistant Professors M.A. Vasylyev, M.P. Maschenko were Deans of faculties and Assistant Professor V.P. Ischenko was a Deputy Dean of the faculty.
Prof. D.S. Mechov is a member of National Committee of Radiation Protection attached to the Supreme Rada of Ukraine, leading specialist of the Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine, Head of the Commission of Education of the Association of Radiologists of Ukraine, vice-chairman of the Republican Problem Commission of Radiology, worked as an Expert of the Higher Certifying Committee at the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Editor of a section of “Ukrainian Radiological Journal”.
Professors A.I. Avramenko, Ya.S. Babiy, D.S. Mechov are the members of Specialized Academic Board.
In 1992, Professor Ya.S. Babiy created, and for ten years he has been the President of the Association of radiologists of Ukraine, Editor of the Collection of Scientific Works of the Association of Radiologists of Ukraine and of the Journal “Radio-Diagnostics, Radiation Therapy”.
Professor O.A. Honchar, Assistant Professors V.P. Ischenko, M.P. Maschenko, V.O. Murashko are the experts of National Committee of Radiation Protection attached to the Supreme Rada of Ukraine.
Professor O.A. Honchar, Assistant Professor H.M. Bondar, T.K. Sakhno are the members of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Radio-Diagnostic, Radiation Therapy".
Assistant Professor V.A. Romanenko is a Secretary of the Expert Commission of the State Pharmaceutical Centre of the Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine. Assistant O.V. Scherbina is the Head of the Forum of young Radiologists of Ukraine.
Teaching and Methodological Work:
Department is a main educational department in the Ukraine accordingly 5 radiological specialities: rentgenology, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, radiohygiene.
The following training courses are conducted at the department:
Specialization: Radiation Therapy; Radionuclide Diagnostics; Rontgenology (5 months);
Pre-certification: Rontgenology; Radiation Therapy; Radiation Hygiene; Radionuclide Diagnostics; Ultra-Sound Diagnostics;
Topical Advanced Training: Selected Issues of Radio-Therapy and Radionuclide Diagnostics of Tumors of Separate Localizations; Selected Issues of Radiation Medicine and Radiation Safety; Environmental Radiation Control; Radiation Epidemiology; Application of ultra-sound and radionuclide methods of diagnostics in clinical practice; Computer Tomography.
Internship: Radiology-Therapy; Radiology-Diagnostics;
Teaching of clinical residents and post-graduates students: Teaching on a self-financing basis may be conducted in all radiological specialities;
Scientific Research Activities:
The Department’s scientific work is aimed at fulfilling scheduled scientific research work “Effective choice of diagnostic imaging in pathology of central nervous system, head and neck in clinical practice”.
Terms of fulfillment: 2002-2007.
In 2004, prof. D.Mechov with coll. was granted with the Diploma № 241 on Scientific Discovery in the field of radiotherapy (prognosis of negative reactions).
Scientific and Technological Cooperation is kept with
1. European Association of radiologists (obtaining of scientific journals, syllabi, questionnaire etc.)
2. Research Department of Alkali-Haloid Crystals of the Scientific-Technologies Concern “Institute of Monocrystals” of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (City of Kharkiv)
3. SKTB “Orizon” (town of Smila, Cherkaska oblast).
4. Joint-Stock Company “Teleoptik”.
The elaboration of basic software for a new national single-photon emission computer tomograph has been completed. The development of applied clinical programs packing is in progress (extra-plan scientific research work).
Under the aegis of KMAPGE, the following conferences and symposia were organized and held:
1. Scientific and practical Conference “Current problems of Conventional Radiodiagnosis, CT and MRI” (May, 2005).
2. International Conference of Specialists in Radiation Therapy and Radio-oncology (June, 2005).
3. International scientific-practical conference “Modern problems of nuclear medicine” (November, 2005).
The department participated in organization and holding of:
1. Scientific-Practical Conference “Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology” (Oktober, 2005).
2. Workshop “Tumor Markers in Diagnosis of Oncological Diseases” (June, 2005).
80 scientific works were published in 2005, among them: educational manual editions – 1; collection of test-problems – 1; international ones – 4; Ukrainian ones – 70; translation (scientific working) – 4.
The teaching staff members of the Department have made 66 reports, among them: at international level – 10; at interstate level – 2; at state level – 24; at regional level – 26; at city level – 4.
During 2003-2005 department received 4 innovations and published 3 methodical recommendations.
Clinical work:
The department of radiology provides consultative, diagnostic and clinical work at base (9) and extra-base (3) medical establishments. Annually, over 8,300 patients, including children, receive consultations and treatment (radiation therapy, radiotherapy by open isotopes); the patients undergo radiologic investigations, including computer magneto-resonance tomography, ultra-sound investigations with using color Doppler imaging, radionuclide diagnostics, and estimation of radionuclide presence in the human body.
The patients with malignant tumors of practically all localizations undergo radiation therapy at the City Oncological Hospital (one of the main bases of the department). Radio-therapy is carried out on modern gamma-therapeutic devices for distance and contact treatment (AGAT-R, ROCUS, AGAT-VU, Selectron). Besides, there is a linear accelerator “Microtron”, which enables treating patients by means of highly energetic electrons and photons. The planning of radiation therapy is realized by a roentgenologic simulator.
If necessary, radiosensitizing of tumors – introtumoral introduction of radiomodificators, local hyperthermia of tumors, non-traditional fractionation of 24 hour dosage etc. are used in radiation therapy of patients.
The patients with cancer of thyroid, prostate and mammary glands with metastasis to osseous system are treated at the Clinic of open isotopes.
International activities:
The Department maintains international cooperation with:
1. Committee of European Association of Radiologists (D.S. Mechov – a member of European Committee on Education).
2. Association of Radiologists of North America (D.S. Mechov, T.I. Chebotaryova).
3. Society “Partners of Radiologists of Ukraine” organized in the USA and Canada (D.S. Mechov, T.I. Chebotaryova).
4. Association of specialists of nuclear Medicine (D.S. Mechov)
5. European Society of Radiation Oncologists (D.S. Mechov)
6. Boston University (the USA) (D.S. Mechov)
Address:
9, Dorogozhytska Str.,
Kyiv, 04112, Ukraine.
Tel/fax 213-06-05
e-mail: kmapo-rad@ukrpost.net
