Sub-program: Medical Radiation Physics The sub-program aims at building a domestic expertise in medical radiation physics with regard to radiotherapy and with various aspects of radiation protection included. Activities include training of 3 MSC students, 4 PhD students, and 1 Post Doc. For a country that has barely joined the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) membership, it seems evident that the first step should be the training of its stall involved with radiation as a way to build a sustainable base towards its safe and optimal use within the clinical environment. The backbone of the programme is to provide the national health system with basic investigation in Hospital Physics covering the three main areas namely diagnostic radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine. In addition to that the programme will offer services for the protection of civilian from radiation exposure. The education system will also benefit from the programme.Sweden has a long experience in research and education in Medical Radiation Physics. The first Professor of the Medical Radiation Physics Department at Karolinska Institutet, Professor Rolf Sievert, initiated ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) in 1928 and he was honoured with having the unit sievert (Sv) for equivalent and effective dose named after him. Thus there should be good possibilities to perform a programme aiming at increasing both of the general and scientific knowledge in Medical radiation physics.The plan is to have- A fully equipped mobile unit for radiation control and protection by 2012, together with a trained unit operator- Proper response to public solicitation.- Databases will be established fo:r Radon occurrence in coal mines; health conditions of coal mine workers; Cancer types and its occurrence/distribution in Mozambique; Possible causes of cancer- Recommendations for: Radioprotection; cerebral malaria diagnose, based on scientific results- Sets of information on: Late effects of radiation following radiotherapy; About the range as well as relevant dose-response and relation that govern the appearance; Later effects of radiation based on scientific resultsThe implementation of the program implies a multidisciplinary collaboration between the Physics department and the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Maputo Central Hospital (Department of Oncology and Department of Radiology) and the Ministry of Health. Joint research subprojects in fields such as radiation therapy, diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine are expected.