Student presentation looking at overseas placement

1. SINGAPORE: THE CLEAN
& GREEN CITY

2. WHERE IS SINGAPORE?
• Part of China?
• Part of Malaysia?

3. WE ARE THE REPUBLIC
OF SINGAPORE!
• Just a small dot near the equator (716.1 km²)
• For comparison, Wales is about 21,000 km².

4. ENVIRONMENT
• What is Singapore like?
• Lots of people
• Lots of buildings (flats, shopping malls etc)
• Lots of greenery
• Weather
• 27-32 °C all year round
• Very humid
• Sun rises at about 7am and sets about 7pm
(all year round too)
• No natural disasters

5. CULTURE
• Huge population (5.3 million!)
• Wales have a population of about 3 million
• 4 Major races
• Chinese, Malays, Indians and Caucasians
• Result: Different languages and lots of yummy food
• Busy and hectic
• Similar to London

6. ATTRACTION SITES
• Marina Bay Sands (MBS)
• Plush 57 storey hotel
• Roof-top swimming pool
• Beautiful Night View

7. ATTRACTION SITES
• Gardens by the Bay
• Flower Dome
• Cloud Forest
• And many other attractions

8. ATTRACTION SITES
• Sentosa
• Universal Studios
• Aquarium
• Siloso Beach

9. MERLION
• So how did the Merlion come about?
• Video

10. What Should a Cardiff Student Know?
• Miscellaneous
• Accommodation
• Food
• Transport
• Radiotherapy in Singapore

11. MISCELLANEOUS
• Time Difference
• Cardiff is 7 hrs earlier than Singapore
• Prepare for some jet lag…
• Currency
• £1 = S$2.13
• Everything’s on 50% sale!
• Weather
• How to cope with hot and humid weather
• Prepare lots of ice/cold water and stay hydrated
• Take lots of baths
• May have the occasional thunderstorm so remember to bring your umbrella

12. ACCOMMODATION
• You can rent a room within a Housing and Development Board (HDB) apartment
• Price ranging from S$ 500 - 600 per month (excluding utilities)
• Number of people per room depends on apartment owner.
• For more information
HDB Apartments

13. FOOD!
• One of the main reasons you should come over to SG
• Due to Singapore being a multi-racial country, we are blessed with a wide variety of food.
• Chinese
• Malay
• Indian
• Western
• Others

14. Chinese
• Chicken Rice
• Hokkien Noodles
• Bak Kut Teh
• Meaty pork ribs simmered in a broth of herbs and spices
• Dim Sum
• Fried Carrot Cake
• NOT the usual carrot cake you eat in bakeries
• There is no carrot in this carrot cake!
• Cubes of radish cake, stir-fried with egg

15. Malay
• Nasi Lemak
• Fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf
• Mee Rubus
• Dish made of yellow egg noodles with a spicy, slightly sweet curry-like gravy
• Mee Goreng
• Fried noodles served with fried chicken, pork or beef

16. Indian
• Roti Prata w/ curry
• Fried flour-based pancake that is cooked over a flat grill
• Usually served with a vegetable or meat based curry
• Biryani
• Mixed rice dish served with meat
• Tandoori Chicken
• Roasted chicken prepared with yogurt and spices

17. Western
• There is still food from home if you are not used to our food. 
• Fish and Chips
• Spaghetti/Pasta

18. Desserts
• To help cool down in the hot weather
• Ice Kachang
• Shaved ice served with palm seeds, red beans, sweet corn, grass jelly and cubes of agar agar jelly
• Topped with evaporated milk, condensed milk or coconut milk
• Bubur ChaCha
• A medley of sweet potatoes, yam and jelly cooked in a sweet coconut milk base
• Can be served hot or cold

19. Others
• Sushi
• Korean Food

20. TRANSPORT
• Mass Rapid Transit (MRT): Singapore’s Tube/Underground
• Buses
• Taxis
• Singapore is small so you can get around easily using the MRT or Bus
• However, be prepared to squeeze with others during peak hours

21. Cars in Singapore
• Honda: S$150,000
• Hyundai: S$150,000
• Fiat: S$130,000
• Prices are inclusive of COE
• Compulsory Certificate of Entitlement (COE): S$60 – 62K
• 2nd Hand Cars: around half of the above
• Morale of Story: Don’t get cars in SG!

22. RADIOTHERAPY IN SINGAPORE
• 3 Major Cancer Centers
• National Cancer Center (NCC)
• National University Hospital (NUH)
• Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)
• Private Hospitals
• Mount Elizabeth Hospital
• Gleneagles Hospital

23. NATIONAL CANCER CENTRE (NCC)
• Under Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
• Uses only Varian Linear Accelerators
• Tomotherapy®
• Novalis®
• Used for Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) & Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT)
• 2 CT Simulators
• 1 Conventional Simulator
• Uses the MOSAIQ system
• A total of 10 Linear Accelerators
• More to be up soon due to opening of a new centre

24. EQUIPMENT
Conventional Simulator
Varian S2100 Varian Trilogy
HI-ART® Tomotherapy® Machine Novalis® Linear Accelerator

25. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (NUH) &
TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL (TTSH)
• Only uses Elekta Linear Accelerators
• NUH*
• 3 Linear Accelerators
• 1 CT Simulator
• Uses the MOSAIQ system
• *may be more now as a they have just opened a new centre
• TTSH
• 2 Linear Accelerators
• 1 CT Simulator
• Uses the ARIA system

26. EQUIPMENT
CT Simulator
Elekta Synergy

27. Usual Cases in Singapore
• Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)
• Treated as a Head & Neck case using IMRT
• 5-pt Shell and Alpha Cradle headrest immobilisation used
• Prostate
• Lung
• Breast
• Different hospitals use different immobilisation devices
• SGH: Breast Board
• NUH & TTSH: Posi-rest
Breastboard Posi-rest

28. Rare but Interesting Cases
• Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
• Total Body Electron (TBE)
• Usually used to treat Mycosis Fungoides
• Done using the Stanford Technique (6 Dual Fields rotating at 60° intervals)
• Pediatrics
• We try not to use anesthetics on our pediatrics unless absolutely necessary
Stanford Technique

29. THE END
• Feel free to contact me if you have any queries! 
• Email: geekeng_12345@hotmail.com