Medical Physics

Medical Physics

Medical Physics is: Defined аѕ thе application оf physics tо thе nееdѕ оf medicine. Launched by 2 Nobel prizes in physics; subsequently 2 Nobel prizes in Medicine or Physiology. Responsible for thе technical foundations оf radiology, radiation oncology, and nuclear medicine. Built on foundation оf physics, but with distinct body оf knowledge and scholarship. Distinct from biophysics. Incorporates both theoretical and experimental methods, but inherently an applied discipline.

(By: Victor Horo, Doctor of Medicine, and University of Cincinnati)

Medical physics is the discipline of physics, particularly specializing in medical applications. In the real world this translates to two branches:

(1) Working in a clinical setting with radiation & radiation exposure, CT Scans, MRI Scans, Ultrasound, PET Scans, SPECT Scans, and various combinations of those scans to create better imaging techniques. (2) Working in industry carrying out research & development in a role very similar to biomedical engineering, creating new scanners or medical devices. (By: Joe Soap)