Medical Physics is cross-curricular applied physics that connects select physics concepts and principles and medical practices or medicine to prepare medical physicists as professionals with education and specialized training in the concepts and techniques of applying physics in medicine.
Medical Physicists often work as health professional in clinical situations, academic institutions or research organisation to help medical practitioners or health professionals and contribute to health and well-being of patient as well as general public.
Moreover, super-specialized medical physicists use the application of medical physics principles and techniques for the following purposes
Prevention, treatment and diagnosis of human disorders, illnesses and disabilities
Protection of the patients, staff and members of the public from ionizing and non-ionizing radiation hazards
Contribution toward clinical service involving technical and radiation safety aspects, management, education, and research and development
Here is an ABC poem on medical physics
A. Applied Physics that uses physics principles, methods and techniques in practice and research for health and well-being
B. Bio-physics is closely linked to medical physics
C. Concepts and techniques of applying physics in medicine
D. Deploying physics principles and techniques for prevention, treatment and diagnosis of human disorders, illnesses and disabilities, and the protection of the patients, staff and members of the public
E. Evolving knowledge area in Radiation Oncology Physics, Medical Imaging Physics, Nuclear Medicine Physics, Medical Health Physics; Radiation Protection in Medicine, Non-ionizing Medical Radiation Physics, and Physiological Measurement
Thus, medical physicists are involved with the application of medical physics principles and techniques for prevention, treatment and diagnosis of human disorders, illnesses and disabilities, and the protection of the patients, staff and members of the public from ionizing and non-ionizing radiation hazards. The role and responsibilities of medical physicists may be oriented toward clinical service (which includes technical and radiation safety aspects), management, education, and research and development
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