"Medical physics deals with the application of the concepts and methods of physics to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases with a specific goal of improving human health and well-being."
The study of the application of physics to medicine.
"Since 2008, medical physics has been included as a health profession according to International Standard Classification of Occupation of the International Labour Organization."
"Although medical physics may sometimes also be referred to as biomedical physics, medical biophysics, applied physics in medicine, physics applications in medical science, radiological physics or hospital radio-physics..."
"A 'medical physicist' is specifically a health professional with specialist education and training in the concepts and techniques of applying physics in medicine and competent to practice independently in one or more of the subfields of medical physics."
"Traditionally, medical physicists are found in the following healthcare specialties: radiation oncology, diagnostic and interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation protection."
"Medical physics of radiation therapy can involve work such as dosimetry, linac quality assurance, and brachytherapy."
"Medical physics of diagnostic and interventional radiology involves medical imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, computed tomography, and x-ray."
"Nuclear medicine will include positron emission tomography and radionuclide therapy."
"One can find Medical Physicists in many other areas such as physiological monitoring, audiology, neurology, neurophysiology, cardiology, and others."
"Medical physics departments may be found in institutions such as universities, hospitals, and laboratories."
"The first type are mainly concerned with preparing students for a career as a hospital Medical Physicist, and research focuses on improving the practice of the profession."
"A second type (increasingly called 'biomedical physics') has a much wider scope and may include research in any applications of physics to medicine from the study of biomolecular structure to microscopy and nanomedicine."