Medical Physics Services
The medical physicist, in this century, made a valuable
contribution towards the development of a multitude of techniques
and equipment playing an important role in contemporary medicine.
In specific medical disciplines the medical physicist is directly
involved in certain patient procedures and techniques and is even
responsible for some aspects of these procedures and techniques.
This involvement is found primarily in the radiation disciplines,
viz.
- Radiation oncology
- Nuclear Medicine
- Radiology
The
medical physicist further is responsible for the protection of
the public and hospital staff against ionising radiation.
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