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التعريف منقول عن موسوعة ويكيبدياMedical physics is the application of physics to medicine. It generally concerns physics as applied to medical imaging and radiotherapy, although a medical physicist may also work in many other areas of healthcare. A medical physics department may be based in either a hospital or a university and its work is likely to include research, technical development, and clinical healthcare.
Of the large body of medical physicists in academia and clinics, roughly 85% practice or specialize in various forms of therapy, 10% in diagnostic imaging, and 5% in nuclear medicine Areas of specialty in medical physics however are widely varied in scope and breadth.
Areas of specialtyOf the large body of medical physicists in academia and clinics, roughly 85% practice or specialize in various forms of therapy, 10% in diagnostic imaging, and 5% in nuclear medicine Areas of specialty in medical physics however are widely varied in scope and breadth.
Medical imaging
Para-sagittal MRI of the head in a patient with benign familial macrocephaly.
Diagnostic radiology, including x-rays, fluoroscopy, mammography, Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, angiography and Computed tomography
Ultrasound, including intravascular ultrasound
(Non-ionising radiationLasers, Ultraviolet etc.)
Nuclear medicine, including SPECT and positron emission tomography (PET)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and other methods for functional neuroimaging of the brain.
For example, nuclear magnetic resonance (often referred to as magnetic resonance imaging to avoid the common concerns about radiation), uses the phenomenon of nuclear resonance to image the human body.
Magnetoencephalography
Electrical impedance tomography
Diffuse optical imaging
Optical coherence tomography
Treatment of diseaseDiagnostic radiology, including x-rays, fluoroscopy, mammography, Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, angiography and Computed tomography
Ultrasound, including intravascular ultrasound
(Non-ionising radiationLasers, Ultraviolet etc.)
Nuclear medicine, including SPECT and positron emission tomography (PET)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and other methods for functional neuroimaging of the brain.
For example, nuclear magnetic resonance (often referred to as magnetic resonance imaging to avoid the common concerns about radiation), uses the phenomenon of nuclear resonance to image the human body.
Magnetoencephalography
Electrical impedance tomography
Diffuse optical imaging
Optical coherence tomography
High intensity focussed
and Lasik
Nuclear medicine, including unsealed source radiotherapy
Photomedicine, the use of light to treat and diagnose disease
Radiotherapy
TomoTherapy
Cyberknife
Gamma knife
Proton therapy
Brachytherapy
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
Sealed source radiotherapy
Terahertz radiation
Physiological measurement techniquesPhotomedicine, the use of light to treat and diagnose disease
Radiotherapy
TomoTherapy
Cyberknife
Gamma knife
Proton therapy
Brachytherapy
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
Sealed source radiotherapy
Terahertz radiation
ECG trace
Used to monitor and measure various physiological parameters. Many physiological measurement techniques are non-invasive and can be used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, other invasive methods.
Electrocardiography
Electromyography
Electroencephalography
Electronystagmography
Endoscopy
Medical ultrasonography
(Non-ionising radiationLasers, Ultraviolet etc.)
Near infrared spectroscopy
Pulse oximetry
Blood gas monitor
Blood pressure measurement
Radiation protectionUsed to monitor and measure various physiological parameters. Many physiological measurement techniques are non-invasive and can be used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, other invasive methods.
Electrocardiography
Electromyography
Electroencephalography
Electronystagmography
Endoscopy
Medical ultrasonography
(Non-ionising radiationLasers, Ultraviolet etc.)
Near infrared spectroscopy
Pulse oximetry
Blood gas monitor
Blood pressure measurement
Background radiation
Radiation protection
Dosimetry
Health Physics
Radiological Protection of Patients
Medical computing and mathematicsRadiation protection
Dosimetry
Health Physics
Radiological Protection of Patients
CT image reconstruction
Medical informatics
Telemedicine
Picture archiving and communication systemsPACS)
( DICOM
Tomographic reconstruction, an ill-posedinverse problem
[Advanced Digital Imaging Solutions LaboratoryADISL]
Education and trainingMedical informatics
Telemedicine
Picture archiving and communication systemsPACS)
( DICOM
Tomographic reconstruction, an ill-posedinverse problem
[Advanced Digital Imaging Solutions LaboratoryADISL]
The primary clinical responsibility of the Qualified Medical Physicist is to "assure the safe and effective delivery of radiation to achieve a diagnostic or therapeutic result as prescribed in patient care (Medical Physics Scope of Practice)". Various training programs exist to accommodate the demand for specialization in this field.
Legislative and advisory bodies
