What is Medical Physics?
8. Radiotherapy Physics (Medical Physics) and Dosimetry For more basic questions on radiation the reader is referred to simple and inexpensive books like “The Good News About Radiation”, by John Lenihan (1993), published in the series Cogito Books by Medical Physics Publishing , Madison, Wisconsin (USA).
Medical Physics is the field in which physical scientists apply their knowledge and training in many different areas of medicine including the treatment of cancer, medical imaging, physiological monitoring and medical electronics. There are good job prospects within Australia and overseas for people with a qualification (usually a Masters degree) in Medical Physics. The School of Physics offers units related to Medical Physics in each year after first year and a coursework Master of Medical Physics degree (M.Med.Phys.) or a Graduate Diploma in Medical Physics (Grad.Dip.Med.Phys.) as postgraduate courses. See the School’s web pages on Courses in Medical Physics web pages for more information.
