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Medical physics

Medical physics

Medical physics: a broad spectrum of careers

22 Oct 2018
Taken from the October 2018 issue of Physics World, which celebrates 30 years of the world’s best physics magazine.

From clinical roles to jobs in industry and academia; from computational simulations to testing new scanners, Jude Dineley delves into the many job options available for medical physicists around the world today

Computed tomography
Tight targeting: Imaging is a major area of work for medical physicists. 3D techniques such as computed tomography can be used to accurately position patients for radiotherapy, as well as diagnose and monitor a range of conditions. (Courtesy: K H Fung/Science Photo Library)
Medical physicists. What do they do, exactly? It’s not a well-known field and, as a former medical

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Jude Dineley is a freelance science writer based in Germany
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