Health Physics - Trends
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Anniversary paper: past and current issues, and trends in brachytherapy physics.

29 Sep 2008 Brachytherapy began at the turn of the 20th century, contemporary with external-beam radiotherapy. Physicists and physicians together developed the field. There has not been a period since the beginning that has not witnessed innovations and ... Read more...

Anniversary paper: image processing and manipulation through the pages of Medical Physics.

29 Sep 2008 The language of radiology has gradually evolved from "the film" (the foundation of radiology since Wilhelm Roentgen's 1895 discovery of x-rays) to "the image," an electronic manifestation of a radiologic examination that exists within the bits and ... Read more...

Anniversary Paper: the role of medical physicists in developing stereotactic radiosurgery.

30 Aug 2008 This article is a tribute to the pioneering medical physicists over the last 50 years who have participated in the research, development, and commercialization of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic radiotherapy utilizing a wide range ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Health Physics - Trends'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Editorial: international certification of medical physicists. 9 Feb 2009
• Medical physics in Asia--where are we going? 29 Nov 2008
• Anniversary paper: past and current issues, and trends in brachytherapy physics. 29 Sep 2008
• Anniversary paper: image processing and manipulation through the pages of Medical Physics. 29 Sep 2008
• Anniversary Paper: the role of medical physicists in developing stereotactic radiosurgery. 30 Aug 2008
• Molecular imaging and the unification of multilevel mechanisms and data in medical physics. 30 Jul 2008
• Anniversary paper: the AAPM Professional Council--50th anniversary, 2008. 30 Jul 2008
• Medical physics in 2020: will we still be relevant? 30 May 2008
• The potential clinical advantages of charged particle radiotherapy using protons or light ions. 4 May 2008
• Anniversary paper: AAPM Education Council: looking back or looking forward. 29 Apr 2008
• Point/counterpoint. The shortage of radiation oncology physicists is addressable through remote treatment planning combined with periodic visits by consultant physicists. 30 Mar 2008
• The present status of medical physics education and training in Europe: an EFOMP survey. Dec 2007
• Radiation protection in Australia: a thirty year perspective. 30 Aug 2007
• Radiology physics--where to now? 30 Aug 2007
• News and notices. 30 May 2007
• Thirty year celebration of journal publications on radiation oncology medical physics. 27 Feb 2007
• The international scope of Medical Physics: an editorial. 29 Nov 2006
• Computers, p53 and dosimetry: what does this spell? 30 Aug 2006
• A time of opportunity in the education of medical physicists: Report of a multi-organizational summit on the education of medical physicists. 30 Aug 2006
• Proton therapy. 18 Jun 2006

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Technical information about 'Health Physics'

Definition: The science concerned with problems of radiation protection relevant to reducing or preventing radiation exposure, and the effects of ionizing radiation on humans and their environment.

Descriptor UI: D006283

Alternative terms: Health Physics; Physics, Health; Radiologic Physics; Physics, Radiologic;

Related Mesh Headings: Radiation Monitoring; Radiation Protection; Radiometry;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H01.671.368; H02.229.333;

History Note: 73(67)

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; physics or phys principles in the field of med = specific med term (IM) + PHYSICS (NIM) or specific phys principle (IM), as "The physics of brachytherapy" = BRACHYTHERAPY (IM) + PHYSICS (NIM)