Medical Physics

Medical Physics

Approximately 20 percent of our billets are in medical treatment facilities. Radiation Specialists function as medical physics experts in diagnostic image quality; digital imaging; imaging equipment performance; and physics and image science training for radiology residents and other medical professionals. They may also serve as Radiation Safety Officers to manage Navy Radioactive Material Permits. Responsibility for the health and safety of patients, medical staff, and members of the general public from radioactive materials and radiation generating equipment are some of the primary functions of the medical physics profession. Senior officers may also serve in hospital leadership roles up to the Director level. The links in the left margin give information from medical physics references.

American Association of Physicists in Medicine
American Board of Radiology
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards
International Commission on Radiological Protection
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
Radiology Journal
Computed Radiography
Diagnostic Radiology
Nuclear Medicine
Magnetic Resonance Imaging