The top 5 ways medical physics has changed health care

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Wed, 02/27/2008 - 23:00

Many of the greatest inventions in modern medicine were developed by physicists who imported technologies such as X rays, nuclear magnetic resonance, ultrasound, particle accelerators and radioisotope tagging and detection techniques into the medical domain.

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine, the premier scientific and professional association of medical physicists, is celebrating its 50th anniversary and is calling attention to the field of medical physics achievements.

Tags:

 

More related items

Legal and ethical issues in medical physics
(American Institute of Physics) The legal and ethical issues facing medical physicists are numerous and complex -- perhaps more so than some other...

Nanoparticles + light = dead tumor cells
(American Institute of Physics) Medical physicists at the University of Virginia have created a novel way to kill tumor cells using nanoparticles and...

Cancer research highlights
(American Institute of Physics) Half of all Americans will be diagnosed at some point in their lives with cancer, the number two killer in the United...

Waves, particles and medicine in Houston
(American Institute of Physics) Later this month, thousands of scientists and health professionals from the field of medical physics will meet at the...

Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned On...
Outside of her family and close friends, Annie had not mentioned the sexathon to anybody, which probably was the best way to go. I, however, had...

Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker Perfume for Women
New in factory retail box .

A Healthy Horse the Natural Way: A Horse Owner's Guide to Using...


 

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
health-fitness.marc8.com