Medical Definition and 492 Threads

Today, I had class from 10 to 1. I was extremely exausted after getting home (don't know why, its my shortest day) and went take a nap. I fell asleep instantly. After napping for a while, I felt like I never was going to get up. My roommate was cooking a beef stew so I decided to get up and...

Do medical physicists understand anything about universe like all other physicists or they just know only health (or medicine).

Hi, I'm an undergrad in engineering physics and I'm thinking about becoming a medical physicist. Do I need to have a biology or anatomy course before applying to a PhD program, and if so, which one is best to have? Also, since medical physics internships seem pretty rare, what other kinds...

I'm in my 3rd year of a physics Honours BSc and I'm looking into a career in medical physics. I just wanted to know what are some schools that offer programs in medical physics, but a little more importantly, is there any conceivable way I can skip my masters? I'd like to go straight to Ph.D...

Example of medical issues against artificial contraceptives: The World Health Organization has classified oral contraceptives as an A-1 level carcinogen, which puts it on the cancer-causing level as asbestos and cigarettes...

Phys-Org Medical Xpress prostate cancer 'Golden Era" The article "Golden age of prostate cancer treatment hailed as fourth drug in two years extends life" has attracted my attention, just a few weeks following my surgery for prostate cancer. Because the study tracks cancer that has...

Hi, I'm a nurse, so my physics background is about that of a lay person. Please explain on that level. Ordinarily an Intravenous (IV) fluid bag is one liter. An IV piggyback is usually 100ml. usually the fluid in each is the same 0.45% NaCl. The piggyback may also get medication mixed in with...

Hi all, I am a little lost in finding a path to medical physics. I am close to finishing my PhD in physics and trying to get in medical physics. As far as I understand, I have three options: 1- The certificate program at University of Chicago (which takes one year) 2- A master program...

By this time next year I will have earned myself a masters degree in nuclear physics. My plan up till now was to do a second master in nuclear engineering, but the current climate in Europe and here in Belgium have put me off of that idea. This year I followed a course with the engineers on...

I'm in high school right now and have always dreamed of being a surgeon, so naturally, I read up on an assortment of medical information as well as the pre-requisites of becoming a surgeon. A common pattern I'm finding, is that the medical field requires a good deal of math. However, when I...

I'm in high school right now and have always dreamed of being a surgeon, so naturally, I read up on an assortment of medical information as well as the pre-requisites of becoming a surgeon. A common pattern I'm finding, is that the medical field requires a good deal of math. However, when I...

Hi, I have a BS in Biochemistry from 2010, and after working for a couple of years in research lab would like to go into either medical physics or medical dosimetry. I have never worked as a radiation therapist, and don't have clinical experience. Only issue that is sort of ruling out MP for...

I will earn my bachelor's degree in medicine in two years. Studying medicine here starts right after high school, it takes about 7 years and we study subjects related to medicine from the get go (Histology, Anatomy, Physiology, etc) so I studied physics only in high school. (I'm...

What is a good review paper on modern medical physics? Thanks

What do most people do with a M.S. in Medical Physics? Thanks From the AAPM, this is a very general definition: But, specifically, what do most medical physicists do? Thanks UPDATE: I found a pretty good description on the AAPM website:

I have a physics and medical physics background with no engineering coursework or work experience to speak of. I have some knowledge of the design and function of various medical technologies, mostly pertaining to radiation oncology and radiology, acquired through my job as a medical physicist...

Hi, I just got accepted to Ga Tech and I applied for the BS in Mechanical Engineering. I was wondering if anyone knows if I can pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering and get a MS in medical physics? if not , should I just go into nuclear and radiological engineering or biomedical...

In that point in life where I have to make the hard decisions for my future and was just wondering what kind of university path you have to take to get into medical physics. Do you need an MD, PHD? Should your undergrad be in engineering? When do you specifically specialize into medical...

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My question to the professional engineers is how to apply the demand factors for the medical equipment in health care facilities. As you know the critical loads is too heavy and logically it is not possible to work all of these on the same time.

Medical Physics - A general "job description" as opposed to a radiation oncologist Forgive my ignorance, but Medical Physics/Radiation Oncology is one of those fields who's typical work day is still a mystery to me. Are medical physicists the "primary guy" when it comes to treating patients...

Hello, I am a junior in high school and from 9th grade until a couple months ago, I could only picture myself as a neurosurgeon. But, as I have discovered, the competition in that field is high and it is very demanding, and in some places such as Holland, they only accept 6 neurosurgeons a...

Hi I graduated last summer with major physics and minor medical physics (minor includes 3 courses : Ionizing radiation, non-Ionizing radiation, radiation protection and a project in QA/QC ) I work now in medical physics department as a demonstrator which is a small one with few staff I...

Good morning, I have a choice to make between MS programs in Medical Physics this Fall: Wayne State vs the University at Buffalo. Are there some graduates from these programs out there who might offer some perspective on one over the other? Buffalo ranks higher for science in general, but...

Hey guys, Im 2nd year undergrad majoring in Medical Physics and Imaging Tech. This week we got a presentation from the graduates of my course and was told that the chance of getting into the field is very very small, specifically the hospital physicst and actually advised us to think of other...

Hi everyone, as per the forum section I'm looking for some career advice. In 6 weeks time I will be finishing a degree in physics with medical physics and bioengineering. I have applied to the trainee medical physics program with the NHS and am on the reserve interview list. Because of the high...

Hi All, I am doing PhD in Physics and interested in medical physics. I am wondering what I should do to switch to medical physics? I was told that I should do two years training after my PhD and pass ABR exam. Is that all it takes to switch to medical physics? Where can I look for more...

So I would like to do an MS in medical physics from a CAMPEP accredited program. Ultimately, I would want a PhD in medical physics. I currently have a job that I obtained with my electrical engineering degree in the automotive industry. I also have 50K in student loans from undergrad. I...

Hi! I am an undergraduate physics student, and I am looking to go into Medical Physics. I am not sure if I want to pursue a clinical career or continue into academia after obtaining my PhD in medical physics. I was wondering if anyone had opinions or experiences with these schools, and how...

Article in Journal of Medical Ethics on "Post-Birth Abortion" creating http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2012/02/22/medethics-2011-100411.full?sid=3722e1a3-a440-4c6d-8a75-f8af41eebe19#ref-3 When I first read this, I assumed it was an inspired piece of satire, since the parallels to "A Modest...

Hi all, I am a Physics PhD candidate, and I love to do medical physics very much. But unfortunately my Physics Department does not have a strong medical physics group. So I though of doing Nuclear Physics and switch later to Medical Physics. (In my post doc) I am not interested in...

Hi, I am applying for a post in Medical Physics and supporting documents is required. I actually did a final version but still need advice/opinion from people who works in the field of Medical Physics on my statements. So, if anybody interested, please PM me and I will send you the...

I am considering a career in Medical Physics. I have a PhD in physics and am planning on entering either the CAMPEP accredited certificate program at University of Chicago or one in Canada. What worries me is that I have heard many conflicting viewpoints on the current state of Medical Physics...

A pacemaker stimulates heart tissue with R of 100ohms. Pulse amplitude is 1.2 Volts & pulse duration is 0.5ms. Stimulates at 70bpm Current drain = 2microamps Calculate energy delivered to heart from pacemaker at each pulse. i got P=V^2/R = 0.0144 Then Energy = Power*time =...

I think after completing my PhD I want to make a switch to medical physics. With my background (described below) this shouldn't be too great of a switch. (I wish I had realized this sooner, as in undergrad I was thinking biomedical engineering, but found myself far more interested in the...

I'm a medical student, currently in my 2nd year of medical school in India. I'm absolutely fascinated by physics and if not for my dream of doing research in neurology i would have taken up particle physics. My physics knowledge is limited to what i learned upto the 12th grade but i am willing...

I'm a medical student, currently in my 2nd year of medical school. I'm absolutely fascinated by physics and if not for my dream of doing research in neurology i would have taken up particle physics. My physics knowledge is limited to what i learned upto the 12th grade but i am willing to teach...

Hi everyone, I'm a junior in high school right now and trying to decide my career path at this point... I'm going to go to Texas A&M University and want to be a surgeon obviously after college and med-school. But I've began to take a VERY serious interest in physics and spend all my time...

What medical specialities deal with suspended animation, cryonics and hibernation?

Hey.. I'm a senior undergraduate majoring in physics. I'm currently starting to apply for different universities for masters in medical physics but i have some questions. first of all, i need to write my statement of purpose.. i have completely no idea how to write it, i have searched on the...

queuing theory: calculate probability of an urgent medical case Hello everyone, I am trying to learn about queuing theory. I have read about it and would like to understand how to solve the following: If I run a hospital with patients coming in the emergency room, what is the average time...

So, I'm a quasi-junior undergraduate right now. Essentially, I was planning on transferring to NYU for physics, but over the summer I decided not to because of the crazy loans I'd be taking out, and as of right now I'm taking an Anatomy and Physiology class and Organic Chem class at a community...

More questions about potential new careers for me. I'll lay out some quick background about me. I have a BS and MS in chemistry and currently working as an organic chemist (2.5 yrs, in pharmacuticals). To put it simply, I want out of it. I had originally written off medical physics a few...

As the title says I want to go into Medical Physics. I have one more course requirement to finish my undergrad at the end of the spring semester. None of the courses are offered so I will have to do a independent study to replace one of these classes: Biophysics, Analytical Mechanics, or E&M II...

Hi, I came across this forum and decided to post this question. I am in my second year of undergraduate studies. My goal is to have a career in Medical Biophysics or Radiology, more specifically working in Medical Imaging. I was wondering how much physics is needed in general? I am currently...

So I've made an excel spreadsheet of info on all 25 of the CAMPEP accredited schools in the US. I talked to my prof about where to apply. Basically, he said to rank them in order of acceptance rates. I can't find conclusive or any acceptance rates from a lot of schools that offer Medical...

I am pursuing a career in Medical physics. I have heard that starting 2012, people who earn MS or Phd in medical physics are required to go through 2 year medical residency for board certification. I was wondering how much can we expect to get paid during medical residency? With masters degree...

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Hello, So I have a problem in my last semester of my final year. There is a course conflict between two physics courses that I need to graduate: Special Relativity and Advanced Optics. The only reason is because I missed one course from the previous year and the undergraduate advisor said...

Hey, I am a third year double major in astronomy and physics with a 3.4 gpa and currently doing research in the astronomy department at a big name midwestern school. I have been heavily interested in pursuing a masters in medical physics and was wondering what my chances are to being accepted...