Overview
Medical physicists design and oversee radiation safety programs, perform dosimetry and validate imaging and therapeutic equipment to ensure accurate dose delivery and image quality.
Clinical and Technical Roles
They conduct acceptance testing, commissioning, routine QA and calibration for CT, MRI, PET and linear accelerators and advise on protocol optimization and shielding.
Regulatory and Safety
Physicists develop radiation safety policies, perform exposure monitoring, support incident investigations and ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
Education and Certification
Medical physicists hold advanced degrees in physics or medical physics and board certification with clinical residency training in diagnostic or therapeutic physics.