Medical Definition and 482 Threads

Hi all, I'm brand new to the forums and just had a few questions about the field of Medical Physics. I know there's a thread on this topic on another one of the forums, but its a little intimidating and overwhelming to someone as unfamiliar with the field and associated terminology as me. A...

hi, i am struggling to come up in life through education and after a huge struggle,i decided to enter medical physics field and in this process i have already got conditional offer from three universities namely university of Canterbury(new Zealand) where i got offer for pg-diploma in medical...

Hi, I am starting a medical carrer soon and i was kind of wondering what can i do after i earn my degree? I got into medicine for the sure fact that i was helping people, but inside a hospital? I was wondering if there are such organizations that employ doctors to go into other places in need...

Hey everybody I've been going back and forth in what is my best option to have a career in R&D in diagnostic equipment. I was the one that posted the thread biomedical engineering vs. medical physics. Well after doing some research and speaking briefly with the Director of the medical physics...

Hi all, I am a senior undergrad who is interested in going into either dosimetry or medical physics, but cannot decide which. I would like to get some input from both dosimetrists and medical physicists to help me out! What do you like and don't like about your job? If you were to "do it all...

How do you think the U.S. will cut medical cost?

A simple way to cut medical cost would be to limit medical care to only items that were widely available in 1960. Do not fund any drug, surgery, procedure, etc. Life in 1960 was OK. People did not die in the streets. Unless we are saying people are less healthy today than 1960 this should...

Q: how can i determine the Traction Force, (Tension) in the rope and the Reaction Force of the leg muscles to the reaction. Neglecting all friction of the pulleys so that they do not affect the tensions in the ropes?? I need a formula for: Traction force, Tension, and Reaction Force...

Hi everybody I am new to this forum and looking for some opinions on my career path. First, I love anything about math and science and about to graduate with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering Technology. When I first started the program I thought I would end up with an engineering degree, which...

Physics Forum, I am a writer currently working on a novel and I simply need your opinion in a matter. As a writer one of my jobs is to do research on a subject or matter I am writing about and instead of bother doctors where they work or when they are on their way home I decided to try and...

Hi, I'm already in graduate school for a Physics Phd. I got to know that a faculty member is looking to supervise a graduate student for a biophysics/medical physics PhD. I don't know much about the subject. Would I be able to get employed in the industry afterwards? Could I get into...

Ultrasound tech. Entrance Requirements Students must have successfully completed the following with a minimum average of 60%: * English 30-1 (English 30) * Math 30-1 (Pure) * Biology 30 * Physics 30 * Chemistry 20 I am in grade 11, currently stuggeling with physics. I...

Hello. I am currently considering doing my graduate work in the field of medical physics. Most of the programs I'm looking at have specialties in either radiotherapy or medical imaging. As I have a strong background in optics I would like to pursue if possible photomedicine or molecular...

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Please list the relevant factors needed. Or those of you who already got in maybe you should show off your credentials? I'm coming from an engineering (electrical) so it appears the work has been cut out: GPA : 2.5 Cumulative GPA in 3rd year college engineering (it was 4.0 in first year)...

Help!Concerns about medical physics programPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:10 pm Hi,everyone. I'm an undergraduate who wants to continue my study in medical physics in graduate school. I like this field because it seems to be a combination of education,research and clinical experience. You can...

Hello, I'm a physics Major, and I want to transfer to another school. I have 4 choices: University of Wisconsin - Madison University of illinois at Chicago Indiana University Bloomington Purdue university here is what I would consider: I'm a physics student but what's more...

Hi, I've just graduated form high school and I want to join a medical physics program. For math, I've done trigonometry and geometry with intro to calculus. Before this course, I took algebra 1 and 2 including a separate course of geometry (this is an u.s. curriculum). I also took courses in...

I've been seriously considering going to grad school for medical physics for past couple of months. During that time, I've read some posts on the internet and visited the medical physics department at a local hospital a number of times. Based on my admittedly limited experience, I've found the...

Would it be possible to go to medical school after getting a BASc from a good school in Canada? What sort of avrage/GPA would one have to maintain. How many extra classes/requirements can one look at in order to make this possible...and finally with a good avg/gpa is there a good chance of...

I have wandering eyes is one thing I have I only found out a few months ago. I don't know the technical term for it. I was watching a youtube video and they said some people thought they had add when in fact they weren't paying attention because of their eye condition. I have good vision like...

Hoping to go into Medical Imaging in grad school. I have a coupleish years left of my undergrad in physics. My school doesn't offer any medical imaging classes was wondering if anyone teaches or has taken a course and could recommend a text for a little self study. Thanks.

I'm pretty much a science noob. When some lab discovers a new process for fertility, or a new genetic test, or a new method for making clones or stem cells or whatever, how is this process or method shared? Or is it shared? Do they go out and get patents? Guard their secrets? Share them for...

Sorry but this is just a long list of questions. I have looked at plenty of career options (2 years remaining until I get my bachelors in physical sciences), and I keep coming back to medical physics as it seems to have everything I want. I haven't decided on the area I would want to...

I am a sophomore physics major student. I wish to study medical physics when I graduate. But I would like to go abroad and study for my Msc in Med Phys. in england or france (I speak french) but problem is that, in 2 years from now (correct me if I'm wrong) a med phys graduate would have to...

Hello all! I just got a B.S. in physics from a large public university this past spring, and I am planning on applying to some Ph. D. programs in medical physics for Fall 2010. Unfortunately, my background isn't particularly strong. I have: -3.4 GPA -60th percentile on physics GRE -No...

Canada is currently the largest supplier of the world's radioactive medical isotopes. That is until AECL's aging NRU reactor at Chalk River sprang a leak and had to be shut down. AECL had built two reactors in the 1990's, Maple I and II, to produce medical isotopes but due to design problems...

I caught this in the NY Times: http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/health/research/28cancer.html?sort=oldest&offset=4 The article focuses on cancer research, but the conclusions can be applied to all medical research. As the article correctly pointed out...

Medical Physics -- What do I need to do to get in? Hey I am an undergraduate student pursuing a B.S. in Biomedical Physics I am a junior (I have 82 hours) I started off as an Electrical Engineering student and then switched to Biomedical Physics after taking a couple of physics courses, I have...

I'm a second year Indian medical student, and I've been interested in physics all my life, but didn't pursue a career because a) I'm a little slow in math and b) come on, I'm Indian, I have to be a doctor. I want to go into radiology, specifically nuclear medicine...

Preparing for medical! Hello frenzz... M a 12th grader preparing 4 medical entrance 2010. I wanted to know the kind of questions dat i need 2 prepare in physics & chem. Are the previous year papers of any help?? Is AIPMT question different frm that of AIEEE? Help in any possible way is...

I am Medical Student .I need some books related to Medical. I have download Ophthalmic Pathology Surgical Anatomy and Technique Clinical Sports Medicine books from link deleted This website provide lot of Medical books but I need some Hepatology books tell me which...

Got the admissions from Wayne state univ. and Columiba univ.Both are accreditated. Wayne doesn't have good ranking. But It is one of the oldest in medical physics which foucses intensively on radiation therapy. Program takes 20-24 months including a recommended clinical rotation.(from the dept...

Got the admissions from Wayne state univ. and Columiba univ.Both are accreditated. Wayne doesn't have good ranking. But It is one of the oldest in medical physics which foucses intensively on radiation therapy. Program takes 20-24 months including a recommended clinical rotation.(from the dept...

Hello, [aside] So I've seen a lot of medical physics related posts on this forum recently, as well as some good answers to questions (thanks go out in particular to Choppy!) and would like to get out-of-the-way my support for a medical physics subforum. Anyway, on to the point. [\aside]...

Afternoon peoples, I'm a student in the UK and I have the intention of apply for a PhD in the area of medical physics and am just looking for a bit of advice. I won't be applying until the end of the year since it's too late now to apply for a position starting this year, but I'm wondering...

Here's an interesting article that describes how a systematic approach to troubleshooting solved a problem in a high tech manufacturing plant. The problem turned out to be voltage peak clipping or flat-topping which is common in building which were not designed to handle the non-linear loads...

Roughly how long does it take to become a medical physicist? I'm currently a third-year nuclear engineering student looking at medical physics, and I'm realizing it's a much different setup than in engineering. Is a residency required? I mean a masters would take like 1.5-2 years, which is...

Hello. I am having a hard time finding information on this and really need some help. I am a physics major at my school without a medical physics program. I am planning on going to graduate school and pursuing a masters/phd in medical physics. There are a few problems. 1) Most graduate...

Hello! I am not a student but a senior medical physicist at a cancer center in California. I am offering my experiences as a medical physicist if anyone is interested in pursuing that field as a career. If you would like to do some research on the field before contacting me, there is an...

Hello again folks. I'm starting a thread (obviously.) for a couple of purposes, I guess. I'm looking for a bit of advice, but also think I just need to have a little bit of a rant and get some thoughts out of my head. I'm a final year student at a UK university, and will be graduating with...

I'm planning to go into medical field, so I'm thinking a science major right? Right now I am in year 3 high school. Math isn't my greatest but I must say I'm decent but in science(I've only take chem 11) I think I'm above average. Now year 4 is quite near (after this summer) and these are my...

If a medical school has about 3,000 applicants, does that mean applicants that meet the requirements (such as MCAT score) to go the school? I do not mean in a specific case, just as a general rule. Thank you

I'm applying to Masters in Medical Physics, and I just found out that my application requires a statement of purpose. They describe it thus: I need it in asap, any advice on writing a good one? How long should it be? What should I mention in it? I've got two days to get it in, any help...

Hello everyone. I have a very important question for a medical lab technician, or someone who is familiar with Gram Stain tests. I recently had this test done on a penile discharge swab through our local laboratory. I do realize that this test is used to determine the presents of bacteria...

What do you guys think the best answer tyo these questions are? Descibe in detail an x-ray machine for use in a n undegraduate research lab: (6 marks) Explain how both characteristic and bremsstrahlung x-rays are produced? (4 marks) State two differences between the x-ray machine you...

This is a homework question that is due on Monday and I'm not sure how to proceed. Any help at all would be appreciated. I do not have a background in physics and this is my second quarter as a grad student. please help. Two 10 MV beams treat a patient in an SAD. The isocenter is given...

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone has an idea of the rankings among CAMPEP accredited programs? Specifically, which programs are geared more towards students pursuing academia versus students pursuing clinic. thanks

I'm only a high school junior, but I am debating on whether to take AP Chemistry in senior year or wait till the first/second year of college (it's required either way). However, I have a pretty odd situation since I took pre-AP Chemistry over the summer (not my own school's) and everyone...

Hi I started thinking about Medical Physics the other day as one of the options for me. I have not taken any biology classes so far, but took some intensive biology classes in high school that is equivalent to freshmen and a part of sophomore biology classes. I started looking at graduate...