Medical Definition and 482 Threads

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...

In the UK it is so slow, bless them they are so over worked ,but i would have thought that non critical cases, where one could be returned to productive work would be an objective, it seems not be the case ,it seems once you are in the system you are at their mercy, no matter how long it takes...

Hello everyone I'm a Danish medical doctor. I've always had a deep interest in physics and studied it in my speartime along with my medical studies. This passion is now starting to dominate, and I speculate in ways of combining my medical knowledge with physics. But I don't want to be a...

Hi everyone. I am currently a junior in college majoring in biochemistry. I want to be able to do some sort of medical research. I want to conduct experiments that I come up with or help to come up with, rather than performing experiments for other people. What kind of professional degree...

Thank you in advance to anyone who actually manages to read this :) I left school at 16 (I live in the UK) and wanted to go to college to get some A-levels. Everything went direly wrong for me and I ended up homeless and unable to afford to live and go to college. Fast forward 6 years and...

Hello, my name is Lio and I'm new on the forum. I writing because I currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in Physics. and I initially wanted to get a Masters degree in Medical Physics. but i got intrigued by one profession: oncology I looked into it but so far I can't really see the...

I'd be interested in talking to a Medical Physicist about all things professional: what the job opportunities are like, what the work load is like, how fulfilling the job is overall, etc. I'm on Yahoo! Messenger quite a bit, so we can talk there instead of shooting message board comments back...

Hello, I'm entering the final year of a B.ScH in physics, and am very interesting in pursuing a grad degree in Medical Physics next year. Coming from a rural town, I haven't had much exposure to the field, so figured I'd try my luck asking here. I'm wondering what the future outlook for...

Hello. Any good resources which include general information about : 1- Bioelectric signals 2- Physiological transducers 3- Electrodes 4- Biopotential amplifiers for ECG (electrocardiograph),EEG(electroencephalograph),EOG (electro-oculograph).

I'm a mechanical engineer in college right now with a heavy interest in bio-medical equipment. I was wondering if anyone knew of any good books that would give me a broad overview of medical equipment... like how some of the most well known machinery like CT, MRI, etc. work. I basically want a...

A strange list, but this looks like bull**** http://www.oddee.com/item_96473.aspx

Hi everyone. I currently graduated with a BS in Physics, and one area that really intrigues me is medical physics. My question is, how does someone like me go about breaking into the field of medical physics? Ideally, I would like to get some work experience and then apply to grad school. I...

I've just got a 2:1 MSci in Physics and I weighing up my options. I'm seriously considering going into Medical physics for various reasons; although I've only done one medical physics module in my course. I've looked into it and I'd obviously have to do an additional training on a programme...

Hello everyone, I am looking for some advice today on whether or not I stand a chance at being admitted to an accredited medical physics program here in the United States. My stats are as follows: GPA: 3.67 On track for a B.S. in Physics with an edge in experimental physics. 1 course in...

Master of Medical Physics, need a help please? Hi, Actually, a friend of mine wants to continue his postgraduate study in the filed of Medical physics(Master degree), he finds difficulties in finding the proper web links using the search engines as well as me:) Could you please post...

Question for the near future when nanobots are commonly used in medical science and most persons carry them around in their bodies millions at a time. Can bacterii and or a virus incorporate nanobots in its system and subsequently adapt them for their own use? Imagine a cellkiller nanobot...

Sorry if i change the subject somehow. I'm going to do postgraduate studies of medical electronics in germany, so does someone know which univeristies offer this sort of studying and its ranking.

I'm almost done with my junior year as a physics major at Rice university, and I am planning on going to graduate school in medical physics after graduation. But all of my research on the field and the application process has been done online, and no other classmates or professors are interested...

Hi! I am post-graduate 12th grade (dont know if that makes me college competent by american/english standards or what...) and currently not studying in any institution. (Reading a lot of science at home though :smile:) I am wondering whether i should get into som medical research-education of...

I need some opinions... I am really struggling on deciding what type of education I would like to pursue next year (my undergrad is in physics): I have offers from two schools (waiting on hearing back from 3 others; so let's assume these are the only two offers I am going to get). One...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,341574,00.html This is quite disturbing. :eek:

well, I've been going to community college for like three years as a part time student and yet I have not received any advice from any of the councillors there. so I was wondering what are the steps that i have to follow to get into medical school and which is better studying in the USA or...

Basically, I'm wondering what some of the medical and health related advances that have lead to even great discoveries? This is happening all the time but, I'm looking for some specific examples. Thanks,

I've been looking into a career in the medical field for a long time now. I'm wondering if some of you could recommend some good medical news sites or places where I can find up to date research data that is open to the public. Thank you!

Hey All, Firstly let me say I have a doctors appointment on Monday with lots of things needing a look at. :smile: My main concern is that I have a lump the size of a pea on the back of one of my shoulder, it is very close to the neck. It is in the skin and feels like carteledge though it...

I've read an indirect reference to a Health Affairs article that polled leading internists for the their pick of the top medical innovations: MRI/CT ACE inhibitors Balloon angiography Statins Mammography CABG surgery H2-receptor antagonists SSRIs Cataract extraction and lens implants...

Greetings, I have a PhD in Biomedical Physics, research in radiation biology and now a faculty position in cell and molecular biology. I want to return to medical physics but I lack the clinical courses needed, what is the best route to get this experience? Thanks.

Hi all. Thank you in advance for your advice. Long time lurker, first-time poster. It seems I have the ideal resume for going into medical physics for grad school but I look at the grad programs and see nothing physics-intensive at all. As a matter of fact, I've used almost every text already...

i m preparing for AIPMT ,so please tell me where cud i get essential notes,past years papers n e-books on it.can anyone giv link to Arihant Plant kingdom e-book,please i need it.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aIJ90qlEwzdg&refer=home What a strange situation. Employers can fire people for smoking cigs or drinking, but in the case of a prescribed medical treatment this seems rather odd. Of course this again gets back to the feds stepping on...

Does anyone know what the heck this guy is saying? [Edited by Moonbear: sorry, that link had to go.]

i'm wondering what happens if you do pre-med, but you cannot get a seat in a medical school? are the pre-med studies enough for a career in biochemistry or chemistry itself? i want to do medicine, but if I'm not a ble to, i'll get into biochem or chemistry. what is the best option? can i do...

I recently found out that M.D/Ph.D program, unlike M.D program, is especially designed to provide students for their Medical scientist career. That program focus much more on the medical research regarding developing vaccine and how diseases spread than providing treatment to the patients. It...

Why don't we drop medical waste and nuclear waste into active volcanoes? Aren't the temperatures in these volcaneous high enough to obliterate hazardous waste?

hi, I'm from the island of mauritius, and I'm finishing high school this year, and should start planning for uni asap. i wish to do medicine, but not here, because we don't have all te facilities. i am doing the cambridge, higher school certificate exams, with Physics, Chemistry and...

Would entry be more likely if you applied to medical schools outside the United States?

If a doctor does an unorthodox procedue on a patient but the patient and the doctor sign documents that basically say, the doctor is not legally responsible for any negative effects of the procedure, could the doctor still lose his license/get in trouble, if the procedure is legal?

Hi guys, I am 33-year-old who have Biochemistry degree. Now, I am considering to go to medical school. One of the problems is my age. I am pretty old. If I go to medical school, I will have to spend another 7 years including residency to be a doctor. I would be over 40 years of...

What goes in Medical Sciences section and what goes in the biology section? I've had threads moved before, I mean what content would go into the medical sciences section? [edited: second question already asked in biology ~Moonbear]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7153880.stm Oh thank goodness. My health just improved dramatically...again. :biggrin: It used to be that coffee was bad and sure to be the death of me. Now it acts as a supply of water, it is high in antioxidants [the greatest source by far in many...

Are there any medical physicists here? I am trying to decide between a career as a medical physicist or as a nuclear medicine physician (I just finished my undergrad in chemistry, so I think I can still go either way). I think I'm more interested in the physics side of things than the medicine...

Hi, I'm doing a project for my medical physics course on on-line tutorials and freeware for medical physics. There is a huge amount of freeware available online, so I'm looking for information on what is used frequently in hospital settings, research, and teaching of medical physics. I'd...

First of all I don't smoke, never have. My dad is a heavy smoker, and finally me and my family made him undergo some therapy to quit smoking after some acquaintance recommended some guy. So my dad went there, and viola, he is now repulsed by cigarettes, and didn't smoke for a week now. Great, we...

Hello everybody. I graduated a few years ago with an MS in pharmacology. However, after two jobs where I did not get positions doing what I wanted to do, I am looking at what options I have for graduate school. For those of you who do not know the drug industry that well, you need to have a...

I just graduated recently with a 2:1 in Mathematics and am thinking of studying a Masters course in Medical Physics in 2008. I got a welcoming response from Aberdeen University (http://www.biomed.abdn.ac.uk/Courses/medphys.html) and am thinking of studying there. However, I'm trying to think...

Is anyone in here or knows a Medical Dosimetrist by chance? I just like to ask your opinion on the quality of the work and any comments as a past student and current worker that you may have. I will be applying to a Medical Dosimetry program next year, thanks! ... the basic questions...

hi could someone please tell me about salaries and future job trends in this field? say if you graduate from the 2yr residency after your m.s. degree, should you be able to get a $150k/yr job in a city like san diego? or at least in some coastal carolina city? also once you get a job do you just...

Well I just found out today I made it into my medical laboratory science program! I am so excited, I have worked hard to get in. I cannot wait for school to start now...come september I will be taking courses in clinical chemistry, human histology, pathogenic microbiology, physiology...

From time to time, threads are started here describing symptoms and requesting help with a diagnosis of a physical/mental disorder. Please note that such disorders are complex, constellations of symptoms may overlap among several disorders, and accurate diagnoses require a thorough, in-person...

Med school or Medical physics?? Hey all, I have an interest in neuroscience, and I was wondering if it would be better to go to med school, or go to graduate school for medical physics. I was also wondering which areas of physics are more hands on. Thank you in advance, fizikx.