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Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal, 3(4)
DOI: 10.2349/biij.4.3.e33
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Medical physics aspects of cancer care in the Asia Pacific region
,
Nguyen Xc,
Ky Cheung,
J. Dai,
P. Ravindran,
D. Soejoko,
K. Inamura,
Jy Song,
L. Bold,
R. Srivastava,
L. Rodriguez,
Tj Wong,
A. Kumara,
Cc Lee,
A. Krisanachinda
and other authors.
Abstract
Medical physics plays an essential role in modern medicine. This is particularly evident in cancer care where medical physicists are involved in radiotherapy treatment planning and quality assurance as well as in imaging and radiation protection. Due to the large variety of tasks and interests, medical physics is often subdivided into specialties such as radiology, nuclear medicine and radiation oncology medical physics. However, even within their specialty, the role of radiation oncology medical physicists (ROMPs) is diverse and varies between different societies. Therefore, a questionnaire was sent to leading medical physicists in most countries/areas in the Asia/Pacific region to determine the education, role and status of medical physicists.