Degrees:
2022
Master Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
Medical physics is a branch of physics whose purpose is the application of this science to medicine, particularly to the diagnosis and treatment of human disease.
The medical physicist is a high-level scientist who guarantees the safety of patients and nursing staff during examinations using radiation techniques. He controls and programs the machines, prepares the dosages, etc.
Medical physicists work in various fields of interest, including cancer treatment using ionizing radiation (radiation oncology), diagnostic imaging using x-rays, diagnostic imaging using radioisotopes (nuclear medicine), as well as the study of radiation risks and means of protection against radiation (radiation protection).