Medical Physics?

[ebruening]

Oh, would somebody please explain this to me in colloquial English? What the hell is it, in very, VERY basic terms? I would love you forever :D

[biodork]

Not really sure but my guess is the physics behind medicine. Like the blood flow through veins, blood pressure, etc is all explained by physics.

[ebruening]

Not really sure but my guess is the physics behind medicine. Like the blood flow through veins, blood pressure, etc is all explained by physics.

Hey, it works for me. If you were here, I'd give you a big hug and a pat on the head. Thank you!

[avi25lab]

My father is a oncologist (radiation, not chemo) and two physicists work for him. The three of them work very closely while making treatment plans. I know that the radiation techs (they actually treat the patients) give the physicists x-rays and my father tells them which areas need to be treated. They target the area to be treated, and they need to be very precise so nothing but the tumor is radiated. It seems complicated, they have a good understanding of human anatomy and do most of their work using special computer programs. I don't know if medical physicists work in areas other than radiation oncology.