Highlights
- •Radiology and related fields are rapidly evolving: medical physics must adapt to this change.
- •New fields where medical physics is involved include non-radiology related disciplines.
- •The medical physics community has the responsibility to respond timely to the new challenges.
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Publication history
Published online: May 09, 2019
Accepted:
April 30,
2019
Received in revised form:
April 27,
2019
Received:
December 31,
2018
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- Why physics in medicine?Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical PhysicsVol. 64
- PreviewDespite its crucial role in the development of new medical imaging technologies, in clinical practice, physics has primarily been involved in technical evaluation of technologies. However, this narrow role is no longer adequate. New trajectories in medicine call for a stronger role for physics in the clinic. The movement towards evidence-based, quantitative, and value-based medicine requires physicists to play a more integral role in delivering innovative precision care through the intentional clinical application of physical sciences.
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