This book, published in 2005 by the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a comprehensive compendium of all of the topics that should be covered by a radiation oncology physics course, from basic ...

Physics is the science that quantifies reality. Its influence extends to all the natural sciences, including biophysics, astronomy, and chemistry. Physics classifies all interactions between matter ...

A widely-held understanding of electromagnetic radiation has been challenged in newly published research. The study found that the normal direct correspondence between the bandwidths of the current ...

Clinically qualified medical physicists (CQMPs) play a crucial role in sustaining the safe, quality and effective use of radiation for diagnostic purposes, and their role in this regard must not be ...

Radiation researcher: Richard Wakeford assesses the long-term impacts of radiation exposure (Courtesy: University of Manchester) The Chernobyl disaster showed us that exposure to radiation can affect ...

New guidelines for academic and clinical training programmes for medical physics in Latin America are aimed at helping both the professionals and the patients. Clinically qualified medical physicists ...

The effect of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) was studied in radiation-induced apoptosis in rat jejunal crypt cells. Six-week-old male Wistar rats were administered 4 mg/kg bFGF ...