Targeting the talent pipeline: the University of Oxford’s new MSc in Medical Physics with Radiobiology gets under way this month, with applications now open for the 2024/25 academic year. Above: a ...

Advance your career in radiation safety with the Master of Science in Radiological Sciences and Protection at UMass Lowell. Designed for full-time and part-time students, this interdisciplinary ...

The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology’s Residency Program is proud to offer a comprehensive residency program that produces experts in clinical radiation oncology, radiation physics, and ...

Behind the radiation machines used to fight cancer are specialized scientists who bring together medicine and physics to keep patients safe. These highly-trained health professionals play a key role ...

Nuclear physics is a forbidding subject, even to trained physicists. To understand current news and discussions about nuclear science and technology, some background knowledge is required, and the ...

Radiation can damage human tissue right down to the chromosomal or even DNA level. (Courtesy: Omikron/Science Photo Library) One Sunday evening, as I finished reading Timothy Jorgensen’s Strange Glow, ...

The application of physics principles, methods, and techniques in clinical practice and research has revolutionized the entire medical science field to improve human health and overall wellbeing.

The use of radiation in medicine is continuously evolving, due to clinical and technological developments. New imaging and therapy modalities require accurate dosimetry and comprehensive quality ...

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) represents a promising new advance in the field of radiation oncology. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy allows for improved ‘shaping’ of radiation ...

While targeted radiation can be an effective treatment for brain tumors, subsequent potential necrosis of the treated areas can be hard to distinguish from the tumors on a standard MRI. A new study ...