edical Physics is an applied branch of physics devoted to the application of concepts and methods from physics to the diagnosis and treatment of human disease.  Medical physicists are concerned with three primary areas of activity: clinical service and consultation, research and development, and teaching.  Clinically, medical physicists are called upon to contribute scientific advice and resources to solve physical problems arising in radiological medical physics.  Medical physics research typically involves the development of new instrumentation and technology, the development of new medical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and tests using existing technologies.  Historically, this type of activity has been primarily in radiological imaging and radiation oncology, but now has a growing breadth of involvement throughout medicine. Many medical physicists not only provide clinical service but also have faculty appointments at universities and colleges and are responsible for teaching future medical physicists, resident physicians, medical students and hospital technical staff.

 

 

 

VU Medical Center     Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Vanderbilt Medical Center  Academics and Programs

Chemical and Physical Biology Program   Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences