Published December 2008
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Journal article
Anniversary Paper: A sampling of novel technologies and the role of medical physicists in radiation oncology
Creators
- 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0010 (United States)
- 2. Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032 (United States)
Description
Physicists have and continue to play a major role in the creation and introduction of novel technology into medical care. This review covers some of the highlights of contributions of medical physicists to the field of radiation oncology during the history of the AAPM. While not comprehensive, the broad scope of developments and their impact hints at the importance of the medical physicist in advancing the field in the past, present, and future.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1118/1.3021006;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Medical Physics
- Journal Volume
- 35
- Journal Issue
- 12
- Journal Page Range
- p. 5641-5652
- ISSN
- 0094-2405
- CODEN
- MPHYA6
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44053428
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PERSONNEL; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEWS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DOCUMENT TYPES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2008 American Association of Physicists in Medicine