The role of Medical Physicist in Oncology


Podcast 2022036

Questions:

  1. what is medical physics ?
  2. what is a medical physicist and what is his role in cancer care
  3. You’ve mentioned advanced cancer care technologies developed by medical physicists in the last years, could you talk about what is the state of the art today in the sector and show a few advanced equipment medical physicists around Europe are working at right now?
  4. Last question for the curious ones, the job of a medical physicist is quite recent, how do you become one and is this an estabilished role worldwide in 2022? 
Expert
Virginia Piva'
University of Milan
Milan, Italy