What is a Medical Physicist?
According to the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) (Organisation canadienne des physiciens medicaux (OCPM)), "Medical physicists are health care professionals with specialized training in the medical applications of physics. Their work often involves the use of x-rays, ultrasound, magnetic and electric fields, infra-red and ultraviolet light, heat and lasers in diagnosis and therapy. Most medical physicists work in hospital diagnostic imaging departments, cancer treatment facilities, or hospital-based research establishments. Others work in universities, government, and industry."




