The Extraordinary World of Medical Imaging

Medical Physics is helping make remarkable advances in the field of medical imaging.

Throughout the past century, medical physicists have been at the forefront of the development of the dynamic field of medical imaging. Early detection of breast cancer relies heavily on these efforts.

The image modalities used in diagnosing this disease, namely mammography, CT, MRI, ultrasound and PET, have been developed, tested and standardized by medical physicists, working closely with diagnostic radiologists. Medical physicists were the first to develop standards which have now become federal law, resulting in improved quality of mammograms and reduced radiation dose. These improvements allow earlier detection, an important advance in the fight against this deadly disease.

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