 Health Physics
"Health Physics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The science concerned with problems of radiation protection relevant to reducing or preventing radiation exposure, and the effects of ionizing radiation on humans and their environment.
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D006283
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.671.368 H02.229.333
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Physics- Health Physics
- Physics, Health
- Radiologic Physics
- Physics, Radiologic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Physics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Physics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Physics" by people in Profiles.
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Martinez NE. Women in the Radiation Sciences and the Importance of Building Community. Health Phys. 2018 11; 115(5):547-549.
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Roessler G, McBurney R, Pryor KH, Hamrick B, Kirner NP, Martinez NE. Presidential Perspectives: Women's Views From the Top. Health Phys. 2018 11; 115(5):608-615.
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Gillenwalters E, Martinez N. Review of Gender and Racial Diversity in Radiation Protection. Health Phys. 2017 04; 112(4):384-391.
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Martinez NE. Contributions from Women to the Radiation Sciences: A Brief History. Health Phys. 2017 04; 112(4):376-383.
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Ritenour ER. Guest Editorial. A New Feature Arising From the Old: "Frequently Asked Questions" Become "Hallway Conversations in Physics". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 Dec; 207(6):1169-1170.
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Smilowitz JB, Das IJ, Feygelman V, Fraass BA, Kry SF, Marshall IR, Mihailidis DN, Ouhib Z, Ritter T, Snyder MG, Fairobent L. AAPM Medical Physics Practice Guideline 5.a.: Commissioning and QA of Treatment Planning Dose Calculations - Megavoltage Photon and Electron Beams. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2015 09 08; 16(5):14–34.
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Blackmon KN, Huda W, Lewis MC, Tipnis S, Mah E, Frey DG. A web based Foundations of Radiological Physics for diagnostic radiology residents. Acad Radiol. 2013 Mar; 20(3):338-44.
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Fullerton GD, Vanek KN, Orton CG. Point/Counterpoint: the 2014 initiative is not only unnecessary but it constitutes a threat to the future of medical physics. Med Phys. 2011 Oct; 38(10):5267-70.
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Frey GD. Changes in equipment acceptance testing. J Am Coll Radiol. 2005 Jul; 2(7):639-41.
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Halama JR, Huda W. Medical physicists should assume PACS responsibilities. Med Phys. 2002 Aug; 29(8):1913-5.
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