- Basic atomic and nuclear physics
- Interactions of photon and particle radiation with matter
- Radioactivity
- Sources of radioactive material
- Radioactive material uses and safety
- Radiation generating equipment: photons, electrons and heavy particles
- Dosimetry concepts and units
- Spatial distribution/transmission of radiation (photons, protons and electrons)
- Important dependencies
An Incomplete Medical Physics Review
This is an incomplete review of some medical physics concepts.
Information is added randomly, but categorized based on the ACR content list:
- Atomic / Nuclear Physics, Sources of Radiation, Interaction of Radiation with Matter
- Radiation Instrumentation and Measurement
- Diagnostic Medical Physics
- Nuclear Medical Physics
- Therapeutic Medical Physics
- Radiation Protection, Safety, Professionalism and Ethics
- Mathematics – Statistics, Image Processing – Analysis, Informatics
- Anatomy
- Radiation Biology
- Human Physiology
- General Medical / Radiology / Radiation Therapy Terminology
- Clinical Procedure Applications
- Pathology
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Radiation Therapy
- Principles of radiation safety
- Radiation risk and epidemiological data
- Radiation protection regulations: NRC and Agreement States
- Radiation areas
- Regulatory exposure limits
- Radiation protection program
- Radioactive source management and security
- Transportation of radioactive materials
- Shielding design for diagnostic, nuclear medicine and therapeutic installations
- Signage for diagnostic, nuclear medicine and therapeutic installations
- Non-ionizing radiation safety
- Mechanical and electrical safety
- Principles of quality assurance and quality control
- Management of radiation accidents and large-scale radiological events
- Professionalism and ethics