Physics for physicians

Physics for physicians.

During the first years of the twentieth century, the core subject in preclinical medical education was anatomy. Will that still be the case in the first part of the next century? The answer could lie in the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider where the nature of matter is being studied. Wave-particle duality, atomic and molecular interactions will perhaps illuminate previously unexplained ...

Understanding MRI: basic MR physics for physicians.

More frequently hospital clinicians are reviewing images from MR studies of their patients before seeking formal radiological opinion. This practice is driven by a multitude of factors, including an increased demand placed on hospital services, the wide availability of the picture archiving and communication system, time pressures for patient treatment (eg, in the management of acute stroke) an...

Quantum Physics: A Case for Anti-Realism?

quantum physics: a case for anti-realism?

the aim of the present paper is to sbo» that anti-realism in science, 1vhich has a1;guab/y become more fashionable in recentyears, contrary to tuha: its proponents assert, cannot make use of quantum mechanics and its impressiue achievements as a frump card in justifying its claims. i will argue that scientific anti-realism far from providing scientific communiry with a progressive methodologica...

Developing a mobile application for usual calculations of radiotherapy physics

Introduction: Successful radiotherapy requires the precise application of a radiation dose to cancerous tissue, which can be achieved by the design of proper treatment methods by radiotherapy physicists. Tasks performed by radiotherapy physicists include verifying the accuracy of dose calculations, correct treatment planning and the proper functioning of accelerators. They are...