"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Physics" by people in Profiles.
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Monroe JI, Boparai K, Xiao Y, Followill D, Galvin JM, Klein EE, Low DA, Moran JM, Zhong H, Sohn JW. NRG Oncology medical physicists' manpower survey quantifying support demands for multi-institutional clinical trials. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2018 Sep - Oct; 8(5):324-331.
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Xiao Y, Kry SF, Popple R, Yorke E, Papanikolaou N, Stathakis S, Xia P, Huq S, Bayouth J, Galvin J, Yin FF. Flattening filter-free accelerators: a report from the AAPM Therapy Emerging Technology Assessment Work Group. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2015 May 08; 16(3):5219.
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Lawrence YR, Whiton MA, Symon Z, Wuthrick EJ, Doyle L, Harrison AS, Dicker AP. Quality assurance peer review chart rounds in 2011: a survey of academic institutions in the United States. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Nov 01; 84(3):590-5.
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Das IJ, Downes MB, Corn BW, Curran WJ, Werner-Wasik M, Andrews DW. Characteristics of a dedicated linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery-radiotherapy unit. Radiother Oncol. 1996 Jan; 38(1):61-8.