"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 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 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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Gingold EL. The Medical Physicist's Role in Radiation Optimization. J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 10; 14(10):1335-1336.
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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 1; 84(3):590-5.
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Hirshfeld JW, Balter S, Brinker JA, Kern MJ, Klein LW, Lindsay BD, Tommaso CL, Tracy CM, Wagner LK, Creager MA, Elnicki M, Lorell BH, Rodgers GP, Weitz HH. ACCF/AHA/HRS/SCAI clinical competence statement on physician knowledge to optimize patient safety and image quality in fluoroscopically guided invasive cardiovascular procedures: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training. Circulation. 2005 Feb 1; 111(4):511-32.
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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.