"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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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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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AAPM Report 373: The content, structure, and value of the Professional Doctorate in Medical Physics (DMP). J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 Oct; 23(10):e13771.
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AAPM Medical Physics Practice Guideline 1.b: CT protocol management and review practice guideline. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Jun; 22(6):4-10.
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Radiation Sciences Education in Africa: An Assessment of Current Training Practices and Evaluation of a High-Yield Course in Radiation Biology and Radiation Physics. JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 10; 6:1631-1638.
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The eventual rejection of the linear no-threshold theory will lead to a drastic reduction in the demand for diagnostic medical physics services. Med Phys. 2019 Aug; 46(8):3325-3328.
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Voices for gender equity in medical physics. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 Nov; 19(6):6-10.
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A snapshot of medical physics practice patterns. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 Nov; 19(6):306-315.
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Medical physics 3.0 versus 1.0: A case study in digital radiography quality control. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 Sep; 19(5):694-707.
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Teaching Radiology Physics Interactively with Scientific Notebook Software. Acad Radiol. 2018 06; 25(6):801-810.
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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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Navigating the medical physics education and training landscape. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2017 Nov; 18(6):275-287.