Medical and radiation physicists work in many different fields related to human health in order to improve quality of life. They are familiar with various forms of therapeutic radiation oncology as well as different methods of diagnostic radiation imaging, and the mechanisms of how such radiation interacts with the human body.
You will gain hands-on experience in photon, neutron and charged particle physics in the undergraduate physics laboratories, as well as field trips to accelerator facilities such as the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). In your third year, you will also gain practical experience, particularly in electron and X-ray related medical physics at cancer treatment centres and through ANSTO.
This degree provides insight into the structure and function of the human body at all levels of organisation. This knowledge can be used directly to work alongside other health professionals within the medical research and clinical health fields in both private industry and hospital settings and a variety of careers.
You will learn where medical physics matters most: in hospitals, clinics and nuclear science research facilities. In this course you will gain knowledge in areas relating to nuclear medicine, radiotherapy physics, radiation transport physics modelling, detector and instrumentation physics, and data analysis.
If you continue your studies to an honours or master’s degree, you will learn about nuclear medicine, radiology and radiation protection in hospitals.
Read the course handbook for more information.
Our strong ties with industries and government labs such as ANSTO and CSIRO ensure you receive industry exposure throughout your degree. This degree is backed by clinical associations with numerous hospitals. Over 50% of current practising medical physicists in NSW were educated and trained at UOW.
