Medical Physics Group

This is an IOP special interest group, which is a community of IOP members focused on a particular discipline, application or area of interest.

Special interest groups allow members to connect and share knowledge and ideas. The IOP funds groups to deliver a range of activities including events, prizes and bursaries. All of our groups are driven by members.

About the group

As a special interest, member-driven group, we are interested in the medical applications of physics in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. We promote physics in medicine and support scientists interested in medical physics who are working in:

industry
academia
healthcare

We keep physicists briefed on the latest developments in applied technologies. We campaign for training and support for our members in their careers, including at the early stages.

What the group does

We promote all areas of physics with potential for medical applications and foster the exchange of ideas and collaboration between academia, healthcare and industry to address a wide range of medical challenges.

We focus on the whole range of physics and engineering technologies applied to:

diagnostics
treatment
intervention
healthcare research
personalised medicine
computational modelling
big data in the healthcare industry
techniques for the development of pharmaceuticals

We are involved in training and promote early career development through:

mentoring
networking
membership
group committee
signposting of funding
promoting a skills hub to help facilitate suitable training opportunities at industrial, academic and clinical centres

Our engagement activities

We actively encourage:

relationships with interested professional and learned bodies
engagement with the industrial community by invitations to events and meetings

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