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Improving Treatments - Saving Lives
The Importance of Physics, Engineering and Technology in UK Healthcare

This document describes the diverse range of jobs that physicists, engineers and technologists do, tells some of the success stories of UK medical physics and engineering, and gives a flavour of the career possibilities open to scientists and technologists wanting to bring ideas out of the lab and into clinical use.



Perspectives on Physics in Medicine and Biology

Published by IPEM, Perspectives is a series of publications which highlights new and emerging areas of research in physics and engineering, and discusses their application to the solution of problems in medicine and biology. They are available free of charge from the IPEM office.

IMRT  Spotlight 1:
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
(currently re-printed)		  PET and CT Spotlight 2:
Positron Electron Tomography / Computerised Tomography Imaging
 Optical Techniques in Medical Imaging Spotlight 3:
Optical Techniques in Medical Imaging		  Assistive Technologies Spotlight 4:
Electronic Technology for Independent Living
 Proton and Ion Therapy Spotlight 5:
Proton and Ion Therapy		  MRI Spotlight 6: New applications in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
   Electonic Medical Implants & Measuring Devices Spotlight 7:
Electronic Medical Implants and Measuring Devices		  
     

Career Information

The Institute has produced two careers brochures for two different age groups. These can be downloaded here or you can contact the office for free copies. For further information on careers please look at the Careers & Education section of the website.

Just the Job: a special careers leaflet available for students aged 14-16. It contains profiles of people working in Medical Physics, Engineering and Technology as well as career information. Moving on Up: aimed at A level students and undergraduates who are considering options for post-graduate education and careers in medical physics, engineering and technology.