Medical Physics: forming and testing solutions to clinical problems
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Tsapaki, V. and Bayford, R. 2015. Medical Physics: forming and testing solutions to clinical problems. Physica Medica. 31 (7), pp. 738-740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.05.017
Type | Article |
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Title | Medical Physics: forming and testing solutions to clinical problems |
Authors | Tsapaki, V. and Bayford, R. |
Abstract | According to the European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (EFOMP) policy statement No. 13, “The rapid advance in the use of highly sophisticated equipment and procedures in the medical field increasingly depends on information and communication technology. In spite of the fact that the safety and quality of such technology is vigorously tested before it is placed on the market, it often turns out that the safety and quality is not sufficient when used under hospital working conditions. To improve safety and quality for patient and users, additional safeguards and related monitoring, as well as measures to enhance quality, are required. Furthermore a large number of accidents and incidents happen every year in hospitals and as a consequence a number of patients die or are injured. Medical Physicists are well positioned to contribute towards preventing these kinds of events”. The newest developments related to this increasingly important medical speciality were presented during the 8th European Conference of Medical Physics 2014 which was held in Athens, 11–13 September 2014 and hosted by the Hellenic Association of Medical Physicists (HAMP) in collaboration with the EFOMP and are summarized in this issue. |
Research Group | Biophysics and Bioengineering group |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Journal | Physica Medica |
ISSN | 1120-1797 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 03 Jul 2015 |
01 Nov 2015 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 05 Jun 2017 |
Accepted | 30 May 2015 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | License |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.05.017 |
Language | English |
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