Medical physics, in the past, today and in the future - the development of medical physics from the point of view of a radiologist

Stieve, F.E.

doi:10.1088/0031-9155/36/6/013

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“…Texts with the term 'Medical Physics' in the title were published as early as 1856 and 1891 [1,2], however, the influence of physics in medicine registered a dramatic leap only after the discovery of X-rays by Roentgen (1895) and radioactivity by Becquerel (1896). Developments in the first years were mostly in radiodiagnosis whilst those in radiotherapy started in 1910 [3]. From then onwards, the involvement of physicists in medicine spread rapidly to other areas of healthcare.…”

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