Medical Physics and the Department of Radiation Oncology at OUHSC

Presented by Salahuddin Ahmad, OUHSC

A medical physicist is a professional who specializes in the application of the concepts and methods of physics to the diagnosis and treatment of human disease. The discipline consists of the field of therapeutic radiologic physics, diagnostic imaging physics, medical nuclear physics, and medical health physics. The mission of the OUHSC Department of Radiation Oncology is to provide cutting edge oncologic care within a milieu of commitment to teaching and research. Examples of physics and clinical research that are currently being undertaken in this department will be highlighted.