Graduate Diploma in Applied Science (Medical Physics)

Queensland University of Technology

These courses deal with well-established and emerging areas of medical and health physics including clinical measurement, computing, health physics, instrumentation, medical electronics, medical imaging, physiological monitoring, physics of radiotherapy, radiobiology, and radiological imaging sciences. The coursework also contains an introduction to the clinical sciences.HighlightsComplete coursework such as advanced lectures, seminars and independent study in medical and health physics.Prepares you for a career as a medical physicist, health physicist or bioengineer in hospitals, health departments, tertiary institutions and medical instrumentation companies.Opportunity to progress on to the Master of Applied Science (Medical Physics).The course is accredited by the Australasian College of Physical Sciences and Engineers in Medicine.Careers and outcomesGraduates can seek employment in hospitals, health departments, tertiary institutions and medical instrumentation companies. Depending on the field of employment, graduates may be known as a medical physicist, health physicist or bio-engineer. Professional medical/health physicists:apply electronic tools and medical software, ultrasonics, radiation and computers to clinical and environmental problemsmonitor the environment to maintain acceptable standards in the workplace and the communityapply fundamental physical research in development programsare responsible for calibration, care and maintenance of instruments and apparatus.Possible careersHealth physicistMedical equipment salesMedical physicist

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