Medical Physics is the branch of physics that deals with the advanced technologies used in medicine and healthcare today. Examples are diagnostic imaging techniques such as Radiography, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET), as well as radiation therapy techniques used in cancer treatments, such as Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) and Proton Therapy.

With the rapid ageing and the increasingly sedentary lifestyles of the global population, the demand for healthcare and medical infrastructure has risen sharply. Coupled with the rising expectations for better quality healthcare, experts in Medical Physics are needed where specialized knowledge and skills are required in specific areas such as Radiation Oncology, Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine).

The Medical Physics minor aims to teach the basics of Medical Physics and the constitutional knowledge that is required from Nuclear Physics as well as Biology & Life Science, in order to broaden the knowledge of some of our graduates at the interface of these fields. Those students who aim to become professional Medical Physicists will be able to utilize the solid foundation provided by the minor to continue forward into the postgraduate studies in Medical Physics.

The Medical Physics programme is an undergraduate minor programme both for physics majors (FoS) and other Science & Engineering (FoE and FoS) students with

• H2 Physics (or its equivalent; e.g. PC1221/PC1221X and PC1222/PC1222X) and
• H2 Biology (or its equivalent e.g. LSM1301/LSM1301X) and
• Have read and passed one of the following:
  
  • PC1144 Introduction to Modern Physics
  • PC1432/PC1432X Physics IIE
  • PC2232 Physics for Electrical Engineers
  • PC2130B Applied Quantum Mechanics

The Medical Physics minor will cover relevant topics in Medical Physics including nuclear physics, nuclear analytical techniques, radiation physics, imaging techniques and accelerator based applications (e.g. proton therapy).

Invitations to apply for the Medical Physics minor will be sent to first & second year FoE & FoS students. Applicants who meet the pre‐requisites and have a good academic standing will be invited for an interview.