Editing Medical physics (section)

===Medical imaging physics===
[[File:Parasagittal MRI of human head in patient with benign familial macrocephaly prior to brain injury (ANIMATED).gif|thumb|right|Para-sagittal MRI of the head in a patient with benign familial macrocephaly.]]

Medical imaging physics is also known as diagnostic and interventional radiology physics.
Clinical (both "in-house" and "consulting") physicists<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aapm.org/medical_physicist/default.asp|title=AAPM - What do Medical Physicists Do?|website=aapm.org}}</ref> typically deal with areas of testing, optimization, and quality assurance of [[diagnostic radiology]] physics areas such as radiographic [[X-ray]]s, [[fluoroscopy]], [[mammography]], [[angiography]], and [[computed tomography]], as well as [[non-ionizing radiation]] modalities such as [[ultrasound]], and [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]]. They may also be engaged with radiation protection issues such as [[dosimetry]] (for staff and patients). In addition, many imaging physicists are often also involved with [[nuclear medicine]] systems, including [[SPECT|single photon emission computed tomography]] (SPECT) and [[positron emission tomography]] (PET).
Sometimes, imaging physicists may be engaged in clinical areas, but for research and teaching purposes,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medphys.ca/content.php?sec=1 |title=COMP/OCPM - What is Medical Physics? |access-date=2013-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113133937/http://www.medphys.ca/content.php?sec=1 |archive-date=2013-11-13 }}</ref> such as quantifying [[intravascular ultrasound]] as a possible method of imaging a particular vascular object.