Hospitals are the most prominent field that has the largest percentage of medical physics graduates in the world, followed by universities, academic institutions and cancer research centers. The following are the most important tasks of a medical physicist:
Quality assurance for x-ray devices, whether diagnostic or therapeutic.
Developing quality management programs for all imaging equipment to facilitate the production of images Diagnostic quality with reduced dose.
Supervision of calibration operations, preventive maintenance and repair of devices.
Calculation of doses resulting from imaging operations.
Contribute to the radiotherapy plan for cancer patients.
Development of medical nuclear devices.
Developing procedures used in diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy.