Occupation Atlasmedical physics expert
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/047108c3-f987-40a4-bef0-f2b3407ec16a
medical physics expert
Medical physics experts advice on matters related to radiation physics applied to medical exposure. They are responsible for dosimetry and the optimisation of the radiation protection of patients and other individuals subjected to medical exposure, including the application and use of diagnostic reference levels. Medical physics experts are involved in the selection of medical radiological equipment, the quality assurance including acceptance testing, the preparation of technical specifications, and the installation, design and surveillance of the medical radiological installations. They also analyse the events involving accidental or unintended medical exposures and are responsible for the training of practitioners and other staff in relevant aspects of radiation protection.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.99
- I Investigative5.57
- C Conventional5.20
- S Social3.08
- E Enterprising1.31
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Nuclear Medicine Technologists (29-2033.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (32)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on medical device features
- apply radiation protection procedures
- apply scientific methods
- assess radiation response
- calculate exposure to radiation
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- contribute to continuity of health care
- densiometry
- develop radiation protection strategies
- dosimetric planning
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- evaluate delivery of radiation treatment
- follow clinical guidelines
- health technology assessment
- laboratory techniques
- maintain medical devices
- mathematics
- measure physical phenomena in healthcare
- medical devices
- medical laboratory technology
- monitor radiation levels
- perform dosimetry measurements
- perform transcranial magnetic stimulation
- radiation physics in healthcare
- radiation protection
- radiology
- scientific research methodology
- test medical devices
- use measurement instruments
- use treatment verification systems
Optional (12)
- analyse experimental laboratory data
- cancer risks
- conduct health related research
- contamination exposure regulations
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- general medicine
- implant brachytherapy treatments
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform laboratory tests
- statistics
- teach medical science
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
O*NET equivalents
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