Medical Physicist Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Medical Physicist includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Managing radiotherapy quality assurance programmes
  • Providing advice about radiation protection
  • Training and updating health care, scientific and technical staff
  • Mathematical modelling
  • Laboratory management.
  • Researching, developing and evaluating new analytical techniques
  • Writing reports
  • Maintaining equipment
  • Planning and ensuring safe and accurate treatment of patients

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Medical Physicist duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Medical Physicist roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.