Diagnostic Medical Physics Section

The Medical Physics Section of the Department of Radiology at the Medical College of Georgia supports the missions of research, education, and clinical service, as well as providing administrative functions.  There are five full-time medical physicists with the following credentials:

• Three are Board Certified
• Two are Fellows of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
• Rank
• 2 Full Professors
• 1 Associate Professor
• 2 Assistant Professors

The section is involved in a number of research endeavors including

• Support of a 7-Tesla Research MRI device to image small animals
• Clinical MRI research support
• Development of research and clinical databases

Medical Physics faculty teach radiology residents, medical students, allied health students, and Georgia Institute of Technology graduate medical physics students.

The section supports the hospital in the areas of radiation safety, nuclear medicine, x-ray, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, computer applications, and picture archival and communications systems (PACS).  Medical Physics faculty perform acceptance testing on new equipment, performance surveys on clinical equipment and are integral to the accreditation of mammography, MRI and CT.  In addition, consultation services are provided such as continuing education, technical specifications, shielding designs, and problem resolution.  The section also supports various administrative functions such as coordination with radiology engineering services, serving on committees, and interviewing potential radiology residents and faculty.