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The three specialties

• Therapeutic medical physics

  Radiation treatment for cancer. The largest branch and the one most jobs are in.

• Diagnostic medical physics

  Imaging equipment: computed tomography, magnetic resonance, x-ray. Testing, safety and image quality.

• Nuclear medical physics

  Radioactive tracers and therapies given to the patient rather than aimed at them.

• Health physics

  Radiation protection across a whole facility. A related title the same wage survey covers.