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Dr. Thomas Morgan: An Inspirational Impact on Health Physics
Dr. Thomas Morgan, a Senior Health Physicist with Versant Physics, was recently made a Fellow by the Health Physics Society. As a long-standing scientist within the world of radiation science
Celebrating the Achievements of Dr. Darrell R. Fisher: A Journey of Scientific Excellence
Earlier this year, the Columbia Chapter of Health Physics Society and the Georgian Health Physics Association nominated Dr. Darrell R. Fisher for the 2024 Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award of the
Flight Crews and Radiation Exposure
Flight crews are among the occupational groups most exposed to ionizing radiation, with an average annual effective dose surpassing that of other radiation-exposed workers in the United States, excluding astronauts.
What’s Inside Matters Most: Internal Dosimetry
Medical physics has been an integral part of medicine and healthcare over the greater part of the last century. Applying physics theory, concepts, and methods, scientists have created patient imaging,
The Units to Measure Radiation: Explained
The history of radiation units ties closely to the development of our understanding about radiation and its effects. The discovery of x-rays and radioactivity in the late 19th century by
Other Forms of Radiation Therapy and Diagnostic Machines
In our last blog post, we explored the timeline of diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy developed using x-rays. It was the original discovery of x-rays by Röntgen that led to the
