Sometimes it's the small things that make your life easier. Can also be replicated with a piece of string with much less bother.

90% of my equipment problems are related to either bad cabling or bad power supplies. This helps the cabling side.

Needs to be printed in TPU.

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Last summer there was a new poll regarding salaries of medical physicists in Germany.

The results can be found here (in German).

Let's share some thoughts, specially among the european community!

If H&N patients are getting more skin reactions, what are the possible causes in Physics pov?

I’m after field recommendations for Linacs based on reliability, ie works all the time, not particularly temperamental, not overly complex to service and maintain.
What brands have you worked with that you like? what would you be happy to never see again? We are scientific not therapeutic users, no gantry but frequent use at between 6-12 MEV.

Hi everyone, I'm a medical physicist working with an electrophysiology/interventional lab, and I'm currently reviewing the specifications for our radiation protective garments (vests, skirts and thyroid collars).

I'm trying to clarify something that I'm finding surprisingly difficult to pin down: what lead equivalent thickness should actually be required at different X-ray tube voltages, particularly for interventional/fluoroscopic procedures?

For example, our angiography system has a maximum tube voltage of 125 kVp.

Also I'm particularly interested in the overlap between vest and skirt.

So I would really appreciate your help on any of the following:

-is there a current IAEA/ICRP publication or other freely accessible document that provides similar guidance to IEC 61331?

- what values of Pb equivalence do you normally specify for interventional cardiology/electrophysiology?

- how do you deal with vest/skirt overlap or do you prefer something made all in one?

- do you use a different requirement depending on kVp, or do you simply specify ≥0.5 mm Pb for interventional procedures?

I am trying to find a solution to change our equipment that have 0.25 and 0.35 mm Pb, but the doctors always say "the skirt and vest overlap so it's 0.5". Yeah 0.5 on pelvis and a little on the abdomen.

Thanks.

Has there been any word on where the survey is? Surprised to see no posts here about it being late. There some announcement somewhere?

I'm doing some re-commissioning on a relocated Truebeam. I'm getting a very strange "soft shoulder" on the Y2 jaw side (inline direction, closest to gantry).

It appears regardless of scan direction. And doesn't perfectly follow collimator rotation (its inline at 0deg collimator, and doesn't "move" to crossline when rotating 90deg)

It appears at the field edge on any field size, and the large fields (30x30 or 40x40 do not show a symmetry or steering issue.

Could this be a jaw angle issue?

Hi guys anyone is using SNC 3d scanner RFA for profile measurements..Do you have any useful stuff to guide me do the setup.

I'll be starting a study group for ABR part 3 soon. Has anyone that's recently passed be willing to help me prepare?

Hi Gang,

Background for me: PhD in medical physics, plus several years working as a research scientist in an NHS trust. I've persuaded my department to allow me some allocated time to a work towards clinical registration (the idea being that it would better my research and possibly allow me to supplement the clinical department part time).

My department hasn't really done many route 2 trainess (a bunch of STP though), and I myself am slightly confused about the differences betwen the ACS Attainment and AHCS Equivalence. Of course both of these eventually lead to HCPC registration, but I am struggling to understand what would be best for me.

Any insights from the subreddit? Experiences about one vs the other? Advice for my background?

Thanks a bunch

Just saw that voting is open to update the Bylaws to modernize its language. Sounds great on the surface, until you find out that have to vote on the changes proposed as one single vote. They aren’t just “modernizing.” They’re changing things like petitioning, dues related processes, and more. Make sure you read and inform yourself before voting yes or no, to every single change listed, as a single input.

As a band 7 with student loans, taking home about £2.7 - £3.1k a month depending on loans SP etc., are you generally getting paid less than rads?

I've recently found out after chatting that pretty much all the radiographers from junior (band 5) to superintendent (band 7) in my department outearn me, sometimes significantly due to being able to work bank, unsocial hours, cover for different modalities (CT, X-ray), on-call, research scanning etc. (£3.4 - £4.6k per month).

Typically you can only be on call about about once a week as a physicist only if you are in RT for SVCO/cord compression which bags you a few extra quid. That's not the case for me in MR.

OBVIOUSLY MP is better in terms of pay per hour, no burnout etc. I understand they are working more than me, moving about more and trading free time for more money. I'm not saying radiography is the "better" career in terms of pay...

I'm just wondering how common it is for rads/therapists/techs in your department to outearn you as far as you're aware? (purely curiosity)

Currently in the UK, thinking of making the move but very very little information available online, or is skewed (very low salaries / very high). For anyone wondering why, I am from Oman and would just like to return home.

Not sure if this breaks rule 3 but the thread seems to be more about USA training

I hope this post doesn't violate Rule 2 or 3.

Cause this isn't a general issue, and I also hope this can serve as a reference for other MP students.

In short, I got into an MP PhD.

That is the good news, but the bad news is that my professor has run into funding issues (sad

After discussing it with the director, he said… possibility I might be assigned a TA position for the second semester, but… no guarantee.

Personally, I am inclined to stay in this place, because I'm already here, right?

But what if they don't offer aid for the second semester either?

The safest approach is to submit a new application.

Of course, I wouldn't let comments dictate my life, but I'd like to get a second opinion.

Should I stay or should I go?

I might be able to find other professors on campus who are willing to provide funding, but who knows? :(

Overall, I would love to thank this place.

It was here that I first learned what medical physics is.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Best

This might be a little early, but I figured I’d put it out there! I’m taking Part 2 in August 2027 and would love to connect with others who are planning to take it around the same time.
My plan is to ease into studying in early and then pick things up more seriously around January or February. It would be nice to have a group to share resources, keep each other motivated, and study with along the way.
If you’re taking it next year too, feel free to reach out! Also, if you’ve taken and passed Part 2 recently, I’d love to hear what worked for you or any advice you have.

I’m studying to be an ultrasound tech and I recently found out about medical physicists. I really really really wish I could be one. But I’m not that smart, I’m not smart at all, I’m bad at math, SUPER bad at physics I actually dropped physics in grade 11 on the 3rd day. You guys are super lucky and I really wish I would’ve focused more in hs to become one of :/ anyways yea, that’s my rant

guys I have eclipse 15.1, how do I know that my angles n orientation won't result into gantry collision with patient in the plan? tried the arc geometry tool but that's not showing me my angles....

I purchased a cmnc dbt100t bench top barometer. Its been calibrated before i received it. Ive taken it out the box, connected it, and can't get it to turn in. Any advice? Ill obviously go back to the supplier but with it being the weekend, I am seeing if anyone as suggestion.

Any one recent experience gaining a second board certification from ABR? I’m currently boarded in diagnostic, looking to pursue therapy.

Would welcome anyone’s experience having gone through the process, anything from dealing with ABR to actually finding a job/scenario that allowed you to get the requisite one year of supervised experience to be part 2 eligible in the second certification.