Medical Physicist in Medical Health Physics

Description:

A medical physicist is a person who applies the principles of physics to direct, contain, and control radiation used for medical purposes. Some of the responsibilities of medical physicists are: protecting patients and others from unsafe and unnecessary exposure to radiation; obtaining high quality images; and delivering the proper dose of radiation to the specified area.

Licensing Requirements:

Most licensed medical physicists have a master's or doctoral degree in medical physics, physics, another physical science, mathematics, or engineering. Licensed medical physicists without a master's or higher degree have at least 15 years of experience in each specialty area in which they are licensed. All have study or experience or both in radiation protection, radiation biology, dosimetry, and instrumentation. And, all have experience in each specialty area in which they are licensed.

Fees

The fee for licensure in the first specialty is $495 with an additional fee of $370 for each additional specialty.
The fee for a limited permit is $60 for each specialty.

Licenses Issued:

In 2018, there were 2 licenses issued for this occupation.
In 2019, there were 1 licenses issued for this occupation.
As of July 1, 2020, there were 49 active licenses for this occupation.

Licensing Authority:

New York State Education Department
Office of the Professions
State Committee for Medical Physics
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
Phone: (518) 474-3817 Press 1 then Ext. 560
Fax: (518) 486-4846 (fax)
Email: medphysbd@nysed.gov

Standard Occupational Classification:

19-1042 - Medical Scientists, except Epidemiologists
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Additional Information:

American Academy of Health Physics
191 Clarksville Road
Princeton Junction, N.J., 08550
Phone: (888) 282-3446
E-mail: director@aahp-abhp.org

Disclaimer:

Fees stated and other information contained in this report are subject to change. Please contact the licensing authority listed above for the most current information.

This page was last updated on 1/25/21.