University Biomedical Physics Departments
In the case of Research-based University departments the mission is wider and to emphasize this fact we often speak of Biomedical Physics (in some countries 'Medical Biophysics'): Biomedical physics is the use of physics concepts, theories and methods for the greater understanding and development of both clinical practice and experimental medicine. This is a wider definition than hospital Medical Physics and would include physics based aspects of life science research which would have a future impact on clinical practice (e.g., various forms of microscopy, nanodevices, spectrometry, biomolecular structure, cell biology physics). Many biomedical physics departments today are of necessity multi-disciplinary and may include not only physicists but also engineers, mathematicians and sometimes chemists and physicians.
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