De La Salle University - Manila

Pathfinder : Medical Physics

“Medical physics refers to two major areas : the applications of physics to the function of the human body in health and disease and the applications of physics in the practice of medicine”
(Source: Medical physics. John R. Cameron and James G. Skofronick. R 895 C34 1978)

Medical physics is “the application of physics to medicine, encompassing techniques such as radiotherapy”.
(Source : The New Penguin dictionary of Science. Q123 .N48 2004)

“Medical physics is the application of experimental and theoretical physics techniques to medical diagnosis and treatment.” It involves “the use of ionising radiations in both diagnostic and therapeutic applications”.
(Source: http://newton.ex.ac.uk/research/biomedical/)

Books dealing with the topic are listed in the catalog under the headings:

• Cancer -- Radiotherapy
• Diagnostic imaging
• Electron beams -- Therapeutic use
• Fast neutrons -- Physiological effect
• Fast neutrons -- Therapeutic use
• Heavy particles (Nuclear physics) -- Physiological effect
• Heavy particles (Nuclear physics) -- Therapeutic use
• Imaging systems in medicine
• Ionizing -- Safety measures
• Ionizing radiation
• Lasers
• Medical physics
• Microwaves
• Nonionising radiation -- Physiological effect
• Nuclear medicine
• Nuclear physics
• Radiation -- Measurement -- Instruments -- Congresses
• Radiation -- Physiological effect
• Radiation -- Safety measures
• Radiation dosimetry -- Congresses
• Radiosurgery
• Radiotherapy

The following subject headings/terms maybe helpful in locating related materials:

• Biological physics
• Bionics
• Biophysics
• Health physics
• Health radiation physics
• Lasers in biophysics
• Medical radiation physics
• Medical radiology
• Radiation therapy physics
• Radiobiology
• Radiotherapy physics
• Radiology
• Radiology, Medical

BOOKS

Reference sources located at the Information-Reference Section, 2nd floor:

• Contemporary health physics : problems and solutions. Joseph Jon Bevelacqua. R 895 B48 1995
• Glossary of terms used in medical physics. Robert J. Barish and Phillip F. Schewe. R 895 A3 G45 1984
• Handbook of medical imaging. Jacob Beutel, Harold K. Kundel, Richard L. Van Metter. RC 78.7 D53 H36 2000 v.1
• Handbook of medical imaging : processing and analysis. Isaac N. Bankman. RC78.7.D53 H37 2000
• A word book in radiology : with anatomic plates and tables. Sheila B. Sloane. RC 78 S56 1988

Texts located at the Circulation Section, 3rd floor:

• Biomedical applications of introductory physics. Jack A. Tuszynski, John M. Dixon. QH505 .T87 2002
• A century of x-rays and radioactivity in medicine : with emphasis on photographic records of the early years. Richard F. Mould. R 895.5 M68 1995
• The essential physics of medical imaging. Jerrold T. Bushberg. RC78.7.D53 E87 2002
• Fundamentals of radiology. Staff of the Section of Radiology, College of Medicine and Surgery, University of Sto. Tomas, Philippines. R 899 F85 1900z
• Health physics. A.K. McCormick and A.T. Elliott. QH 505 M29 1996
• Heavy particle radiotherapy. M.R. Rapi. QP 82.2 H45 R3 1980
• Imaging with ionizing radiations. Kypros Kouris, Nicholas M. Spyrou, Daphne F. Jackson. RA 1231 R2 K6 1982
• An introduction to the principles of medical imaging. Chris Guy, Dominic Fytche. RC 78.7 D 53 G89 2000
• Non-ionising radiation : microwaves, ultraviolet, and laser radiation. H. Moseley. RA 569.3 M67 1988
• Intermediate physics for medicine and biology. Russell K. Hobbie. R 895 H6 1988
• Introduction to health physics. Herman Cember. R 895 C45 1996
• Introduction to molecular biophysics. Jack A. Tuszynski, Michal Kurzynski. QH506 T87 2003
• Introduction to radiological physics and radiation dosimetry. Frank Herbert Attix. R 895 A87
• Introduction to the mathematics of medical imaging. Charles L.Epstein. RC 78.7.D53 E676 2003.
• Medical applications of nuclear physics. K. Bethge. R 895 .M37 2004
• Medical physics. A.C. Damask. R 895 D3 1978 v.2
• Medical physics. John R. Cameron and James G. Skofronick. R 895 C34 1978
• Medical physics : selected reprints. Russell K. Hobbie. R 895 M4 1986
• Medical radiation detectors : fundamental and applied aspects. N.F. Kember. R 920 M4
• Neutron and synchroton radiation for condensed matter studies. Jose Baruchel. QC 173.458 R33 N48 1993 v.1
• Nonlinear coherent structures in physics and biology. K.H. Spatschek and F. G. Mertens. QC 174.26 W28 N66 1994
• Nuclear particles in cancer treatment. J.F. Fowler. RC 271 R3 F68 1981
• Physical approaches to biological evolution. M.V. Volkenstein. QH 366.2 V6413 1994
• Physical aspects of branchtherapy. T.J. Godden. RC 271 R27 G6 1988
• The physics and radiobiology of fast neutron beams. D.K. Bewley. RM 862 F37 B48 1989
• The physics of three-dimensional radiation therapy : conformal radiotherapy, radiosurgery, and treatment planning. Steve Webb. RM 849 W4 1993
• Physics for the life and health sciences. Simon G.G. MacDonald, Desmond M. Burns. QC 21.2 M28
• Physics in biology and medicine. Paul Davidovits. QH 505 D38
• Physics in medical diagnosis. T.A. Delchar. R 895 D45 1997
• Physics of electron beam therapy. S.C. Klevenhagen. RM 862 E4 K54 1985
• The physics of heart and circulation. Jan Strackee and Nico Westerhof. QP 111.4 P49 1993
• Physics with health science applications. Paul Peter Urone. R 895 U76 1986
• Principles of imaging science and protection. Michael A. Thompson. RC 78.7 D53 P74 1994
• Radiation and life. Eric J. Hall. RA 569 H35 1984
• Radiation biophysics. Edward L. Alpen. QP82.2.R3 A46 1990, 1998
• Radiation protection. Ronald L. Kathren. RA 569 K37 1985
• Radiologic science for technologists : physics, biology, and protection. Stewart C. Bushong. QC475 .B8 2001
• Schaum's outline of theory and problems of physics for pre-med, biology, and allied health students. George J. Hademenos. QH505 .H29 1998
• Thermoluminiscence dosimetry. A.F. McKinlay. R 895 M3 1981
• Ultraviolet radiation in medicine. B.L. Diffey. RM 842 D54 1982

PERIODICALS

PRINT
(Periodicals Section, 2nd floor)

• Biophysical Journal
• Health Physics
• Radiology
  

ELECTRONIC

EBSCO
http://search.ebscohost.com

Physics Today

• Biological physics. Block, Steven M.; Berg, Howard C.; Hoch, Jeffrey C. Physics Today 42 (1) : January 1989. p. 17+
• History of medical physics. Laughlin, John S. Physics Today 36 (7) : July 1983. p. 26+
• Medical physics. Dixon, Robert L.; Nath, Ravinder; Gore, John C. Physics Today 42 (1) : January 1989. p. 49+
• Medical and biological physics. Holeman, George; Nussbaum, Gilbert; Purdy, James; Davaney, Anthony J.; Geldard, Frank. Physics Today 37 (1) : January 1984. p. 35+

Science Direct
http://www.sciencedirect.com

Physica Medica

• Combatting cancer in the third millennium – the contribution of medical physics. Steve Webb. Physica Medica 24 (2) : June 2008. p. 42+
• Highlights of the “X EFOMP congress – first European conference on medical physics” Il Ciocco (LU), Italy, 20–22 September 2007. Alberto Del Guerra. Physica Medica 24 (2) : June 2008. p. 39+
• Evidence of interlinks between bioelectromagnetics and biomechanics: from biophysics to medical physics. F. Bistolfi. Physica Medica 22 (3) : July-September 2006. p. 71+
• The present status of medical physics education and training in Europe: an EFOMP survey. T. Eudaldo, K. Olsen. Physica Medica 24 (1) : March 2008. p. 3+
• Quality control in radiation oncology medical physics. Debbie van der Merwe. Physica Medica 23 (3-4) : December 2007. p. 133.

Journal of Structural Biology

• High-throughput protein crystallization. Raymond Hui, Aled Edwards. Journal of Structural Biology 142 (1) : April 2003. p. 154+
• Biophysics of microtubules. Wah Chiu, Dimitri Nanopoulos, William R. Brinkley. Journal of Structural Biology 118 (2) : March 1997. p. 83.
• The role of microtubule assembly dynamics in mitotic force generation and functional organization of living cells. Shinya Inoué. Journal of Structural Biology 118 (2) : March 1997. p. 87+
• Structural models of the transmembrane region of voltage-gated and other K+channels in open, closed, and inactivated conformations. Stewart R. Durell, Yili Hao, H. Robert Guy. Journal of Structural Biology 121 (2) : 1998. p. 263+

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

• Biophysical methods. Lewis E. Kay, Gregory A. Petsko. Current Opinion in Structural Biology 11 (5) : September 2001. p. 513+
• Biophysical studies by ultracentrifugation. Tom Laue. Current Opinion in Structural Biology 11 (5) : September 2001. p. 579+
• Biophysical methods: technology and computation join forces in biophysics. Randy J Read, Arthur G Palmer III. Current Opinion in Structural Biology 14 (5) : October 2004. p. 521+
• Mechanisms of nucleic acid translocases: lessons from structural biology and single-molecule biophysics. Karl-Peter Hopfner, Jens Michaelis. Current Opinion in Structural Biology 17 (1) : February 2007. p. 87+
• Nucleic acids — controlling biology and controlled by biophysics. Juli Feigon, Carlos Bustamante. Current Opinion in Structural Biology 14 (3) : June 2004. p. 333+

Physics Reports

• Biophysics of the DNA molecule. Maxim D. Frank-Kamenetskii. Physics Reports 288 (1-6) : September 1997. p. 13+
• Light front formalism for composite systems and some of its applications in particle and relativistic nuclear physics. V.R. Garsevanishvili, A.A. Khelashvili, Z.R. Menteshashvili, M.S. Physics Reports 458 (6) : March 2008. p. 247+
• The p-process of stellar nucleosynthesis: astrophysics and nuclear physics status. M. Arnould, S. Goriely. Physics Reports 384 (1-2) : September 2003. p. 1+
• The r-process of stellar nucleosynthesis: astrophysics and nuclear physics achievements and mysteries. M. Arnould, S. Goriely, K. Takahashi. Physics Reports 450 (4-6) : September 2007. p. 97+
• The role of the ? in nuclear physics. Lídia S. Ferreira, Giorgio Cattapan. Physics Reports 362 (5-6) : May 2002. p. 303+

Journal of Theoretical Biology

• Reliability concept as a trend in biophysics of aging. V. K. Koltover. Journal of Theoretical Biology 184 (2) : January 21, 1997. p. 157+

Biophysical Chemistry

• Dutch scientists in and close to biophysics. Henryk Eisenberg. Biophysical Chemistry 55 (1-2) : June-July 1995. p. 3+
• Focal contributions to molecular biophysics and structural biology: a personal view. Part I. Henryk Eisenberg. Biophysical Chemistry 100 (1-3) : January 15, 2003. p. 33+
• Focal contributions to molecular biophysics and structural biology: a personal view. Part II. Henryk Eisenberg. Biophysical Chemistry 101-102 : December 10, 2002. p. 15+
• Focal contributions to molecular biophysics and structural biology: a personal view. Part III. Henryk Eisenberg. Biophysical Chemistry 98 (1-2) : July 10, 2002. p. 3+
• The hydration problem in solution biophysics: an introduction. Stephen E. Harding. Biophysical Chemistry 93 (2-3) : November 28, 2001. p. 87+

Journal of Amercan College of Radiology

• Analysis and practical use: the abt study of medical physicist work values for radiation oncology physics services—round II. Journal of American College of Radiology. 2 (1) : September 2005. p. 782+

Medical Engineering and Physics

• A case study of successful e-learning: a web-based distance course in medical physics held for school teachers of the upper secondary level. Medical Engineering and Physics. 27 (7) : September 2005. p. 571+
• Development of educational image databases and e-books for medical physics training. Medical Engineering and Physics. 27 (7) : September 2005. p. 591+
• A research program in medical physics for remote students. Medical Engineering and Physics. 27 (7) : September 2005. p. 599+

ProQuest
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

• Clinical neuroimaging: a matter of biophysics and logistics. Giovanni Lucignani. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 34 (6) : June 2007. p. 951+
• Radiopharmaceutical therapy of bone metastases with 89SrCl2, 186Re-HEDP and 153Sm-EDTMP: a dosimetric study using Monte Carlo simulation. L Strigari, R Sciuto, M D'Andrea, R Pasqualoni, et al. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 34 (7) : July 2007. p. 1031+

Biophysical Journal

• Binding of lysozyme to phospholipid bilayers: evidence for protein aggregation upon membrane association. Galyna P Gorbenko, Valeriya M Ioffe, Paavo K J Kinnunen. Biophysical Journal 93 (1) : July 1, 2007. p. 140+
• Desmosterol may replace cholesterol in lipid membranes. Daniel Huster, Holger A Scheidt, Klaus Arnold, Andreas Herrmann, Peter Müller. Biophysical Journal 88 (3) : March 2005. p. 1838+
• Dielectrophoretic traps for single-particle patterning. Adam Rosenthal, Joel Voldman. Biophysical Journal 88 (3) : March 2005. p. 2193+

Journal of Technology and Science

• Recent findings in medical physics described by researchers from University of Arkansas. Journal of Technology and Science : September 2008. p. 2348+
• Medical physics; researchers from University of North Carolina report on findings in medical physics. Journal of Technology and Science : September 2008. p.823+
• Medical physics; reserchers at University of Florida publish new data on medical physics. Journal of Technology and Science : September 2008. p. 280+
• Study results from Stanford University, Medical Department provide new insights into medical physics. Journal of Technology and Science : September 2008. p. 245+

JSTOR
http://www.jstor.org/

Radiation Research

• Microdosimetry of multiport irradiation with the stanford medical pion generator. G. Luxton, P. Fessenden, H. D. Zeman. Radiation Research 85 : February 1981. p. 238+
• Physics as an element of radiation research physics as an element of radiation research. Mitio Inokuti, Stephen M. Seltzer. Radiation Research 158 (1) : July 2002. p. 3+
• Possible biomedical applications of antiproton beams: focused radiation transfer. L. Gray, T. E. Kalogeropoulos. Radiation Research 97 (2) : February 1984. p. 246+
• The quest for the laws governing radiations and the search for beneficial innovations. J. S. Laughlin. Radiation Research 144 (2) : November 1995. p. 129+

ARTICLES
(Periodicals Section, 2nd floor)

• Cobalt radiation therapy. Elicaño, Tranquilino, Jr.The Philippine Star 20 (191) : February 4, 2006. p. 14+
• Elekta synergy : breaking new groung for modern radiation therapy. Beltran, Lea Manto. The Manila Times 107 (321) : August 29, 2006. p. A1+
• Radiation therapy : an effective method in cancer treatment. Philippine Panorama : January 27, 2002. p. 20+
• What the Philippine society of nuclear medicine is today. Philippine Panorama 33 (41) : October 17, 2004. p. 10+
• Where does radiation exposure come from?. Manila Times 106 (251) : June 23, 2005. A5.

VERTICAL FILES
(Inforation-Reference Section, 2nd floor)

• Evaluation of solar radiation measurement systems : EPRI/NREL final test report . Stoffel, T. VF 01125
• Go nuclear?. VF 01822
• The mathematical modelling of laser hyperthermia for the treatment of tumours. VF 00382

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

 LOCAL
(Archives Section, 4th floor)

• Alcohol-induced apoptosis in cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes. Castaneda, Justine S. TU-12104
• Analysis of the effects of short-term endurance exercise training on heart rate variability (HRV). Altejos, Jillenberg G. TU-12102
• Aphidicolin sensitivity test in evaluating cancer susceptibility among Filipino jeepney drivers. Mercado, Marissa Maricel A. TU-10419
• Attenuating properties of stainless steel in 662 KeV Cs-137 gamma radiation. Osana, Alvin Kristoffer A. TU-12015
• Chlorophyll a fluorescence as an indicator of photosynthetic activity of Ipil (Intsia bijuga) leaves for different biofertilizer treatments. Remoto, Randal Zandro J. TU-12113
• Chromosome fragility test : a tool in identifying high cancer risk individuals in a population. Cheng, Kristina Gail R. TU-10415
• Comparative study of the brain activity of individuals with myopia and 20/20 vision in response to color stimuli. Alsol, Mona Lissa M. TU-11003
• A comparative study on the radioprotective effects of ginseng and nicotine on the peripheral blood lymphocytes of sprague dawley rats. Bueno, Udele Aurea Ida H. TU-11004
• Digitized image enhancement of G-bands in human metaphase chromosome. Aguspina, Mary Grace. TU-10414
• Computer assisted chromosome classification of segmented metaphase spread images using cluster analysis and image area. Gaw, Aileen Joyce T. TU-11005
• Computer based laboratory electrocardiogram measurements on the outpatients of the De La Salle University-Medical Center, Dasmarinas, Cavite. Fiesta, Lhemmuel M. TU 8684
• Determination of single-trial EEG evoked potential using wavelet denoising. De Jesus, Anna Kathrina P. TU-11828
• The determination of the effects of constant nicotine intake on the nerve conduction velocity of smokers and nonsmokers using a computer based ADI powerlab instrument electromyography interface. Javier, Marco. TU-11006
• The effect of light and temperature on the ecological balance between an elodea nattallii and carassius auratus in a closed environment using data studio. Yokingco, Crisman R. TU-12115
• The effects of sub-lethal doses of gamma irradiation on the different stages of spermatogenesis in male mice. Parico, Rizza Jane J. TU-11007
• Effects of X-ray and electron beam irradiation on the resistivity of sodium p-toluenesulfonate doped polypyrrole films. Natividad, Anthony Bryan G. TU-11837
• Evaluation of the use of pulsed Nd: YAG laser in an optical trapping system for microbiological samples. Al Assal, Tahani Karisma. TU-11831
• The feasibility of using gamma radiation in prolonging soymilk's shelf life. Siopongco, Paul G. TU-11839
• Gamma-ray photon beam shielding using brass attenuator. De Ocampo, Rhea Anne S. TU-11843
• Genotoxic effects of lentrek on Allium cepa L. (onion). Loria, Dayan. TU-10418
• In vivo chlorophyll a fluorescence measurement of molave leaf (vitex parviflora juss) as affected by varying soil amendment. Changcoco, Rochelle C. TU-12105
• Induced chromosome aberration by gamma radiation in cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes. Eufemio, Alvin S. TU-10416
• Nd: YAG laser induced apoptosis in human lymphocytes and primary cultures of leukemia cells. Ungson, Arsenio Jerome. TU-11841
• Physico-chemical properties of therapeutic x-ray irradiated kappa-carrageenan in gel form. Andal, Ryan D. TU-11827
• Radiation-induced apoptosis in human lymphocytes treated with caffeine as a radioprotector. Fineza, Anna Maria B. TU-10417
• Radioprotective effects of morinda citrofolia on human lymphocytes exposed to x-ray. Abella, Jonas Carl. TU-1182
• A study on the anti mitotic activity of Korean Red Ginseng (panax ginseng) extract on human ovarian cancer cell line. Gamez, Marianne H. TU-11844
• A study on the effects of cigarette smoking on the brain electrical activity using fourier analysis. Derla, Jester Lyee C. TU-12107
• A study on the protective effect of ascorbic acid on bleomycin-induced chromosome lesions in peripheral blood lymphocytes of Payatas dumpsite dwellers. Canto, Patricia Ann D. TU-12103
• T-test analysis of the effect of mental fatigue on the reaction time to sound and light using datastudio. Lim, Kimberly Anne. TU-12110
• Two dimensional position sensing system of polystyrene microspheres. Siton, Candice S. TU-11840
• Use of chlorophyll a fluorescence as an indicator of seed maturity and seed quality of sweet bell pepper (capsicum annuum L. var. fiesta). Marquez, Princess Clarissa I. TU-12112
• UV fluorescence imaging of tsitsirika (catharanthus roseus). Galingan, Jonathan D. TU-12109

Foreign

• CAD based monte carlo method: algorithms for geometric evaluation in support of monte carlo radiation transport calculation. Wang, Mengkuo., Ph.D., The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2006. AAT 3234568
• The calorimetric measurement of low energy brachytherapy sources. Aus, Robert John, Ph.D., The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2003. AAT 3089703
• Detection and modeling of radiation induced effects in tissues by dielectric spectroscopy. Todor, Aurel Dorin, Ph.D., Old Dominion University, 2000. AAT 9999654
• Delivery and verification of intensity-modulated x-ray beams in radiotherapy. Curtin-Savard, Arthur J., Ph.D., McGill University (Canada), 1998. AAT NQ50138
• Hybrid discrete ordinates and characteristics method for solving the linear boltzmann equation. Yi, Ce, Ph.D., University of Florida, 2007. AAT 3281629.
• Image quality, dose, and quality control in screen-film and full-field digital mammography. Berns, Eric Arthur, Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2001. AAT 3038621
• Large-angle ionization chambers for brachytherapy air-kerma-strength measurements. Culberson, Wesley S., Ph.D., The University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2006. AAT 3234728
• Production and use of isomeric nuclear beams. Brown, James Aaron, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1993. AAT 9409639
• Photon activation in medical physics and tissue elemental analysis. Ren, Xuemin, Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1992. AAT 9232824
• Sealed catheter-based beta sources for intravascular brachytherapy: novel designs and dosimetric characterization. Schaart, Dennis Robert, Ph.D., Technische Universiteit Delft (The Netherlands), 2002. AAT C811656

INTERNET WEBSITES
(Cybernook, Ground Floor, Graduate corners, 2nd and 3rd floors)

AAPM Medical Physics Resource Page
http://www.aapm.org/

The American Association of Physicist in Medicine website which gives and links to organizations, mailing lists, publications and publishers, newsgroups and educational resources on medical physics.

Health Physics Society
http://www.hps.org/

The Health Physics Society is a “nonprofit scientific professional organization whose mission is to promote the practice of radiation safety”.

Should you have suggestions on this pathfinder, please contact any of the Information-Reference staff at reference@dlsu.edu.ph or call + (632) 5244611 local 620.

Compiled by : Ms. Yolanda Odsinada & Ms. Karen Victoria

Date : September 2008