Spreading to every corner of the Earth, the COVID-19 virus has had an
unparalleled impact on all aspects of our lives. This book explores in
detail how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected clinical practice,
education, and research in medical physics, and how colleagues on the
frontline dealt with this unpredictable and unprecedented pandemic. It
tackles key questions such as: How did medical physicists first respond
to the situation? What innovative strategies were taken and how
effective were they? How are medical physicists preparing for the
future?
There will be a focus on the different experiences of regional medical
physicists and the responses and outlooks in clinical practice,
education, and research in the affected continents, Asia-Pacific, the
Middle East, Europe, Africa and North and Latin America. With over 91
contributors from 39 countries, this unique resource contains key
perspectives from teams from each territory to ensure a global range of
accounts.
The collective opinion and wisdom from the major medical physics journal
editors-in-chief are also explored, alongside how the pandemic has
affected the quantity and quality of publications. Voices of
early-career researchers and students of medical physics will be
included, with narratives of their experiences coping with life during
the pandemic. Lastly, communicating leadership in times of adversity is
highlighted.
This book will be a historic account of the impact of the COVID-19 virus
on the field of medical physics. It will be an ideal reference for
medical physicists, medical physics trainees and students, hospital
administrators, regulators, and healthcare professionals allied with
medical physics.
Key features:
The first book to cover the impact of COVID-19 on the field of medical
physics
Edited by two experts in the field, with chapter contributions from
subject area specialists around the world
Broad, global coverage, ranging from the impact on teaching, research,
and publishing, with unique perspectives from journal editors and
students and trainees
