APPLIED PHYSICS IN MEDICINE: DO WE FORGET ITS IMPORTANT - REFLECTION FROM CURRENT MEDICAL CURRICULUM IN THAILAND

Abstract

Applied physics is proven for its usefulness in several fields including to medicine. In medicine, physics is the basic knowledge for practitioners on some specific clinical aspects such as orthopedics and radiology. An interesting concern is the fact that medical physics is usually received little interest from medical practitioner. Here, the authors discuss on the current situation of medical curriculum in Thailand that lacks for important component on medical physics.