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radiation physicist is a scientist who studies and applies principles of radiation, which include the energy and particles emitted by various sources such as X-rays and nuclear materials. They work to understand and control radiation to improve medical treatments, ensure safety in industries handling radioactive materials, and protect the environment.
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There he became a
leading radiation physicist who pioneered methods of computer - based imaging of tissues that have since become standard methods in medical diagnostic imaging.
Shortly afterward, Timoféef - Ressovsky began a project with Zimmer,
a radiation physicist, and Delbrück, a young German quantum physicist.
Jacquelyn Yanch,
a radiation physicist at MIT, thinks that it is too early to say what the impact will be.
It was established in honor of the founder of the NCRP, the late Dr. Lauriston S. Taylor,
a radiation physicist and pioneer in the field of radiation safety whose work led to the first U.S. standard for X-ray exposure.