244732 Medical Physicist
Undertakes research and provides advice on the safe and effective delivery of radiation as prescribed in patient care for radiation oncology, medical imaging and image-guided medical procedures.
- Major group
- 2 Professionals
- Unit group
- 2447 Medical Science Professionals
- Edition
- OSCA 2024
- Skill level
- Level 1
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Role overview
Undertakes research and provides advice on the safe and effective delivery of radiation as prescribed in patient care for radiation oncology, medical imaging and image-guided medical procedures.
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Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 1
- Major group
- 2 Professionals
- Sub-major group
- 24 Design, Engineering and Science Professionals
- Minor group
- 244 Natural and Physical Science Professionals
- Unit group
- 2447 Medical Science Professionals
Tasks
- Conducts research and development in radiation oncology, medical imaging, image-guided medical procedures, or medical radiation safety
- Designs and performs ongoing quality assurance testing and evaluation for radiation oncology and diagnostic imaging equipment and systems
- Consults with medical professionals on individual patients' radiation treatment using external radiation beams, internally placed radioactive sources, and radioactive substances
- Provides advice on balancing image quality, personnel and patient radiation dose, and associated risks in radiology and nuclear medicine imaging
- Applies knowledge of physics to the development and use of medical radiation treatments, devices and technologies that may be used for diagnosis and treatment of human diseases
- Provides scientific and technical advice on the design of radiation facilities and the safe handling, storage and disposal of radioactive materials
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Industry context
- ANZSIC 6910 Scientific Research Services 13 primary activities
- ANZSIC 6925 Scientific Testing and Analysis Services 11 primary activities
- ANZSIC 6962 Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 14 primary activities
- ANZSIC 2419 Other Professional and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing 23 primary activities
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Compare OSCA 244732 with related occupations
Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.
| Comparison point | Current code244732 Medical Physicist | 244731 Medical Laboratory Scientist |
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| Official role definition | Undertakes research and provides advice on the safe and effective delivery of radiation as prescribed in patient care for radiation oncology, medical imaging and image-guided medical procedures. | Performs, validates and interprets the results of medical laboratory tests designed to assist in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of human disease. |
| Skill level | Skill Level 1 | Skill Level 1 |
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| Alternative titles | Not stated |
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Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.
In this section
- 244731Medical Laboratory Scientist
- 244732Medical Physicist
Official source
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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