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Today is International Day of #MedicalPhysics.
Medical physicists help ensure quality in health care - they enhance radiation protection education and training, strengthen radiation safety culture and support implementation of radiation safety standards
@WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @pahowho We mark the International Day of #MedicalPhysics on 7 November to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Marie Curie in 1867.
Curie pioneered research on radioactivity and discovered it destroys cancer cells faster than healthy cells, paving the way for radiotherapy
#DYK: WHO, @iaeaorg and @ilo have safety guidelines to protect health workers and patients subjected to radiation bit.ly/2WTSDNw
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