The medical scientists help plan radiation treatment, make sure it is delivered safely, and develop new treatment techniques (file photo). Medical physicists will be cutting down on work "during anti-social hours" from March 12 to 22, a release from the APEX union said. Medical physicists develop new treatment techniques, help plan treatment, and make sure it is delivered safely. Past shortages of medical physicists had prompted warnings in the sector, and registrars who qualify are being head-hunted by overseas hospitals, Munro said. It's disappointing to have to strike just to get an offer, APEX Union physicists national president Mark Ashburner said.

Source: Stuff March 11, 2019 02:26 UTC