# Competences — medical physics expert

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/047108c3-f987-40a4-bef0-f2b3407ec16a).

## Essential

- **advise on medical device features** (skill/competence)
- **apply radiation protection procedures** (skill/competence)
- **apply scientific methods** (skill/competence)
- **assess radiation response** (skill/competence)
- **calculate exposure to radiation** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legislation related to health care** (skill/competence)
- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
- **contribute to continuity of health care** (skill/competence)
- **densiometry** (knowledge)
- **develop radiation protection strategies** (skill/competence)
- **dosimetric planning** (knowledge)
- **ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations** (skill/competence)
- **ensure safety of healthcare users** (skill/competence)
- **evaluate delivery of radiation treatment** (skill/competence)
- **follow clinical guidelines** (skill/competence)
- **health technology assessment** (knowledge)
- **laboratory techniques** (knowledge)
- **maintain medical devices** (skill/competence)
- **mathematics** (knowledge)
- **measure physical phenomena in healthcare** (skill/competence)
- **medical devices** (knowledge)
- **medical laboratory technology** (knowledge)
- **monitor radiation levels** (skill/competence)
- **perform dosimetry measurements** (skill/competence)
- **perform transcranial magnetic stimulation** (skill/competence)
- **radiation physics in healthcare** (knowledge)
- **radiation protection** (knowledge)
- **radiology** (knowledge)
- **scientific research methodology** (knowledge)
- **test medical devices** (skill/competence)
- **use measurement instruments** (skill/competence)
- **use treatment verification systems** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- analyse experimental laboratory data (skill/competence)
- cancer risks (knowledge)
- conduct health related research (skill/competence)
- contamination exposure regulations (knowledge)
- execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
- general medicine (knowledge)
- implant brachytherapy treatments (skill/competence)
- operate scientific measuring equipment (skill/competence)
- perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
- statistics (knowledge)
- teach medical science (skill/competence)
- work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)