I would like to study something that keeps physics as the basis of the program and also is practical, where I get to apply my knowledge. I’m just divided between Physics, medical physics and aerospace engineering. If I regret medical physics I can jump over to physics if I want to, first 2 years are the same.
I’m really interested in all areas of physics but getting a job there tends to be outside of the field. Hence why med and engineering would be better at this.
I’m also interested in biology and how radiation affects the body. Also interested in technology, not so much about EE.
Biggest problem is that engineering is 3 hours away by flight which means I wont see my pet for a while. They would probably die within 5 years. Med and physics I can study where I live.
Medical physics here in sweden is a unique program that incorporates physics into the medical field. It’s a protected title. It’s a program that is 5 years long, leading to a masters. Phd in radiology is then possible.
The job is mostly clinical, working with mri and such. Jobs outside of the hospital tend to be about radiation.
It’s not new that Medical Physics will raise someone’s eyebrows. I work closely with medical physicists and I have gotten into the habit of asking them when they became interested in the field. Without fail, they all became aware of the field late in, or after, their undergraduate years. Most of them work in radiation medicine, e.g. radiation therapy, brachytherapy, etc. They help in developing treatment plans, QA’ing those plans, etc. Becoming board certified is becoming increasingly difficult as they don’t want to flood they field.