Illustration of extended CT number scales
Standard CT reconstruction data is stored using 12-bit unsigned integers (i.e. having possible values of 0 to 4095). These unsigned values are rescaled to a range encompassing -1024 through 3071 (using an offset, or intercept of -1024). However CT data can also…
Advice for medical physics job seekers
The employment market for medical physics registrar positions in Australia is a competitive one. Between May and July 2016 I conducted a survey of heads of departments that had advertised for medical physics registrars recently (mostly from 2015 onwards), asking…