Physics in Medicine and Biology
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| description | Scientific journal |
| Area of Expertise | Physics , medicine , biology |
| language | English |
| publishing company | Institute of Physics ( United Kingdom ) |
| First edition | 1956 |
| Frequency of publication | biweekly |
| Impact Factor | 3,030 (2018) |
| editor | Simon Cherry |
| Web link | iopscience.iop.org/journal/0031-9155 |
| ISSN (print) | 0031-9155 |
| ISSN (online) | 1361-6560 |
Physics in Medicine and Biology (abbreviation according to ISO 4 : Phys. Med. Biol. , Often abbreviated as PMB) is a scientific journal with peer review that has existed since 1956 and is published by the Institute of Physics (IoP) on behalf of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine .
The thematic area of the articles in Physics in Medicine and Biology is the application of theoretical and experimental physics in medicine , physiology and biology . In particular, this includes the physics of radiotherapy , dosimetry for ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation , imaging processes in medicine , for example magnetic resonance imaging , sonography , nuclear medicine , image reconstruction , image processing , the use of nanoparticles in diagnostics and therapy, biomedical optics , radiation protection and radiation biology .
With an Impact Factor (IF) of 3.030 for 2018, the journal ranks 26th in the statistics of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) among 80 journals in the field of medical technology and 39th out of 129 in the field of radiology , nuclear medicine and medical Imaging modality .
The scientific editor of Physics in Medicine and Biology is Simon Cherry from the University of California, Davis ( USA ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Journal Citation Reports. Institute for Scientific Information , accessed July 1, 2017 .
- ^ Physics in Medicine and Biology - IOPscience. In: iopscience.iop.org. Institute of Physics , accessed May 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Physics in Medicine and Biology: Scope and key information. In: iopscience.iop.org. Institute of Physics , accessed May 5, 2017 .
- ^ Physics in Medicine and Biology: Editorial board. In: iopscience.iop.org. Institute of Physics , accessed July 27, 2019 .