Women in Medical Physics: their contribution to improving the quality and safety of medical services using ionizing radiation

Abstract

Since 1995, when the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy (IPEN) identified the need and importance of training specialists in Medical Physics at the Master of Science level in our country, it has been very positive to see the interest awakened in female professionals in science, who identified a good opportunity to specialize and contribute with their knowledge to improve the safety and quality of medical radio diagnostic services
using X-rays, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy. The IPEN, as the governing body specialized in promoting the peaceful and safe use of ionizing radiation, was the promoter of its implementation, through an agreement with the prestigious National University of Engineering (UNI) and the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN), with the important support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).