European and American physicists unite for healthcare

In the 1990s, a wave of emigration swept through Russia and Eastern Europe. Hundreds of highly-trained nuclear physicists and engineers left because of the political and economic situation and moved to the West in search of better opportunities. Many of these scientists now work in the United States as medical physicists - the behind-the-scenes professionals who design and manage radiation therapy equipment and work with oncologists to design medical treatment plans...

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