ABSTRACT
A year after the COVID-19 outbreak was first reported in China, the death toll has surpassed 1.5 million people, and economies all over the world have been left in tatters. Daily life has been altered radically, giving birth to what is known as “the New Norm.” Within a short period, COVID-19 has laid bare the limits and weaknesses of our health systems. How have our medical physics colleagues across the world been responding to the pandemic? How has the profession been contributing in terms of clinical practice, education, and research? These are some questions that enabled us to learn how our colleagues—radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, radiographers, and technologists—have used their analytical and problem-solving skills to be part of the solution. Although medical physicists are not frontline providers like doctors and nurses, many have nonetheless volunteered to be one. The medical physicist community is adaptable, innovative, and creative.
