title: Point/counterpoint. A professional doctoral degree that does not require dissertation research is an appropriate alternative to a Ph.D. as preparation for a career in medical physics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. jhazle@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hazle
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mah
authors.forename: Colin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Orton
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004500:Education, Graduate; D004501:Education, Medical; D010825:Physics / Q000193:education*; D011361:Professional Competence; D012106:Research; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012952:Societies