title: Point/counterpoint. The terminal M.S. degree is no longer appropriate for students interested in a career in clinical medical physics in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA. mdmill03@gwise.louisville.edu
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Howard R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Elson
authors.forename: Colin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Orton
mesh_terms: D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000193:education*; D004500:Education, Graduate; D009790:Occupations; D010825:Physics / Q000193:education*; D013334:Students; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities