Apex has been our choice for over a decade now. They have always been dependable, reliable and a pleasure to work with. As a manager of a very busy imaging department, it is nice to know that our...
- Computed Tomography is a technique that uses x-rays to produce multiple images of organs and tissues within a body.
- Imaging technique that uses X-rays to obtain real-time moving images of the internal structures ..
- Mammography is the process of using low-energy X-rays to examine the human breast, which is used as a diagnostic and screening tool.
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues within your body.
- Nuclear medicine is "radiology done inside out" or "endoradiology" because it records radiation emitting from within the body rather..
- Radiography is an imaging technique that uses x-rays to image the internal structure of the body.
- Radiation Shielding
- Ultrasound is safe and painless, and produces pictures of the inside of the body using sound waves
- An enhanced form of x-ray technology that is used to measure bone loss
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pp. 51-52. Author: @KsenijaKujundz1. Almost a decade ago, ASTRO and AAPM partnered to develop and sponsor the RO-ILS: Radiation Oncology Incident Learning System®. This initiative aims to facilitate...
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pp. 49-50. Authors: @KalpanaKanal, @rapooley, M. Podgorsak, @IbbottIbbott. As part of the ABR's ongoing efforts to improve the relevance and effectiveness of its processes, the medical physics...
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p. 47. Author: @DustinGress. Updates to MRI Accreditation Program; ACR Convenes Blue Ribbon Panel on Fluoroscopy Safety; BICOE Program is Renamed...
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pp. 45-46. Author: M. Studenski. The Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Education Subcommittee (ROMPES) is pleased to announce that an update to the core physics curriculum for Radiation Oncology...
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pp. 41-43. Authors: E. Aliotta, R. Dargan. In 1954, Peter Armitage, a medical statistician, and epidemiologist Richard Doll, both from England, proposed a simple statistical model of cancer. The...
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As a community dedicated to improving health through medical physics, AAPM remains steadfast in promoting a healthcare environment...
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Working Group for Non-Clinical Professionals has 1-6 position(s) open for the Role of Member. Learn More & Apply:
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Working Group for Non-Clinical Professionals has 1-6 position(s) open for the Role of Guest. Learn More & Apply:
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Educational Courses are among the most important parts of the RSNA Annual Meeting. Educational courses on emerging and practical medical imaging topics provide RSNA and AAPM members with valuable...
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p. 63. Author: @jenpursley_phd. James M. Hevezi, PhD, FAAPM, FACR, received the Texas Radiological Society (TRS) Gold Medal for his outstanding service to radiology and radiologists in Texas. The...
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pp. 61-62. Author: B. Fraass. At the October 2023 ASTRO meeting in San Diego, Randall Ten Haken, PhD, was awarded the ASTRO Gold Medal, the highest honor an ASTRO member can receive. Only three years...
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pp. 57-59. Author: R. Kapoor. IHE-RO Test Process. In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the importance of interoperability between different systems cannot be overstated. Ensuring that...
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pp. 55-56. Authors: A. Yu, X. Liu, C. Shi. During the two-hour mock exam process, examinees faced three rounds of challenging questions posed by our experienced examiners. What made this experience...
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p. 53. Author: D. Crowley. Two members of AAPM's Unit No. 18 - Massachusetts State (UN18), Navneeth Hariharan, MEng and Martin Fraser, MS, FAAPM, FACR, testified before the Massachusetts Joint...
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Implementation, Commissioning, Lifecycle Subcommittee (ICLC) (ICLC) within Data Sciences Committee under Science Council. Learn more:
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Task Group No. 56.B - Update of the AAPM TG56 report (TG56.B) has 1 position(s) open for the Role of Member. Learn More & Apply:
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RO-ILS Case Study 17 shares a misadministration in which a patient was treated with another patient's treatment plan. While the patient's identity was verified, it was not matched to the plan moded...
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@CongresswomanSC, @JenKiggans. AAPM is proud to support the introduction of a bill to address below market pay caps for VA medical physicists. This will help the VA recruit and retain in-house...
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Dear AAPM colleagues and friends, As I am wrapping up my year as a president of our association, and passing the baton to my distinguished colleague and friend, Dr. Todd Pawlicki, I wish to leave you...
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Scientific Integrity Subcommittee (SISC) within Ethics under AAPM Board. Learn more:
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Management of Inappropriate Content Subcommittee (MICSC) (MICSC) within Ethics under Administrative Council. Learn more:
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Journal Oversight Committee (JOC) (JOC) within Board of Directors under AAPM Board. Learn more:
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Please join us Thursday, January 25 at 12pm ET. This webinar will focus on a day in the life of medical physicists in Low-and-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) in Africa with the aim of providing...
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Topic: Total-Body PET: History and Future, being held on Thursday, February 8. The first hints of the total body PET concept appeared in the early 1990s when Terry Jones described a long axial field...
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AAPM Science Council Associates Mentorship Program (SCAMP). This program has been established to recognize and cultivate outstanding researchers at an early stage in their careers, with the goal of...
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Registration & Housing Open. Early Bird Registration Deadline is February 14 at 11:59pm ET. #AAPMSCM
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Happy New Year to all, and welcome to the first edition of the 2024 AAPM Newsletter! We're pleased to welcome AAPM's new Executive Director, C. David Gammel, who started in his role on January 2,...
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Commissioning and clinical evaluation of the IDENTIFY surface imaging system for frameless stereotactic radiosurgery | Category - Radiotherapy: Stereotactic. View & Take:
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Joint Working Group for Research Seed Funding Initiative has 4-6 position(s) open for the Role of Member. Learn More & Apply:
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2024 Call for Nominations. All nominations are due by February 28, 2024. Nominations for the following are now being accepted: William D. Coolidge Gold Medal Award, Edith H. Quimby Lifetime...
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Due February 18, 2024. As part of the of review and approval process for AAPM Report 249 U1, all AAPM members are being given the opportunity to comment on the draft before it is finalized. The...
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#AAPMSCM Meeting Program Available.
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Task Group No. 423: Medical Physics Workforce Assessment Needs and Gaps (TG423) (TG423) within Workforce Assessment Committee under Professional Council. Learn more:
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Abstract Submission Open for #AAPM2024. Deadline: February 27, 2024 | 8:00 PM Eastern (5:00 PM Pacific)
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Volume 11, Number 2, December 2023
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The latest RO-ILS education is a detailed exploration of dosimetrically impactful safety events that affected patients and were reported to the program since 2014. The RO-ILS Themed Report contains...
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Quality and Safety Considerations for Adaptive Radiation Therapy. Deadline: February 11, 2024.
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Diagnostic Demand and Supply Projection Working Group has 1-6 position(s) open for the Role of Guest. Learn More & Apply:
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pp. 7-8. Author: Todd Pawlicki, PhD. AAPM looks forward to leveraging David's expertise as we embark on a year filled with significant events. The 2024 Spring Clinical Meeting, scheduled for March 23...
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pp. 9-11. Author: Samuel G. Armato, III, PhD. The process that led to the 2024 budget (approved at the November 2023 Board meeting) represented a philosophical shift in AAPM's budget approach....
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pp. 15-16. Author: Robin Stern, PhD. The meetings committees have assembled an exciting schedule of meetings for 2024, with something for everyone. Updates in Proton Radiation Therapy.; Spring...
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pp. 17-18. Authors: I. Sechopoulos, PhD, R. Hobbs, PhD, J. Clements, MS, I. Reiser, PhD. Dedicated Radiopharmaceutical Track Starting in 2024; Update on Scientific Posters: Returning to Live(ly)...
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pp. 23-24. Author: Stephanie Parker, MS. I began my volunteer service to AAPM with the Online Learning Services Subcommittee (RDCE) in 2004 by writing quizzes for the Online Learning Center (OLC). I...
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pp. 19-21. Author: Eric Lobb, MS. Education Council, Continuing Professional Development, and the Online Learning Services Subcommittee (RDCE) recently approved the creation of the Working Group on...
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AAPM BEST Award. Best Medical will provide a $500 stipend to be used for travel, food and lodging expenses to attend in person the 2024 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. AAPM will provide complimentary...
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AAPM Expanding Horizons Travel Grant Round 2. The Expanding Horizons Travel Grant program is designed to provide students and trainees with an opportunity to broaden the scope of scientific meetings...
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Deadline March 3, 2024. As part of the process of developing an MPPG, all AAPM members are being given the opportunity to comment on the draft before it is finalized. The following document is ready...
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Please join us Thursday, February 22 at 5pm ET for this webinar from the AAPM Webinar Series on Global Research and Scientific Innovation Committee: School on Research Excellence. We all benefit from...
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p. 25. Author: Bruce Curran, MS, MEng. The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) effort is dedicated to improving the interoperability of medical information systems. It does this by...
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p. 27. Authors: @KalpanaKanal, @rapooley, M. Podgorsak, @IbbottIbbott. The ABR Board of Governors (BOG) consists of three officers: the president, president-elect, and secretary-treasurer, the chair...
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pp. 29-31. Author: Wendy Smith Fuss, MPH. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule. The final rule policies...
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pp. 33-34. Author: @DustinGress. ACR Has Implemented a Program to Improve Transparency in Radiology AI; ACR is Retiring TRIAD and Moving to ACR Connect (please share with your DIR clients and...
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pp. 35-37. Embarking on the path toward ASTRO's APEx - Accreditation Program for Excellence® is a transformative endeavor for any radiation oncology practice. This rigorous process sets a high...
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pp. 39-40. Authors: Abigail Dare, MS. The theme for the 2023 Fall Symposium was "Microcosms to Macro-Realms, Bridging Nano to Cosmos". The program began with the Early Career Investigators Symposium...
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Please join us Thursday, March 7 at 12pm ET. n this webinar, Dr. Geoffrey Ibbott, Associate Executive Director, Medical Physics for the American Board of Radiology, will provide an overview of the...
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#AAPMSS registration is open!
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Updates in Proton Radiation Therapy CEC Online Evaluation System Available until 11:59 PM, March 24, 2024.
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Research Committee has 1-2 position(s) open for the Role of Member. Learn More & Apply:
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Online Learning Services Subcommittee has 4-10 position(s) open for the Role of Guest. Learn More & Apply:
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Communication Harmonization and Brand Identity Subcommittee (CHBIS) has 4-6 position(s) open for the Role of Member. Learn More & Apply:
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Vol. 6, No. 1, February 2024
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RO-ILS Case Study 18 discusses the contributing factors that resulted in a discrepancy between patient set up during simulation and treatment. Review the latest RO-ILS education and discuss at a...
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Working Group on DICOM Coordination has 1-2 position(s) open for the Role of Member. Learn More & Apply:
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Working Group on Iodine-131 Radiopharmaceutical Therapies (WGI131) has 1-5 position(s) open for the Role of Liaison. Learn More & Apply:
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Working Group on Iodine-131 Radiopharmaceutical Therapies (WGI131) has 1-5 position(s) open for the Role of Guest. Learn More & Apply:
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Working Group on Iodine-131 Radiopharmaceutical Therapies (WGI131) has 1-3 position(s) open for the Role of Member. Learn More & Apply:
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The International Council Associates Mentorship Program (ICAMP) is a prestigious program that recognizes and cultivates outstanding medical physicists at an early stage in their careers. The program...
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Global Health Research Seed Funding Grant. Deadline: April 17, 2024. A $25,000 grant will be awarded to provide funds to develop exciting investigator-initiated concepts focused on global health...
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Topic: Are Medical Physicists Satisfied with Their Current Level of Research Opportunities? Being held on Thursday, March 28. When surveyed, the majority of medical physicists say they enjoy doing...
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International Council has 6 position(s) open for the Role of Guest. Learn More & Apply:
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Data Sciences Committee has 2 position(s) open for the Role of Guest member, potentially convertible to voting member - NonVote - NonVote. Learn More...
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JACMP Award Selection Subcommittee (JACMPAS) has 6-10 position(s) open for the Role of Member. Learn More & Apply:
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pp. 17-18. Author: @Barb_Marquez8. During the 2022 AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Washington, DC, I had the opportunity to revisit a significant chapter in my past. I met with a former...
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Welcome to the March/April 2024 edition of the AAPM Newsletter. The year is off to a busy start and this issue highlights some of the many activities AAPM members are involved in. The Special...
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Arab Medical Physics Subcommittee (AMPS) (AMPS) within Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee under Professional Council. Learn more:
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State Champions Steering Subcommittee (CHAMPSC) (CHAMPSC) within Government and Regulatory Affairs under Administrative Council. Learn more:
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Task Group No. 190.B: Accuracy and calibration of integrated radiation output in (TG190.B) within Radiography and Fluoroscopy Subcommittee under Science Council. Learn more:
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Global Early Career Research Subcommittee (GECRSC) (GECRSC) within Global Research and Scientific Innovation Committee (GRSIC) under . Learn more:
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International Council Associates Mentorship Program (ICAMP) (ICAMP) within Global Research and Scientific Innovation Committee (GRSIC) under International Council. Learn more:
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Task Group No. 427: Technical Guidelines for the Use of Proton Therapy in Clinic (TG427) within Work Group on Particle Beams under Science Council. Learn more:
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Imaging for Treatment Verification Work Group has 5-6 position(s) open for the Role of Member. Learn More & Apply:
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Please join us Thursday, April 4 at 12pm ET for the second webinar in the series: Radiochemistry and Oxygen Sensing in the Era of FLASH RT, featuring the topic "Delayed Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging...
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A team at AAPM has received a $250,000 Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The award will fund a project titled "Radiation risk in...
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The Arthur Boyer Innovations in Medical Physics Education Award is given for an innovative program in the medical physics education of physicists, physicians, ancillary personnel and the public...
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(under Science Council) - Due April 9, 2024. On behalf of WGTGC, we ask for your review of the following new task group proposals on "Commissioning Software for Voxel-Based Dosimetry of...
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Deadline April 11, 2024. As part of the process of developing an MPPG, all AAPM members are being given the opportunity to comment on the draft before it is finalized. The following document is ready...
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Deadline April 25, 2024. As part of the process of developing an MPPG, all AAPM members are being given the opportunity to comment on the draft before it is finalized. The following document is ready...
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CE Online Evaluation System Available. #AAPMSCM
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#AAPM2024 Registration and Housing is Open!
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Task Group No. 96.B: A Comprehensive Overview of Radiation Dose in CT: Best Prac (TG96.B) within Computed Tomography Subcommittee under Science Council. Learn more:
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pp. 7-9. Author: @mmahesh1. It is with great pleasure - and also with humility - that I write this column. As I began my official duties as the AAPM President-Elect, I feel it is a great opportunity...
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p. 11. Author: C. David Gammel. It's been an enlightening period filled with exploration and engagement. Throughout January and February, my focus has been listening, questioning, and learning. I've...
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pp. 13-16. Author: D. Crowley. This year promises to be a busy one for AAPM's government relations. To begin, AAPM aims to elevate its advocacy efforts through the implementation of the State...