Outline
New Member Symposium
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Meet the Expert
Welcome to the AAPM
Medical Physicists
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Radiation Therapy
Imaging
Clinical Practice (70%)
Research
Academic
Administration
Regulatory
Industry
• Who Are We, AAPM Structure
• Talk informally with AAPM Leaders
• Meet the Experts –
– Gary Barnes- Imaging Practice
– Russ Ritenour, Imaging Research
– Jim Hevezi – Therapy Practice
– Dan Low - Therapy Research
AAPM Mission
(under revision)
The mission of the Association is to advance
the practice of physics in medicine and
biology by encouraging innovative research
and development, disseminating scientific and
technical information, fostering the education
and professional development of medical
physicists, and promoting the highest quality
medical services for patients.
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Who are We ? : Clinical
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Definition of a Qualified Medical
Physicist - AAPM
A Qualified Medical Physicist is an
individual who is competent to practice
independently one or more of the
subfields of medical physics.
Science
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Leading scientific investigations
Research funding
AAPM guidance
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From - Scope of Practice (ACMP-AAPM)
The essential responsibility of the Qualified Medical
Physicist’s clinical practice is to assure the safe and effective
delivery of radiation to achieve a diagnostic or therapeutic
result as prescribed in patient care.
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Education
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Training of Medical physicists
Education of health care workers
Education of the public
Professional Development…..
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Professional
Vast Field of Practice
• There is much more to Medical Physics
than calibrating a device for medical use.
• The Profession of Medical Physics is much
bigger
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• We remain focused on efforts that improve
the application of physics in medicine,
primarily toward the benefit of patients.
• The position and success of the medical
physicist is not an accident
• AAPM Structure built to affect specific
aspects of the field.
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