About the AAPM

The purposes of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) are to promote the application of physics to medicine and biology, encourage interest and training in medical physics and related fields. The AAPM has established Medical Physics as its primary scientific and informational journal. The AAPM is a Member of the American Institute of Physics. AAPM membership information and application forms may be obtained from the Executive Officer.

The AAPM is a scientific, educational, and professional organization of more than 5,000+ medical physicists. Headquarters are located at the American Center for Physics in College Park, MD, with a staff of 20, Annual budget is over $5M. Publications include a scientific journal (Medical Physics), technical reports, and symposium proceedings.

2009 AAPM Executive Committee

from left to right:

John P. Gibbons Jr., PhD - Secretary
Maryellen L. Giger, PhD, FAAPM- President
Gerald A. White Jr., MS, FAAPM- Chairman of the Board
Michael G. Herman, PhD, FAAPM - President-Elect
Mary E. Moore, MS, FAAPM - Treasurer
Angela R. Keyser - AAPM Executive Director

AAPM is the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
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