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Therapy Physics Committee (TPC)

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The Therapy Physics Committee (TPC) is a committee of the Science Council and has direct authority and responsibility over all AAPM scientific activities pertaining to radiation therapy physics. The Therapy Physics Committee will achieve the following broad goals primarily through its Subcommittees, Working Groups and Task Groups.

  1. Improve the accuracy and consistency of radiation therapy and other medical interventions through development and publication of scientific, technical and educational documents.
  2. Improve therapeutic medical interventions through research in medical physics and promote scientific research in therapy applications of medical physics within AAPM.
  3. Provide guidance to outside agencies and organizations relative to the scientific and clinical interests of AAPM membership.
  4. Remain aware of developments from and collaborate with outside organizations.
By-Laws:Not Referenced.Rules: 3.10.1
Standing?This is a standing committee.
Approved Date(s):12/1/2004
Committee Keywords: TPC
Chair

Dimitris Mihailidis
Committee Chair

2025 Roster

(dates shown below are start and end dates of position.)

= complete and up-to-date
= up-to-date but expires soon
= incomplete or out of date conflict of interest statement.

VOTING AppointmentsThere are 26 voting members.

up-to-dateParminder S. Basran, PhD

1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026 Chair,  Working Group for the Veterinary Radiation Therapy Oncology (ex officio)
needs updatingPeter F. Caracappa, PhD

6/5/2025 - 12/31/2027 Chair,  Radiological Protection Subcommittee (ex officio)

needs updatingLaura I. Cervino, PhD

1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026 Chair,  Therapy Imaging Subcommittee (ex officio)
up-to-dateMaria F. Chan, PhD

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2026 Member

up-to-dateQuan Chen, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2025 Member
up-to-dateCynthia Fu-Yu Chuang, PhD

3/10/2023 - 12/31/2025 Chair,  Quality Assurance and Outcome Improvement Subcommittee (ex officio)

needs updatingShiva K. Das, PhD

1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028 Chair,  Biological Effects Subcommittee (ex officio)
1/1/2023 - 12/31/2025 Chair,  Biological Effects Subcommittee (ex officio)
up-to-dateSean A. Dresser, MS

1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026 Committee Vice Chair

needs updatingRobert F. Hobbs, PhD

2/25/2021 - 12/31/2027 Chair,  Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Subcommittee (ex officio)
up-to-datePerry B. Johnson, PhD

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2026 Member

needs updatingGeorge C. Kagadis, PhD

1/1/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member
needs updatingJon J. Kruse, PhD

1/1/2025 - 12/31/2025 Chair,  Treatment Delivery Subcommittee (ex officio)

up-to-dateStephen F. Kry, PhD

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2026 Liaison - The Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC) Group (ex officio)
up-to-dateHeng Li, PhD

1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028 Member

needs updatingCharles S. Mayo, PhD

1/1/2020 - 12/31/2025 Chair,  SC263 - Standardized Categorizations and Nomenclatures Supporting Clinical and (ex officio)
up-to-dateDimitris N. Mihailidis, PhD

1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026 Committee Chair

needs updatingMarija Popovic, PhD

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2026 Member
up-to-dateX. Sharon Qi, PhD

1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028 Member

needs updatingSusan L. Richardson, PhD

1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026 Chair,  Brachytherapy Subcommittee (ex officio)
up-to-dateVikren Sarkar, PhD

1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026 Member

needs updatingDaniel J. Scanderbeg, PhD

1/29/2025 - 12/31/2027 Chair,  Radiation Therapy Patient Safety Subcommittee (ex officio)
up-to-dateSarah B. Scarboro, PhD

9/26/2024 - 12/31/2026 Chair,  Radiation Dosimetry & Treatment Planning Subcommittee (ex officio)

needs updatingJeffrey V. Siebers, PhD

1/1/2022 - 12/31/2027 Chair,  Calibration Laboratory Accreditation Subcommittee (ex officio)
up-to-dateAlexei V. Trofimov, PhD

1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026 Chair,  Particle Therapy Subcommittee (PTSC) (ex officio)
1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026 Member

needs updatingLei Wang, PhD

2/6/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member
up-to-dateKamil M. Yenice, PhD

1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026 Member
NON-VOTING AppointmentsThere are 11 non-voting members and guests.

needs updatingMaryann O. Ayoade, MS

1/1/2015 - 12/31/2025 Liaison - NRC Representative (nonvoting)
up-to-dateMauro Carrara

12/19/2022 - 12/31/2025 Liaison - IAEA (ex officio, nonvoting)

needs updatingSiyong Kim, PhD

1/1/2025 - 12/31/2025 Guest (nonvoting)
needs updatingRobert F. Krauss, DMP

1/23/2025 - 12/31/2025 Guest (nonvoting)

up-to-dateJason C. Mace, PhD

6/5/2025 - 12/31/2027 Guest - Vice Chair, Radiological Protection Subcommittee (ex officio, nonvoting)
needs updatingMahta M. McKee, MS

3/14/2024 - 12/31/2025 Guest - Brachytherapy Subcommittee (BTSC) Vice Chair (nonvoting)

up-to-dateMichael G. Mitch, PhD

3/2/2010 - 12/31/2025 Liaison - National Institute of Standards & Technology (ex officio, nonvoting)
needs updatingCeferino Obcemea, PhD

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2025 Liaison - NCI (ex officio, nonvoting)

needs updatingJeffrey V. Siebers, PhD

6/16/2025 - 12/31/2025 Liaison - IEC (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateYing Xiao, PhD

7/3/2014 - 12/31/2025 Liaison - NRG (ex officio, nonvoting)

up-to-dateDandan Zheng, PhD

8/26/2025 - 12/31/2026 Guest (nonvoting)
HQ Team Appointed to CommitteeThere are 1 staff.

up-to-dateJill Moton, MBA

5/24/2019 - 12/31/2037 Programs Manager (ex officio, nonvoting)


Individual Appointments
the individuals listed below report to, but are not necessarily members of, this committee as individual appointments
Rivard, Mark J.  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     1/1/2008-12/31/2026 Brachytherapy Physics Representative, European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Ibbott, Geoffrey S.  - [conflict of interest information]       [Individual appointment reports summary]
     1/1/2005-12/31/2025 Delegate to IEC 62 C (USNC), International Electrotechnical Commission

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