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April 25, 2019
ITEMS OF NOTE
- 2019 Board of Directors Election Information
Members-at-Large Slate Announced/Additional Nominees Requested
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- Patient Gonadal and Fetal Shieldingt
AAPM Board approves AAPM Position Statement on the Use of Patient Gonadal and Fetal Shielding and a new group has been formed: Ad Hoc Committee on Education and Implementation Efforts for Discontinuing the Use of Patient Gonadal and Fetal Shielding
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Learn More About the Ad Hoc Group - Computed Tomography Ventilation Imaging Evaluation 2019 (CTVIE19): An AAPM Grand Challenge
AAPM is facilitating a “Grand Challenge” on CT ventilation imaging leading up to the 2019 AAPM Annual Meeting. Computed tomography ventilation imaging evaluation 2019 (CTVIE19) will provide a unique opportunity for participants to compare their algorithms with those of other groups in a structured, direct way using the same datasets.
More Details - ACR Appropriateness Criteria
ACR seeks feedback on ACR Appropriateness Criteria topics
Give Feedback - The Annual AAPM Professional Information Survey is going on now.
To AAPM members residing in the U.S. and Canada:
You will receive an e-mail from the Professional Survey Subcommittee. The e-mail will state that the AIP Statistical Research Center is conducting this year’s survey for us as they have done for more than 2 decades. Their work for us has been consistently at the highest professional standards. If you have any concerns or comments, please contact Julius Dollison of the AIP Statistical Research Center. Their contact information is in the e-mail you will receive.
Thank you in advance for participating in this important project. - Webinar #17 in the AAPM Webinar Series: Advances in Medical Physics
Point/Counterpoint Debate: The Tesla of MRI-Linacs – Do we go high or do we go low?
Speakers: Daniel Low and Jan Lagendijk
Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 5:00 PM ET
Learn More & Register Now - IOMP Newsletter
IOMP now has an online newsletter available that one can subscribe to! This issue includes information about useful resources, including new IAEA reports, two of which might be of interest to AAPM members.
View the April 2019 Issue - IAEA Competition
Radiation medical professionals and students can submit proposals to be included in an IAEA training program demonstrating a strong radiation safety culture in healthcare. The deadline for submissions is 30 April, and the top three participants will receive a travel grant to present their projects at the IAEA in Vienna at the launch of this training.
Submit a Proposal (Deadline April 30th) - 2019 AAPM Funding Opportunities
- AAPM / RSNA Imaging Physics Residency Grant
Deadline: May 3, 2019 - Research Seed Funding Grant
Deadline: May 3, 2019 - AAPM BEST Award
Deadline: May 20, 2019 - RSNA/AAPM Graduate Fellowship
Deadline: May 28, 2019
- AAPM / RSNA Imaging Physics Residency Grant
- AAPM Website
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- 2019 AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting
March 30 - April 2, 2019; Kissimmee, FL
Meeting Website
Online Evaluation System Closes: May 2
- 2019 AAPM Summer School
Practical Medical Image Analysis
June 3 - 7, 2019; University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
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Meeting Website
Deadline to Receive Early Bird Registration Fees: April 29
- AAPM 61st Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Building Bridges. Cultivating Safety. Growing Value.
July 14 - 18, 2019; San Antonio, TX
Registration & Housing Available
View Committees & Activities Schedule
Meeting Website
Abstract Dispositions Available
May 7: Scientific Program Available Online
- RSNA 2019
December 1 – 6, 2019; Chicago, IL
Registration Opens July 24
Meeting Website
- Chapter Meetings
View Future Meetings
- NCC-AAPM Spring 2019 Meeting
When: April 26, 2019
Where: La Crosse, WI
Further Information
- AAPM Midwest Chapter Spring Meeting
When: April 27, 2019
Where: The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus - Oak Brook, IL 60523
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- 2019 Penn Ohio AAPM Spring Dinner
When: May 3, 2019
Where: Johnny’s Fine Food & Spirits, 7807 Market St. Boardman, OH 44512
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- AzAAPM Annual Meeting
When: May 4, 2019
Where: Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
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- 2019 Delaware Valley Chapter Spring Symposium
When: May 7, 2019
Where: Bluemle Life Sciences Building, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 S 10th St, Philadelphia PA, 19107
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- 2019 Spring/Summer CAMPS Meeting
When: May 13, 2019
Where: Connecticut Science Center - 250 Columbus Blvd Hartford, CT 06103
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- AAPM Southern California Chapter Norm Baily Awards and MedPhys Slam
When: May 14, 2019
Where: Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- RAMPS Spring Symposium
When: May 17, 2019
Where: Bohemian National Hall
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- NW AAPM Spring Chapter Meeting
When: May 17, 2019
Where: Portland, OR
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- Rocky Mountain AAPM Spring 2019
When: May 18, 2019
Where: Albuquerque, NM
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- NEAAPM Annual Meeting 2019
When: May 31, 2019
Where: Hotel 1620, Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, MA
Further Information
- NCC-AAPM Spring 2019 Meeting
- Nuclear Medicine Tutorials - Covering Nuclear Medicine Basic Science: Ongoing; Online
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction: April 29 - May 3, 2019; Atlanta, GA
- CT Update: Optimizing Image Quality and Dose: May 4 - 5, 2019; Milwaukee, WI and Live Webinar
- International Symposium on Standards, Applications and Quality Assurance in Medical Radiation Dosimetry (IDOS 2019): June 18 - 21, 2019; Vienna, Austria
- XXIV Brazilian Conference on Medical Physics: August 21 - 24, 2019; Santos, São Paulo Brazil
- 24th International Conference on Medical Physics (ICMP 2019) - 8th Latin American Congress of Medical Physics (ALFIM 2019) - 2nd Chilean Congress of Medical Physics: September 7 - 11, 2019; Santiago, Chile
- Dental Cone Beam CT for Physicists: October 2, 2019; Live Webinar
- Joint AAPM-EANM Educational Course: October 12 - 16, 2019; Barcelona, Spain
- 3rd ESTRO Physics Workshop on Science in Development: October 25 - 26, 2019; Budapest, Hungary
- Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Establishment and Utilization of Diagnostic Reference Levels in Medical Imaging: November 18 - 22, 2019; Trieste, Italy
- 12th QA and Dosimetry Symposium: February 21 - 22, 2020; Kissimmee, Fl
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