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August 20, 2015
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- Webinar Series - Residency Training: Hub and Spoke Programs - Webinar #1 on September 8th at 12PM ET
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Guest speakers: Joseph P. Dugas, Ph.D, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Robert J. Pizzutiello Jr., MS, Landauer Medical Physics.
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Deadline: September 1, 2015
Learn More and Apply Now - Congratulations to AAPM Members who received the Academy of Radiology Research 2015 Distinguished Investigator Award:
John M. Boone, PhD, University of California, Davis
Edward DiBella, PhD, University of Utah
Flemming Forsberg, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University
Maryellen L. Giger, PhD, The University of Chicago
Yulei Jiang, PhD, The University of Chicago
Charles A. Mistretta, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Xiaochuan Pan, PhD, The University of Chicago
Yi Wang, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College - AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Deadline: TODAY, August 20, 2015 at 11:59 ET
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2015 Summer School Presentations Available
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- AAPM Call for Nominations
All nominations and applications must be received by October 15, 2015. Nominations are now being accepted for the following 2016 AAPM Awards:- William D. Coolidge Award
- Marvin M.D. Williams Award
- Edith H. Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award
- John S. Laughlin Young Scientist Award
- AAPM Fellows
Online Nomination System Available - Planning to attend RSNA 2015?
Reminder - AAPM’s Headquarters Hotel is the Hyatt Regency Chicago located at 151 E. Wacker Drive.
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- SRT/SBRT: Safe and Accurate Delivery of Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy
September 18-20, 2015; Detroit, MI
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- Chapter Meetings
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- NWAAPM Fall Meeting
When: September 4, 2015
Where: Swedish Cherry Hill Education and Conference Center, Seattle, WA
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- Penn-Ohio Fall Symposium
When: September 25-26, 2015
Where: Embassy Suites, Beachwood/Cleveland, Ohio
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- Mid-Atlantic Annual Fall Meeting
When: October 2-3, 2015
Where: Legg Mason Tower, 100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
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- MRV Fall 2015 Meeting
When: October 3, 2015
Where: Hilton Omaha, 1001 Cass Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68102, USA
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- NCCAAPM Fall Symposium & Meeting
When: October 29-30, 2015
Where: Marriott West: 1313 John Q Hammons Drive Middleton, WI 53562
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- NWAAPM Fall Meeting
- Hands-On Digital Breast Tomosynthesis for Physicists: August 22 - 23, 2015; Milwaukee, WI
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction Meeting: August 31, 2015; Atlanta, GA
- Advances in Modern Clinical Radiotherapy: September 1-5, 2015; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 19th Annual Mammography Update for Physicists: October 3 - 4, 2015; Boston, MA
- KFMC Conference on Physics and Engineering in Medicine: October 11 - 15, 2015; Saudi Arabia
- Radiomics 2015: October 25 - 28, 2015; Clearwater, FL
- Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics 2015: October 29 - November 1, 2015; X’ian, China
- Medical Accelerator Quality Assurance: November 17 - 19, 2015; Atlanta, GA
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) QA: November 20, 2015; Atlanta, GA
- "Second School on Medical Physics" in cooperation with the Colombian Association of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection (ACOFIMPRO): November 27 - 30, 2015; Medellin, Colombia
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction Meeting: December 7, 2015; Atlanta, GA
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction Meeting: February 1, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- SPIE Medical Imaging Conference 2016: February 28 - March 3, 2016; San Diego, CA
- Medical Accelerator Quality Assurance: February 29 - March 2, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) QA: March 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- AHRQ Electronic Newsletter
August 12, 2015, Issue #482
August 4, 2015, Issue #481
July 28, 2015, Issue #480 - EHC News and Announcements
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What’s New - National Guideline Clearinghouse
New This Week - National Quality Forum
News and Events - National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
New This Week - PSNet
What’s New
- Three House Bills Introduced to Reform Medicare Payment to Hospitals
Read More - AHA Asks To Testify Against Insurance Mergers At House Judiciary Hearings
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- Radiation Protection of Patients (RPOP)
Website Updates
- Joint Commission Online
August 12, 2015 Issue
July 29, 2015 Issue
- 2016 AAPM Annual Meeting (Washington DC • July 31 - August 4) - Request for Proposals (RFP) for Symposia
- Comments Requested ACR-AAPM Collaborative Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards
- NRC Requests Comments on Petitions to change basis of Radiation Protection Regulations
- ACR CT Accreditation Program Requirements Updated 7-31-15
- New ACR CT Accreditation Program Testing Instructions Issued 7-27-15
- IAC CT Releases Updates to Standards
- New Image Wisely Radiation Safety Case Available: Patient Skin Dose with Interventional Fluoroscopy: Metrics, C-Arm Geometry and Spectral Filtration
- Featured Interviews from the AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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