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Items of Note
Important notices, upcoming deadlines, and events happening in the Medical Physics community.
- AAPM Response to Executive Order to Reform the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
A new executive order directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to reconsider the use of the Linear Non-Threshold model and the As Low As Reasonably Achievable principle. While the order speaks specifically to the use of the LNT model and ALARA principle in the nuclear power industry, the ALARA principle is foundational in all radiation safety practices. AAPM will monitor effects of this executive order and continue to communicate relevant information to its membership.
Read our response
- AAPM Newsletter
- AAPM Publications
- AAPM Task Group Report 332: Verification of vendor-provided data, tools, and test procedures in radiotherapy
View Report 332
- AAPM task group report 351: Protocol for clinical reference dosimetry in external beam MR-guided radiotherapy
View Report 351
- AAPM-RSS Medical Physics Practice Guideline 9.b: SRS-SBRT
View MPPG 9.b
- AAPM Webinars
Missed any of our previous webinars? Archived webinars can be found here.
- Global Research and Scientific Innovation Committee: School on Research Excellence (2025)
Topic: Protocol Management — Past, Present, and Future
Speakers: Trzasko, Yu, Zhang
CE/CAMPEP credits not available for this series.
Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET
Registration link is coming soon!
- MP3.0 Transformational Medical Physics (series)
Topic: Quality management of AI applications in Radiation Oncology
Moderator: Dee Wu
Speakers: Yi
CE/CAMPEP credits not available for this series.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET
Registation link is coming soon!
- AAPM Member Profile
Global Volunteer Information Section added.
Update Your Member Profile 
- AAPM Mentorship Program
Sign-up as a mentee or mentor at any time, as the program is an on-demand service.
Become a Mentor or a Mentee
- Confex
Confex, an abstract system, is used for all AAPM meeting program development. If you’re an author or submitter for any AAPM meeting program, please watch for and whitelist the email address aapm@confex.com.
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC)
AAPM members, please feel free to use this anonymous and confidential resource to inform the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC) of any comments, questions or concerns you have regarding EDI within AAPM or your experience as a medical physicist.
Learn More & Send Feedback
- AAPM Website
Is something on the website not working as it should? Please send an email to helpdesk@aapm.org - the AAPM IS Team
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AAPM Meetings
Don’t miss these important meetings and deadlines.
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2025 Spring Clinical MeetingMarch 29 - April 1, 2025 | Henderson, NVMeeting Website
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2025 Summer School
Clinical MR Physics: State-of-the-Art Practice
June 19 - 24, 2025 | University of Denver | Denver, CO Meeting Website
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RSNA 2024
Dec. 1–5, 2024 | Chicago, IL
Virtual Access
Nov. 30–Dec. 4, 2025 | Chicago, IL Save the Date!
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Corgi Phantom:
The Corgi Phantom is designed to evaluate cone beam CT systems. The modular phantom can be configured for different scan sizes, providing tests for multi-axis high resolution, sensitometry, cone beam artifacts, and uniformity. Additionally, the phantom includes holes for measuring dose. |
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Liver Phantom:
The Liver Phantom combines the advantages of objective test objects and anthropomorphic elements for evaluation of advanced iterative processing. The phantom includes low contrast test objects designed both for ROC tests along with conventional patterns, metal artifact inserts, and beads for MTF calculations. |
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Chapter Meetings
Ohio River Valley Chapter Fall Meeting
September 13, 2025 | Cincinatti, OH |
Northern California Chapter Annual Meeting
October 24, 2025 | Walnut Creek, CA |
NWAAPM 2025 Fall Meeting - Chapter 50th Anniversary Celebration
October 24, 2025 | Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA |
2025 MAC-AAPM Annual Meeting and DMV Proton Radiotherapy Symposium
October 24-25, 2025 | Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington D.C. |
NWAAPM 2026 Spring Meeting
May 1, 2026 | Hotel Indigo, Vancouver, WA |
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Endorsed | Sponsored Meetings
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CMS
CMS Issues 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule
Read More
CMS Announces Prior Authorization Model for Medicare Fee-for-Service
Read More
CMS Proposes First Medicare Pay Hike For Physicians In Five Years
Read More
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Website Updates
AAPM President’s Monthly Minute | July 2025
The IHE Radiation Oncology Technical Committee has published the following new supplements for public comment in the period from May 20 through July 19, 2025:
Consistent Dose Content for External Beam Radiation (CDEB)
High-Definition Structure Set Content (HDSS)
The IHE Radiation Oncology Technical Committee will consider comments submitted by July 19, 2025 in developing the trial implementation versions of the supplements.
Submit your comments here
Press Release: AAPM Elects New Leadership for 2026
APM is pleased to announce the 2026 volunteer leadership election results. AAPM is strengthened by the dedication of its many volunteers, and appreciates all who have volunteered their service.
Read the press release >>
AAPM Member and Past President John Boone Selected for 2025 IUPESM Award of Merit in Medical Physics
The 2025 International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM) Award of Merit in Medical Physics has been awarded to Professor John M. Boone, PhD, FAAPM, FACR, FAIMBE, FSBI, FSPIE, from the University of California Davis Health. IUPESM selects medical physicists or biomedical engineers who have established distinguished careers in their field to honor with its IUPESM Awards of Merit. Selection criteria includes:
The recipient should have made a significant impact in the science and scientific practice of medical physics The recipient should have participated meritoriously in national and international organizations for medical physics and have significantly influenced the development of the profession of medical physics.
The Award will include the IOMP certificate, travel funds to attend the WC 2025 in Adelaide and the opportunity to make a presentation on the awardee’s scientific and professional contributions to medical physics. Please join us in congratulating John Boone.
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