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May 13, 2016
ITEMS OF NOTE
- APS Topical Group on Medical Physics
Formation of the Topical Group on Medical Physics (GMED) Approved by The American Physical Society (APS) Council of Representatives.
Read More - The Alliance for Quality Computed Tomography provides educational material to help meet The Joint Commission’s CT technologist education requirements
The Alliance for Quality Computed Tomography has published Power Point and PDF educational slides with information on how CT acquisition parameters and CT scanner features affect the radiation dose used for a given study, as well as how dose is reported and tracked.
Read More - 2016 Board of Directors Election Information
Members-at-Large Slate Announced/Additional Nominees Requested
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- AAPM Newsletter
May/June Edition Available - AAPM CT Protocols
AAPM Releases Updates to Chest CT Protocol Recommendations
View Protocol - 2016 AAPM Funding Opportunities
- AAPM Expanding Horizons Travel Grant
Deadline: September 1, 2016
- AAPM Expanding Horizons Travel Grant
- AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting
Selected Presentations Available in the Virtual Library
Watch Now - AAPM Summer School
Medical Physics Leadership Academy
June 12–16, 2016; Chantilly, VA
Deadline to reserve a room at the Westfields Marriott at the group rate: May 20 (only 8 seats available!)
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View Website - AAPM / ASTRO / NCI 2016 Precision Medicine Workshop
June 16-17, 2016; NIH Campus, Bethesda, Maryland
Registration Now Open
View Website - AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition
July 31–August 4, 2016; Washington, DC
Meeting Program Now Available Online
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- RSNA 2016
November 27 – December 2, 2016; Chicago, IL
Registration & Housing Open for AAPM and RSNA Members
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- Chapter Meetings
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- The Expanding Role of Informatics in Medical Physics
When: May 13, 2016
Where: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Rocky Mountain Chapter Annual Meeting
When: May 21, 2016
Where: University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, CO
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- NEAAPM Annual Meeting
When: June 3, 2016
Where: Blue Ocean Event Center, Salisbury, MA
Further Information
- The Expanding Role of Informatics in Medical Physics
- International Workshop: Updates on Clinical Radiation Oncology: May 24 - 27, 2016; Chennai, India
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction: June 6 - 10, 2016; Atlanta. GA
- Advanced Radiation Therapy 2016 Workshop: June 7 - 11, 2016; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Monaco 5.1 Physics: June 14 - 15, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Precision Medicine in Radiation Oncology: Personalizing Radiation Treatment: June 16 - 17, 2016; Bethesda, MD
- The Radiosurgery Society SRS/SBRT Scientific Meeting 2016: June 16 - 18, 2016; Orlando, FL
- MR in RT Symposium: June 18 - 19, 2016; Ann Arbor, MI
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction: June 20 - 24, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Medical Accelerator Quality Assurance: June 28 - 30, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) QA : July 1, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction: August 1 - 5, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Monaco 5.1 Physics: August 11 - 12, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Medical Accelerator Quality Assurance: August 23 - 25, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) QA: August 26, 2016; Atlanta, GA
- Hands On Nuclear Medicine Physics Workshop: August 27 - 28, 2016; Iowa City, IA
- 7th ALFIM Congress and the 13th Argentinean Meeting of Medical Physics: September 4 - 7, 2016; Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba, Argentina
- Hands-On Fluoroscopy Testing Workshop MTMI: September 17 - 18, 2016; Wichita, KS
- AHRQ Electronic Newsletter
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- 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
- Joint Commission Online
May 11, 2016 Issue
May 4, 2016 Issue
- 2015 SRT/SBRT Specialty Meeting Presentations Available in the AAPM Virtual Library
- AAPM/SNMMI Joint Task Force: report on the current state of nuclear medicine physics training
- Request for Comments by May 25th on "An Updated Description of the Professional Practice of Diagnostic and Imaging Medical Physics"
- Register to Provide RO Services to Veterans
- AAPM Women’s Professional Subcommittee Newsletter : Issue 4 - March 2016
- 2016-2017 AAPM/ERF-SNMMI Nuclear Medicine Residency Grant : Beth A. Harkness, MS of Henry Ford Hospital System and Nand K. Relan, PhD of SUNY Stony Brook are the 2016-2017 AAPM/ERF-SNMMI Nuclear Medicine Residency Grant Recipients.
- New RSNA Annual Meeting Radiation Dose Exhibits
- Proposed Changes to IAC Nuclear/PET Standards
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