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Items of Note
Important notices, upcoming deadlines, and events happening in the Medical Physics community.
- Request for Proposals – 2025 AAPM Annual Meeting
The Program Directors would like your input on possible Symposia for our 67th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, July 27-30, 2025. All AAPM members are encouraged to submit proposals, including members early in their medical physics careers. Please respond by October 10, 2024.
Submit a Proposal
- Current Practices in Education for Medical Residents Survey
We are inviting medical physicists who teach physics to radiation oncology residents to participate in a survey informing current practices in education for medical residents. The goal is to provide a benchmark for current curriculum and teaching methods for this audience and provide awareness of the 2023 AAPM/ASTRO recommendations. This data will help inform the next revision of the curriculum recommendations by medical physicists.
Take the Survey 
Radiation Oncology Incident Learning System® (RO-ILS)
RO-ILS Releases New Themed Report on Rushing: The latest RO-ILS education is a detailed exploration of where rushing and/or scheduling contributed to events being reported to the program since 2014. The new RO-ILS Themed Report contains aggregate analysis comparing rushing and non-rushing cohorts in the database, four case examples, and mitigation strategies. The findings related to problem type, treatment techniques, contributing factors, and more can inform areas requiring additional focus and improvement activities so don’t miss reading this report!
View the Report
AAPM Publications
- AAPM Report No. 288 - AAPM task group report 288: Recommendations for guiding radiotherapy event narratives
View Report 288
- AAPM Report No. 267 - AAPM Task Group Report 267: A joint AAPM GEC-ESTRO report on biophysical models and tools for the planning and evaluation of brachytherapy
View Report 267
- AAPM Report No. 385 - AAPM WGTG51 Report 385: Addendum to the AAPM's TG-51 protocol for clinical reference dosimetry of high-energy electron beams
View Report 385
AAPM Webinars
Missed any of our previous webinars? Archived webinars can be found here.
- In vivo Dosimetry: A Practical Guide
Topic: Securing Grants in Early Career
Synopsis: This webinar will provide an overview of available options for in vivo dosimetry with a practical, clinical focus. In light of the recent OSLD recall, many physicists will need to be aware of and begin implementing other options for in vivo dosimetry
This webinar will provide a deeper understanding of the pros and cons of each option as well as practical aspects of implementing each technology clinically.
Speakers: Patricia Oliver, Paola Alvarez, Wesley Culberson, Gary S.B. Lim, Kyle Padgett, Louis Archambault
Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
Register for In vivo Dosimetry: A Practical Guide
AAPM Global Needs Assessment Survey for Medical Physicists
If you are a medical physicist working in a Low-to-Middle-Income Country (LMIC), the AAPM Global Needs Assessment Committee would appreciate your help in responding to this confidential survey. Responding to this survey is estimated to take about 15 minutes or less.
Take the Survey
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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2024 Spring Clinical MeetingMarch 23 - 26, 2024 | St. Louis, MOContinued On-Demand Access
2025 Spring Clinical MeetingMarch 29 - April 1, 2025 | Henderson, NV Registration Opens: December 4
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Updates in Proton Radiation TherapyFebruary 14 - 16, 2024 | Virtual Continued On-Demand Access
TG 100 Train the Trainer WorkshopRESCHEDULED: March 27 - 28, 2025 | pre-conference to the 2025 Spring Clinical Meeting in Henderson, NVMeeting Website Artificial Intelligence for Clinical Medical PhysicistsJuly 20, 2024 | Los Angeles, CAMeeting Website
2024 Review CoursesJuly 20 - 21, 2024 | Los Angeles, CAMeeting Website
Innovations in QA: Moving Toward Efficient QA ProgramsOctober 28 - 29, 2024 | VirtualMeeting Website
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2024 Summer School
June 18 - 22, 2024 | Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Meeting Website
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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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