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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 005 1980 Committee on the Training of Medical Physicists AAPM Survey of Medical Physics Training Programs
011 978-0-883184-09-7 1982 Training of Radiologists Committee A Guide to the Teaching of Clinical Radiological Physics to Residents In Radiology
036 978-1-563960-32-1 1990 Presidential Ad Hoc Committee on Clinical Training of Radiological Physicists
This report has been revised - see Report #249 and Report #90Essentials and Guidelines for Hospital Based Medical Physics Residency Training Programs
044 ETC 978-1-563962-87-5 1993 Education and Training of Medical Physicists Committee
This report has been revised - see Report #197 (2009) and Report #79 (2002)Academic Program for Master of Science Degree in Medical Physics
064 978-0-944838-09-9 1999 Committee on the Training of Radiologists A Guide to the Teaching of Clinical Radiological Physics to Residents in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology
079 ETC 978-1-888340-39-6 2002 The Education And Training Of Medical Physics Committee
This report has been revised - see Report #197
This is a revision ofReport #44 Academic Program Recommendations for Graduate Degrees in Medical Physics
086 QA 978-1-888340-48-8 2004 Radiation Therapy Subcommittee on Quality Assurance Physics for Cooperative Trials Quality Assurance for Clinical Trials: A Primer for Physicists
090 MPRTP 978-1-888340-62-4 2006 Education and Training of Medical Physics Committee Subcommittee on Residency Training and Promotion
This report has been revised - see Report #249
This report is a revision of Report #36Essentials and Guidelines for Hospital-Based Medical Physics Residency Training Programs
124 TG124 978-1-936366-21-7 2012 Medical Physics Education of Physicians Committee Task Group #124 A Guide for Establishing a Credentialing and Privileging Program for Users of Fluoroscopic Equipment in Healthcare Organizations
133 TG133 978-1-888340-77-8 2008 Medical Physics Residency Training and Promotion Subcommittee Task Group #133
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Appendices Available.Alternative Clinical Medical Physics Training Pathways for Medical Physicists
159 TG159 978-1-936366-37-8 2010 Ethics Committee Task Group #159 Recommended ethics curriculum for medical physics graduate and residency programs: Report of Task Group 159
Medical Physics, 37, 4495-4500 (2010)197 ETC 978-1-888340-93-8 2009 Education and Training of Medical Physicists Committee
*Note: This is a revision of Report #79 (2002) and Report #44 (2009)Academic Program Recommendations for Graduate Degrees in Medical Physics
197S WGRR44 978-1-936366-05-7 2011 Education and Training of Medical Physicists Committee Working Group on Revision of Report No. 44 The Essential Medical Physics Didactic Elements for Physicists Entering the Profession through an Alternative Pathway: A Recommendation from the AAPM Working Group on the Revision of Reports 44 & 79
249 WGMPRT 978-1-936366-25-5 2013 Work Group on Periodic Review of Medical Physics Residency Training
*Notes: This is a revision of Report #90Essentials and Guidelines for Clinical Medical Physics Residency Training Programs
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 033 TG005 978-0-883189-13-9 1991 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #5 Staffing Levels and Responsibilities of Physicists in Diagnostic Radiology
038 TG001 978-1-563962-29-5 1993 Professional Information and Clinical Relations Committee Task Group #1 The Role of a Physicist in Radiation Oncology
042 PICR 978-1-563963-11-7 1994 Professional Information and Clinical Relations Committee The Role of the Clinical Medical Physicist in Diagnostic Radiology
047 TG045 978-1-563964-02-2 1994 Radiation Therapy Task Group #45 AAPM Code of Practice for Radiotherapy Accelerators
Medical Physics, 21, 1093-1121 (1994)080 TG011 978-1-888340-41-9 2003 Professional Information & Clinical Relations Committee Task Group #11 The Solo Practice of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology
103 TG103 2005 Professional Information and Clinical Relations Committee Task Group #103 AAPM Task Group 103 report on peer review in clinical radiation oncology physics
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, [S.l.], v. 6, n. 4, nov. 2005109 TG109 978-1-888340-80-8 2009 Ethics Committee Task Group #109
This report has been retired - see the revised 2019 Code of Ethics.Code of Ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine: Report of AAPM Task Group 109
Medical Physics, 36, 213-223 (2009)160 TG160 978-1-936366-01-9 2010 Government and Regulatory Affairs Committee Task Group #160 Radiation Safety Officer Qualifications for Medical Facilities: Report of Task Group 160
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 018 978-0-883185-14-8 1986 Biological Effects Committee A Primer on Low-Level Ionizing Radiation and Its Biological Effects
043 TG001 978-0-944838-45-7 1993 Biological Effects Committee Task Group #1 *Note - Large File Size Quality Assessment and Improvement of Dose Response Models: Some Effects of Study Weaknesses on Study Findings "C'est Magnifique?"
166 TG166 978-1-936366-13-2 2012 Biological Effects Subcommittee Task Group #166 The Use and QA of Biologically Related Models for Treatment Planning
Medical Physics, 39, 1386-1409 (2012)
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 013 TG024 978-0-883184-57-8 1984 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #24, with contribution from Task Group #22 Physical Aspects of Quality Assurance in Radiation Therapy
046 TG040 978-1-563964-01-5 1994 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #40
This report has been partially updated. Recommendations in Table II (linear accelerator QA) are superseded by Report 142.Comprehensive QA for Radiation Oncology
062 TG053 1998 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #53 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group 53: Quality assurance for clinical radiotherapy treatment planning
Medical Physics, 25, 1773-1829 (1998)105 TG105 2007 Work Group on Treatment Planning Task Group #105 Report of the AAPM Task Group No.105: Issues associated with clinical implementation of Monte Carlo-based photon and electron external beam treatment planning
Medical Physics, 34, 4818-4853 (2007)106 TG106 2008 Therapy Physics Committee Task Group #106 Accelerator beam data commissioning equipment and procedures: Report of the TG-106 of the Therapy Physics Committee of the AAPM
Medical Physics, 35, 4186-4215 (2008)119 TG119 2009 Work Group on IMRT Task Group #119
*Note: A test suite of mock clinical cases for IMRT planning and QA measurements can be accessed here.IMRT commissioning: Multiple institution planning and dosimetry comparisons, a report from AAPM Task Group 119
Medical Physics, 36, 5359-5373 (2009)135 TG135 2011 Working Group on Recommendations for Radiotheraphy External Beam Quality Assurance Task Group #135 Report of AAPM TG 135: Quality assurance for robotic radiosurgery
Medical Physics, 38, 2914-2936 (2011)142 TG142 978-1-888340-88-4 2009 Quality Assurance and Outcome Improvement Subcommitte Task Group #142
*Note: Resources for testing the imaging capabilities of modern linacs may be accessed here.
Recommendations supersede Table II (linear accelerator QA) of Report 46 (TG-40)Task Group 142 report: Quality assurance of medical accelerators
Medical Physics, 36, 4197-4212 (2009)147 TG147 978-1-936366-14-9 2012 Working Group on Recommendations for Radiotherapy External Beam Quality Assurance Task Group #147 Quality assurance for nonradiographic radiotherapy localization and positioning systems: Report of Task Group 147
Medical Physics, 39, 1728-1747 (2012)148 TG148 978-1-888340-99-0 2010 Working Group on Recommendations for Radiotherapy External Beam Quality Assurance Task Group #148 QA for helical tomotherapy: Report of the AAPM Task Group 148
Medical Physics, 37, 4817-4853 (2010)154 TG154 978-1-936366-07-1 2011 Working Group on Recommendations for Radiotherapy External Beam Quality Assurance Task Group #154 Quality assurance of U.S.-guided external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Report of AAPM Task Group 154
Medical Physics, 38, 857-871 (2011)
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 007 TG018 978-0-883182-76-5 1980 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #18 Fast Neutron Beam Dosimetry Physics Protocol for Neutron Beam Dosimetry
023 TG030 978-0-883185-49-0 1987 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #30 [Print Edition no longer available] Total Skin Electron Therapy: Technique and Dosimetry
032 TG025 978-0-883189-05-4 1991 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #25
NOTE: The version published here had an incorrect value for C3 (0.01025) on page 85 equation number 13. This was corrected effective June 13th 2007. The version published in Medical Physics is correct (0.0025).Clinical Electron-Beam Dosimetry
Medical Physics, 18, 73-109 (1991)048 TG039 978-1-563964-61-9 1994 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #39 The Calibration and Use of Plane-Parallel Ionization Chambers for Dosimetry of Electron Beams
Medical Physics, 21, 1251-1260 (1994)050 TG036 978-1-563964-53-4 1995 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #36 Fetal Dose from Radiotherapy with Photon Beams
055 TG023 978-1-563965-34-0 1995 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #23
Note: Report 55 and the format of the downloadable data are outdated. IAEA-TECDOC-1540 and its associated CD have more current data. Both are available for free download here [zip file].Radiation Treatment Planning Dosimetry Verification
063 TG055 1998 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #55 Radiochromic Film Dosimetry
Medical Physics, 25, 2093-2115 (1998)067 TG051 1999 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #51
NOTE: The version published in Medical Physics Journal has an incorrect formula on page 16, number 8A. The version found here has the correction and allows you to fill out the form in Acrobat Reader and print it for your records.
If you would like a copy of the Worksheets in Microsoft Word, they are available here.
*Addendum:
Report No. 067.A1
Report No. 385AAPM’s TG-51 protocol for clinical reference dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams
Medical Physics, 26, 1847-1870 (1999)076 TG061 2001 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #61 AAPM protocol for 40–300 kV x-ray beam dosimetry in radiotherapy and radiobiology
Medical Physics, 28, 868-893 (2001)081 TG063 2003 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #63 Dosimetric considerations for patients with HIP prostheses undergoing pelvic irradiation
Medical Physics, 30, 1162-1182 (2003)082 IMRT 2003 Radiation Therapy Committee IMRT Subcommittee Guidance document on delivery, treatment planning, and clinical implementation of IMRT: Report of the IMRT subcommittee of the AAPM radiation therapy committee
Medical Physics, 30, 2089-2115 (2003)085 TG065 978-1-888340-47-1 2004 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #65 Tissue Inhomogeneity Corrections for Megavoltage Photon Beams
087 TG062 978-1-888340-50-9 2005 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #62 Diode in Vivo Dosimetry for Patients Receiving External Beam Radiation Therapy
088 TG005 978-1-888340-51-8 2005 General Medical Physics Committee Task Group #5 Photodynamic Therapy Dosimetry: A Task Group Report of the General Medical Physics Committee of the Science Council
097 TG074 2009 Therapy Physics Committee Task Group #74 Report of AAPM Therapy Physics Committee Task Group 74: In-air output ratio, Sc, for megavoltage photon beams
Medical Physics, 36, 5261-5291 (2009)099 TG070 2009 Work Group on Radiation Dosimetry Task Group #70 Recommendations for clinical electron beam dosimetry: Supplement to the recommendations of Task Group 25
Medical Physics, 36, 3239-3279 (2009)120 TG120 2011 Work Group on IMRT Task Group #120 Dosimetry tools and techniques for IMRT
Medical Physics, 38, 1313-1338 (2011)176 TG176 978-1-936366-37-8 2014 Work Group on Treatment Planning Task Group #176 Dosimetric effects caused by couch tops and immobilization devices: Report of AAPM Task Group 176
Medical Physics, 41, 061501 (2014)216 TG069 978-1-936366-06-4 2007 Work Group on Radiation Dosimetry Task Group #69 TG-69: Radiographic film for megavoltage beam dosimetry
Medical Physics, 34, 2228-2258 (2007)
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 019 TG027 978-0-883185-18-6 1986 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #27 Neutron Measurements Around High Energy X-Ray Radiotherapy Machines
056 TG035 978-1-888340-01-3 1993 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #35 Medical Accelerator Safety Considerations
Medical Physics, 20, 1261-1275 (1993)121 TG121 978-1-888340-96-9 2010 Radiation Safety Subcommittee Task Group #121 Off-label use of medical products in radiation therapy
136 TG136 2014 Radiation Safety Subcommittee Task Group #136 Potential Hazard Due to Induced Radioactivity Secondary to Radiotherapy: The Report of Task Group 136 of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Health Physics, 107, 442–460 (2014)
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 029 TG007 978-0-883188-07-1 1990 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #7 Equipment Requirements and Quality Control for Mammography
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 006 978-0-883182-75-8 1980 Nuclear Medicine Committee Scintillation Camera Acceptance Testing & Performance Evaluation
009 978-0-883184-07-3 1981 Nuclear Medicine Comittee Task Group Computer-Aided Scintillation Camera Acceptance Testing
022 978-0-883185-49-0 1987 Nuclear Medicine Committee SPECT Task Group Rotating Scintillation Camera SPECT Acceptance Testing and Quality Control
040 TG002 978-1-563962-33-2 1993 Nuclear Medicine Committee Task Group #2 Radiolabeled Antibody Tumor Dosimetry
Medical Physics, 20, 499-501049 TG006 978-1-563964-51-0 1994 Nuclear Medicine Committee Task Group #6
*Erratum AvailableDosimetry of Auger-Electron-Emitting Radionuclides
Medical Physics, 21, 1901-1915 (1994)052 TG004 978-1-563964-85-5 1995 Nuclear Medicine Committee Task Group #4 Quantitation of SPECT Performance
Medical Physics, 22, 401-409 (1995)071 TG007 978-1-888340-29-7 2001 Nuclear Medicine Committee Task Group #7 A Primer for Radioimmunotherapy and Radionuclide Therapy
108 TG108 2006 Nuclear Medicine Subcommittee Task Group #108 AAPM Task Group 108: PET and PET/CT Shielding Requirements
Medical Physics, 33, 4-15 (2006)181 TG181 978-1-936366-18-7 2012 Nuclear Medicine Subcommittee Task Group #181 The Selection, Use, Calibration, and Quality Assurance of Radionuclide Calibrators Used in Nuclear Medicine
211 TG211 2017 Task Group No. 211 - Classification, Advantages and Limitations of the Auto-Segmentation Approaches for PET Classification and evaluation strategies of auto-segmentation approaches for PET: Report of AAPM task group No. 211
Med. Phys.177 TG177 978-1-936366-68-2 2019 Task Group No. 177 - Gamma Camera, SPECT, and SPECT/CT Acceptance Testing and Annual Physics Surveys (TG177) Acceptance Testing and Annual Physics Survey Recommendations for Gamma Camera, SPECT, and SPECT/CT Systems
126 TG126 978-1-936366-73-6 2019 The Report of AAPM Task Group 126 - published: October 2019 PET/CT Acceptance Testing and Quality Assurance
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 025 TG001 978-0-883185-74-2 1988 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #1 Protocols for the Radiation Safety Surveys of Diagnostic Radiological Equipment
035 TG006 978-1-563960-29-1 1992 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #6 Recommendations on Performance Characteristics of Diagnostic Exposure Meters
Medical Physics, 19, 231-241 (1992)053 RSSC 978-1-563964-80-0 1995 Radiation Safety Committee Radiation Information for Hospital Personnel
217 TG217 978-1-936366-24-8 2013 Radiation Protection Subcommittee Task Group #217 Radiation Dose from Airport Scanners
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 004 978-0-883182-51-2 1977 Diagnostic Radiology Committee Task Force on Quality Assurance Protocol Basic Quality Control in Diagnostic Radiology
012 978-0-883184-39-4 1984 Diagnostic Radiology Committee Cine Task Force Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Levels in Cine Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
015 978-0-883184-82-0 1985 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee/Digital Radiography/ Fluorography Task Group Performance Evaluation and Quality Assurance in Digital Subtraction Angiography
025 TG001 978-0-883185-74-2 1988 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #1 Protocols for the Radiation Safety Surveys of Diagnostic Radiological Equipment
031 TG008 978-0-883188-74-3 1990 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #8 Standardized Methods for Measuring Diagnostic X-Ray Exposures
058 TG006 978-1-888340-13-6 1998 Radiation Protection Committee Task Group #6 Managing the Use of Fluoroscopy in Medical Institutions
060 TG004 978-1-888340-15-0 1998 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #4 Instrumentation Requirements of Diagnostic Radiological Physicists
070 TG017 978-1-888340-28-0 2001 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #17 Cardiac Catheterization Equipment Performance
074 TG012 978-1-888340-33-4 2002 Diagnostic X-ray Imaging Committee Task Group #12 Quality Control in Diagnostic Radiology
093 TG010 978-1-888340-64-8 2006 Diagnostic Imaging Committee Task Group #10 Acceptance Testing and Quality Control of Photostimulable Storage Phosphor Imaging Systems
094 TG022 978-1-888340-66-2 2006 Diagnostic Imaging Committee Task Group #22 Validating Automatic Film Processor Performance
116 TG116 978-1-888340-86-0 2009 Radiography and Fluoroscopy Subcommittee Task Group #116
Based on data analysis and evolving state of clinical practice, as reflected in the AAPM Task Group Report 232, recommendations in Table 2 of TG Report 116 (on Page 16) have been updated. These updated recommendations appear as Table XV of TG Report 232 (Medical Physics, 2018, 45(11) – Page e1156).An Exposure Indicator for Digital Radiography
125 TG125 978-1-936366-16-3 2012 Radiography and Fluoroscopy Subcommittee Task Group #125 Functionality and Operation of Fluoroscopic Automatic Brightness Control/Automatic Dose Rate Control Logic in Modern Cardiovascular and Interventional Angiography Systems
151 TG151 978-1-936366-42-2 2015 Imaging Physics Committee Task Group #151
Supplemental files
Report 151 Sections 2.B.6 through 2.D.2 have been superseded by Report 305Ongoing Quality Control in Digital Radiography: The Report of AAPM Imaging Physics Committee Task Group 151
Medical Physics, 42, 6658-6670 (2015)175 TG175 978-1-936366-56-9 2016 Radiography and Fluoroscopy Subcommittee Task Group #175 Acceptance Testing and Quality Control of Dental Imaging Equipment
190 TG190 978-1-93636649-1 2015 AAPM Imaging Physics Committee Task Group 190 Accuracy and calibration of integrated radiation output indicators in diagnostic radiology: A report of the AAPM Imaging Physics Committee Task Group 190 Medical Physics, Vol 42, Issue 12
Medical Physics, Vol 42, 6815-6829 (2015)162 TG162 2017 Task Group No. 162 Research Software for 2D Image Quality Metrology Report of AAPM Task Group 162: Software for Planar Image Quality Metrology
Medical Physics232 TG232 2018 Task Group No. 232 - Clinical Use of CR/DR Exposure Indices (TG232) Current State of Practice Regarding Digital Radiography Exposure Indicators and Deviation Indices: Report of AAPM Imaging Physics Committee Task Group 232
Medical Physics272 TG272 2022 Task Group No. 272 - Comprehensive Acceptance Testing and Evaluation of Fluoroscopy Imaging Systems (TG272) AAPM Task Group Report 272: Comprehensive Acceptance Testing and Evaluation of Fluoroscopy Imaging Systems
Medical Physics305 TG305 2023 Task Group No. 305 - Development of Standards for Vendor-Neutral Reject Analysis in Radiography (TG305)
*Note: A Proposed IHE Profile can be accessed here.AAPM task group report 305: Guidance for standardization of vendor-neutral reject analysis in radiography
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics261 TG261 2024 Task Group No. 261 - Quality control methodology for low-dose dental and maxillofacial CBCT systems (TG261) AAPM Task Group Report 261: Comprehensive quality control methodology and management of dental and maxillofacial cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) systems
Medical Physics150 TG-150 978-1-936366-20-0 2024 Task Group No. 150 - Acceptance Testing and Quality Control of Digital Radiographic Imaging Systems (TG150) Acceptance Testing and Quality Control of Digital Radiographic Imaging Systems
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 201 TG201 2009 Work Group on Information Technology Task Group #201 Information technology resource management in radiation oncology
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 4, sep. 2009
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 223 TG223 978-1-936366-29-3 2014 Tomosynthesis Subcommittee Task Group #223 Radiation dosimetry in digital breast tomosynthesis: Report of AAPM Tomosynthesis Subcommittee Task Group 223
Medical Physics, 41, 091501 (2014)282 TG282 2023 Task Group No. 282 - Development of a new universal breast dosimetry method (TG282)/EFOMP Working Group Joint AAPM Task Group 282/EFOMP Working Group Report: Breast dosimetry for standard and contrast-enhanced mammography and breast tomosynthesis
Medical Physics
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# TG ISBN year Committee Title 008 978-0-883182-83-3 1980 General Medical Physics Committee Ultrasound Task Group Pulse Echo Ultrasound Imaging Systems: Performance Tests and Criteria
065 TG001 1998 Ultrasound Task Group #1 Real-Time B-Mode Ultrasound Quality Control Test Procedures
Medical Physics, 25, 1385-1406 (1998)128 TG128 2008 Ultrasound Subcommittee Task Group #128 AAPM Task Group 128: Quality assurance tests for prostate brachytherapy ultrasound systems
Medical Physics, 35, 5471-5489 (2008)
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