Open AccessEssentials and guidelines for clinical medical physics residency training programs: executive summary of AAPM Report Number 249
Author(s) -
Prisciandaro Joann I.,
Willis Charles E.,
Burmeister Jay W.,
Clarke Geoffrey D.,
Das Rupak K.,
Esthappan Jacqueline,
Gerbi Bruce J.,
Harkness Beth A.,
Patton James A.,
Peck Donald J.,
Pizzutiello Robert J.,
Sandison George A.,
White Sharon L.,
Wichman Brian D.,
Ibbott Geoffrey S.,
Both Stefan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of applied clinical medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1526-9914
DOI - 10.1120/jacmp.v15i3.4763
Subject(s) - medical physicist , medical physics , residency training , radiation oncology , medicine , nuclear medicine , medical education , radiology , radiation therapy , continuing education
There is a clear need for established standards for medical physics residency training. The complexity of techniques in imaging, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology continues to increase with each passing year. It is therefore imperative that training requirements and competencies are routinely reviewed and updated to reflect the changing environment in hospitals and clinics across the country. In 2010, the AAPM Work Group on Periodic Review of Medical Physics Residency Training was formed and charged with updating AAPM Report Number 90 . This work group includes AAPM members with extensive experience in clinical, professional, and educational aspects of medical physics. The resulting report, AAPM Report Number 249 , concentrates on the clinical and professional knowledge needed to function independently as a practicing medical physicist in the areas of radiation oncology, imaging, and nuclear medicine, and constitutes a revision to AAPM Report Number 90 . This manuscript presents an executive summary of AAPM Report Number 249 . PACS number: 87.10.‐e