Governance

Medical Physicists on leaving an institution have an obligation to leave all information for which compensation was made. Documentation should be left in an intelligible, legible order and format. Materials generated as well as the notes from work compensated by the institution is the property of the institution paying the salary or consulting fee of the individual doing the work. Such materials should be left in the possession of the institution unless otherwise instructed by the institution.

Upon termination:

1. The Medical Physicist must give sufficient notice to allow for continuity of service. Under normal conditions, 30 days is considered sufficient.
2. The Medical Physicist must maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.
3. The Medical Physicist must see that all professional documentation, reports, and equipment belonging to the institution or prepared for the institution during employment are returned to the institution.