Public Position Statements
- Radiation Risks from Medical Imaging Procedures
- Definition of A Qualified Medical Physicist
- Position Paper on Licensure for Medical Physicists
- Policy on CT Screening
- Dose Management in Diagnostic Radiology
- Scope of Practice of Medical Physics (ACMP & AAPM)
- The Role of Medical Physicists in Providing Quality Medical Care
Comments on Issues of Public Interest
- AAPM Response to Use of Lead Aprons in Mammography [04/14/2011]
- AAPM Responds to the NY Times Article: "X-Rays and Unshielded Infants" [03/03/2011]
- AAPM Statement regarding rejections of ABR examination applications [06/25/2010]
- AAPM Presentation at June 9-10, 2010 FDA Therapy Radiation Meeting [06/09 -06/10/2010]
- AAPM provides additional comments to Chairman Pallone after Hearing on Radiation in Medicine
[04/07/2010] - AAPM Responds to Follow-up Questions from Congress after Hearing on Radiation in Medicine
[03/31/2010] - AAPM Statement to FDA’s Public Meeting on Incorporation of New Science Into Regulatory Decision making within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health [02/09/2010]
- AAPM Statement Before Congress - Wednesday, February 26, 2010 [02/08/2010]
- AAPM Statement on Quality Radiation Therapy [01/27/2010]
- AAPM Response in Regards to CT Radiation Dose and its Effects [12/17/2009]
- AAPM Response to the FDA Alert on Radiation Overexposures from CT Brain Perfusion Scans
[10/20/2009] - AAPM comments at the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research Listen Session on May 13, 2009 [06/11/2009]
- AAPM Statement on Radiation Dose from Computed Tomography [11/30/2007]
Scientific Program Summary