| Question 1: The main determinants of demand for medical physics workers include. |
| Reference: | Newhauser WD, The Medical Physics Workforce, Health Physics Journal 2017 Feb;112(2):139-148. |
| Choice A: | The extent to which radiation is utilized in health care |
| Choice B: | Changes in the size and age distribution of the population |
| Choice C: | Changes in the productivity of medical physicists |
| Choice D: | All of the above |
| Question 2: A profession has.... |
| Reference: | Greenwood, E. (1957). "Attributes of a Profession." Social Work 2(3): 45-55. |
| Choice A: | Systematic theory. |
| Choice B: | Community sanction |
| Choice C: | Ethical Codes. |
| Choice D: | Culture, and it is "prepared to apply knowledge and exercise these skills in the interest of others". |
| Choice E: | Authority. |
| Choice F: | All of the above. |
| Question 3: According to 2016 CAMPEP data, what percentage of CAMPEP MS Graduates entered a CAMPEP Therapy Physics Residency Program? |
| Reference: | CAMPEP website: http://www.campep.org/2015AnnualGraduateReport.pdf |
| Choice A: | 35 - 40% |
| Choice B: | 30 - 35% |
| Choice C: | 25 - 30% |
| Choice D: | 20 - 25% |
| Question 4: Which statement regarding Medical Health Physics certification is true? |
| Reference: | AAHP website: https://www.hps1.org/aahp/cec/wp_cepolicy.htm |
| Choice A: | The Health Physics Society encourages their members to become certified in Medical Health Physics by the American Board of Health Physics (ABHP) |
| Choice B: | The American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP) exam for Medical Health Physics does not include questions about non-ionizing radiation |
| Choice C: | The American Academy of Health Physics grants Continuing Education Credits to Certified Health Physicists for attending AAPM scientific meetings |
| Choice D: | The ABMP and the ABHP have a reciprocity agreement so that certification by one Board is recognized by the other |
| Question 5: The best estimate of the number of board-certified nuclear medicine physicists in the US currently is: |
| Reference: | AAPM/SNNMI Joint Task Force: report on the current state of nuclear medicine physics training,” JACMP, Vol 16, Number 5, 2015. |
| Choice A: | 100 - 150 |
| Choice B: | 200 - 250 |
| Choice C: | 300 - 350 |
| Choice D: | 400 - 450 |
| Question 6: The median years of experience for all categories of nuclear medicine physicists is: |
| Reference: | AAPM/SNNMI Joint Task Force: report on the current state of nuclear
medicine physics training,” JACMP, Vol 16, Number 5, 2015.
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| Choice A: | Less than 5 years |
| Choice B: | 5 - 10 years |
| Choice C: | 10 - 20 years |
| Choice D: | 20 - 30 years |
| Choice E: | More than 30 years |
