| Question 1: AAPM Report 197: Academic Program Recommendations for Graduate Degrees in Medical Physics includes all of the following EXCEPT: |
| Reference: | AAPM Report 197: Academic Program Recommendations for Graduate Degrees in Medical Physics. American Association of Physicists in Medicine. 2009.
https://www.aapm.org/pubs/reports/RPT_197.pdf |
| Choice A: | A suggested core curriculum for M.S. and Ph.D. programs |
| Choice B: | A list of suggested laboratory training experiences |
| Choice C: | A detailed list of topics covering all modern imaging equipment |
| Choice D: | A bibliography of suggested resources |
| Question 2: Which of the following is true regarding a combined imaging and nuclear medicine residency? |
| Reference: | AAPM Report 249: Essentials and Guidelines for Clinical Medical Physics Residency Training Programs. American Association of Physicists in Medicine. 2013.
https://www.aapm.org/pubs/reports/rpt_249.pdf |
| Choice A: | The residency must include 2 full years of training dedicated solely to nuclear medicine physics |
| Choice B: | The ratio of nuclear medicine physics faculty to residents must be at least 2:1 |
| Choice C: | The nuclear medicine and imaging physics competencies may be scheduled so that the resident finishes training in both specialties at the same time |
| Choice D: | Overlap between the imaging and nuclear medicine content allows all competencies to be completed in 36 months |
| Question 3: AAPM does NOT have a current position supporting licensure of medical physicists because of the numerous complexities surrounding the process. |
| Reference: | AAPM Professional Policy PP-2-D, Licensure and The Medical Physicist's Role in the Practice of Medicine - A Guide for Administrators and Regulators, July 31, 2008.
https://www.aapm.org/org/policies/details.asp?id=259&type=PP |
| Choice A: | True |
| Choice B: | False |
| Question 4: In which of the following states must an individual be licensed to practice medical physics? |
| Reference: | AAPM Government Affairs Website, State Regulations and Licensure.
https://www.aapm.org/government_affairs/licensure/default.asp |
| Choice A: | Texas and New York |
| Choice B: | Texas, New York and California |
| Choice C: | Texas, New York and Florida |
| Choice D: | Texas, New York, Florida, Hawaii |
| Question 5: Publication NCRP Report 122 provides guidance on personnel monitoring in fluoroscopy procedures? |
| Reference: | NCRP Report No. 122 - Use of Personal Monitors to Estimate Effective Dose Equivalent and Effective Dose to Workers for External Exposure to Low-LET Radiation (1995)
https://ncrponline.org/shop/reports/report-no-122-use-of-personal-monitors-to-estimate-e |
| Choice A: | True |
| Choice B: | False |
| Question 6: Dr Brateman was effective at using what methodology to improve radiation protection for workers and patients in Florida? |
| Reference: | Community Tool Box Chapter 11. Influencing Policy Development
https://ctb.ku.edu/en/influencing-policy-development |
| Choice A: | File lawsuits against the regulations when they are adopted |
| Choice B: | Train regulators on how to inspect |
| Choice C: | Participate in state radiation protection advisory committees’ activities as a subject matter expert |
| Question 7: The ACR Mammography Accreditation Program was launched in |
| Reference: | Hendrick RE. Standardization of radiation dose and image quality in mammography. Radiology 1990; 174: 648-654. |
| Choice A: | 1987 |
| Choice B: | 1993 |
| Choice C: | 1998 |
| Choice D: | 2019 |
| Question 8: Which of the following states have been approved by the FDA to certify mammography facilities under MQSA? |
| Reference: | FDA MQSA Policy Guidance Help System - Accreditation and Certification Overview.
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/presentations/pghs/Polic_Guidance_Help_System.htm |
| Choice A: | California, Illinois, Iowa and Texas |
| Choice B: | Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Texas |
| Choice C: | Illinois, Iowa, South Carolina, and Texas |
| Choice D: | Hawaii, Florida, New York and Texas |
| Question 9: May we use the old ACR phantom to perform the tests in the ACR Digital Mammography QC Manual instead of obtaining the new ACR Digital Mammography Phantom? |
| Reference: | The American College of Radiology Digital Mammography QC Manual: Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.acraccreditation.org/-/media/ACRAccreditation/Documents/Resources/DMQC/DMQCFAQs.pdf?la=en |
| Choice A: | Yes |
| Choice B: | No |
| Question 10: If the FDA’s 2019 Proposed Rules are published as final, what new information will be provided to patients in letters sent to them by their mammography facility? |
| Reference: | Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, 21 CFR Part 900, Mammography Quality Standards Act, Proposed rule. Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 60; Thursday, March 28, 2019.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-03-28/pdf/2019-05803.pdf |
| Choice A: | A summary of their mammography report written in lay terms |
| Choice B: | The radiation dose they received during the examination |
| Choice C: | The name and phone # of the facility’s medical physicist |
| Choice D: | Their breast density |
