2019 AAPM Annual Meeting
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Session Title: MPPG Initiative: Implementation Experience and New Reports
Question 1: Which type of supervision means the supervisor must be present in the facility and immediately available to furnish assistance and direction throughout the performance of the procedure?
Reference:AAPM medical physics practice guideline 10.a: Scope of practice for clinical medical physics
Choice A:General
Choice B:Direct
Choice C:Personal
Question 2: Which of the following clinical tasks must be performed by a QMP per the AAPM Scope of practice for clinical medical physics?
Reference:AAPM medical physics practice guideline 10.a: Scope of practice for clinical medical physics
Choice A:Acceptance testing of mammography equipment
Choice B:Participating in an ongoing peer-to-peer review program. (This may be performed with another QMP within the practitioner's institution or an extramural QMP)
Choice C:Verifies and documents that the required shielding was properly installed and that the shielding design goals were met
Choice D:All of the above
Question 3: If a QMP delegates certain tasks to other non-QMP individuals, the QMP is responsible for ensuring that those individuals are adequately trained for such tasks.
Reference:AAPM medical physics practice guideline 10.a: Scope of practice for clinical medical physics
Choice A:True
Choice B:False
Question 4: What level of supervision is recommended by MPPG-7 for initial evaluation by a QMP for an experienced MPA who has been assigned a new task?
Reference:AAPM Medical Physics Practice Guideline 10.a: Scope of practice for clinical medical physics published in the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP). Volume 19, Number 6 (2018).
Choice A:Personal
Choice B:Direct
Choice C:General
Choice D:None
Question 5: According to MPPG-7, the work product of the MPA may be co-signed by which of the following:
Reference:AAPM Professional Policy 29-A, Medical Physicist Assistants: Task Delegation and Supervision. Link: https://www.aapm.org/org/policies/details.asp?id=361&type=PP
Choice A:Facility administrator
Choice B:Non-supervising QMP
Choice C:Supervising QMP
Choice D:All of the above
Question 6: Is the following statement true or false? "There are no specific educational requirements recommended in MPPG-7 for an MPA because of the wide range of tasks that can be assigned, from menial to complex."
Reference:AAPM Professional Policy 29-A, Medical Physicist Assistants: Task Delegation and Supervision. Link: https://www.aapm.org/org/policies/details.asp?id=361&type=PP
Choice A:True
Choice B:False
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