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 |