2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Virtual Meeting
Back to session list

Session Title: Scope of Practice, Code of Ethics, and Liability in Clinical Medical Physics Practice
Question 1: Which AAPM document currently defines the scope of practice for clinical medical physics?
Reference:Clements, J.B., et al. (2018), AAPM medical physics practice guideline 10.a.: Scope of practice for clinical medical physics. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 19: 11-25. doi:10.1002/acm2.12469 (https://aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/acm2.12469; Accessed 5/12/2020)
Choice A:MPPG 1.b
Choice B:MPPG 5.a
Choice C:MPPG 7.a
Choice D:MPPG 10.a
Question 2: How many US states currently require licensure for the practice of clinical medical physics?
Reference:https://www.aapm.org/government_affairs/licensure/default.asp (accessed 5/29/2020)
Choice A:2
Choice B:4
Choice C:8
Choice D:10
Question 3: What level of professional regulation is legally required for medical physicists to work in Canada?
Reference:Field et al., “The Profession of Medical Physicist should be Regulated,” Interactions, Canadian Medical Physics Newsletter, 61 (2) 2015
Choice A:Licensure.
Choice B:National Certification.
Choice C:Provincial Registration.
Choice D:None of the above.
Question 4: In what year did COMP adopt its current Code of ETHICS?
Reference:http://www.comp-ocpm.ca/english/about-comp/what-is-medical-physics/code-ofethics.html
Choice A:1987.
Choice B:1997.
Choice C:2007.
Choice D:2017.
Question 5: Which of the following programs require the completion of Ethics and Professional Curriculum before graduation?
Reference:https://www.campep.org/GraduateStandards.pdf https://www.campep.org/ResidencyStandards.pdf
Choice A:CAMPEP Master Accredited Program.
Choice B:CAMPEP PhD Accredited Program.
Choice C:CAMPEP Residency Education Program.
Choice D:All of the above.
Question 6: As per Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) standards, which of the following modalities requires a certified Medical Physicist to play a vital role in annual QC?
Reference:http://www.ccpm.ca/ccpm-english/main/mammography-certification/mammography-certification.html
Choice A:Nuclear Medicine.
Choice B:Computed Tomography.
Choice C:Mammography.
Choice D:All of the above.
Back to session list