| Question 1: Which of the following regulations requires advanced imaging modalities (CT, MRI and PET/CT) to be accredited? |
| Reference: | Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-110publ275/pdf/PLAW-110publ275.pdf. Accessed March 23, 2018.; Mahesh M. Essential Role of a Medical Physicist in the Radiology Department. RadioGraphics. 2018 Oct;38(6):1665-1671. doi: 10.1148/rg.2018180111. PMID: 30303789. |
| Choice A: | MIPPA Law of 2008 |
| Choice B: | MQSA Law of 1992 |
| Choice C: | CARE Bill |
| Choice D: | SSRCR of CRCPD |
| Question 2: Which organization’s annual meeting has a day dedicated to meeting with lawmakers about the organization's legislative priorities? |
| Reference: | “ACR Uses Social Media to Keep the Spirit of Capitol Hill Day Alive.” Advocacy in Action eNews, 04 June 2020, https://www.acr.org/Advocacy-and-Economics/Advocacy-News/Advocacy-News-Issues/In-the-June-6-2020-Issue/ACR-Uses-Social-Media-to-Keep-the-Spirit-of-Capitol-Hill-Day-Alive |
| Choice A: | AAPM |
| Choice B: | RSNA |
| Choice C: | SNMMI |
| Choice D: | ACR |
| Question 3: Which of the following is true of the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings (PALS) Act? |
| Reference: | “Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings (PALS) Act of 2019.” ACR, 2019, https://www.acr.org/-/media/ACR/Files/Advocacy/AIA/Annual-Meeting--2019--PALS-TPsdoc.pdf |
| Choice A: | Once enacted, insurance plans were no longer required to cover annual mammography with no cost sharing for women 40-49 |
| Choice B: | It placed a moratorium on United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines. |
| Choice C: | It was only sponsored by Democrats |
| Choice D: | The rationale for its introduction was that the potential harms of screening outweigh the benefits |
| Question 4: As result of a Delphi Study conducted by Morrison and Greenhaw (2018), what was the number one rated leadership competency or skill for a volunteer leader? |
| Reference: | What skills do volunteer leaders need? A Delphi study. Morrison and Greenhaw (2018)
https://journalofleadershiped.org/jole_articles/what-skills-do-volunteer-leaders-need-a-delphi-study/ |
| Choice A: | Dependable |
| Choice B: | Critical thinking |
| Choice C: | Delegation |
| Choice D: | Confidence |
| Choice E: | Incentives |
| Question 5: AAPM Task Group reports are: |
| Reference: | AAPM Task Group Report Template - AAPM Virtual Library: Overview of TG Report Writing and Reviewing by Jean Moran, 2020 AAPM Annual Meeting; see: AAPM Announcements - New Task Group Proposals Rolling Submissions for the Letter of Intent Proposal form. |
| Choice A: | Focused only on new technologies |
| Choice B: | Focused on the education of trainees |
| Choice C: | Focused on new, emerging, or established clinical technology |
| Choice D: | Informal reports which are created as needed |
| Question 6: AAPM Task Group 132 on Image Registration is an example of: |
| Reference: | KK Brock, S Mutic, TR McNutt, H Li, and ML Kessler, “Use of image registration and fusion algorithms and techniques in radiotherapy: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 132”, Med Phys, 44(7), 2017. |
| Choice A: | Educational report aimed only at new trainees |
| Choice B: | A survey of image registration techniques |
| Choice C: | A report on the validation and quality assurance of image registration techniques |
| Choice D: | A report focused only on deformable image registration techniques |
