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May 16, 2019
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- AAPM Governance Documents
2019 Proposed Amendments to AAPM By-Laws.
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- RT-MAC Challenge
AAPM will host a two part “Grand Challenge” on the auto-contouring of MRI for radiotherapy (RT-MRI Auto-Contouring). The RT-MAC Challenge will provide a unique opportunity for participants to compare their algorithms with those of others from academia, industry, and government in a structured, direct way using the same data sets.
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- Performance Evaluation of Computed Tomography Systems - The Report of AAPM Task Group 233
View AAPM Report No. 233
- Performance Evaluation of Computed Tomography Systems - The Report of AAPM Task Group 233
- Online NCRP Publications
- Report No. 182 - Radiation Safety of Sealed Radioactive Sources (2019)
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- Report No. 182 - Radiation Safety of Sealed Radioactive Sources (2019)
- DICOM
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- AAPM Medical Physics Practice Guideline 11.a.: Plan and Chart Review in External Beam Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy
Submit Comments (Due May 29th)
- AAPM Medical Physics Practice Guideline 11.a.: Plan and Chart Review in External Beam Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy
- Webinar #17 in the AAPM Webinar Series: Advances in Medical Physics
Point/Counterpoint Debate: The Tesla of MRI-Linacs – Do we go high or do we go low?
Speakers: Daniel Low and Jan Lagendijk
Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 5:00 PM ET
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The May/June 2019 issue includes a Special Interest Group Report from the Women’s Professional Subcommittee. In addition, you will find those reports and articles, submitted by our regular contributors and other volunteers, that are always significant. Be sure to read the important AAPM announcements in order to stay up-to-date on upcoming activities, events, and deadlines.
View May/June 2019 Issue - 2019 AAPM Funding Opportunities
- AAPM BEST Award
Deadline: May 20, 2019 - RSNA/AAPM Graduate Fellowship
Deadline: May 28, 2019
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- 2019 AAPM Summer School
Practical Medical Image Analysis
June 3 - 7, 2019; University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
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- AAPM 61st Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Building Bridges. Cultivating Safety. Growing Value.
July 14 - 18, 2019; San Antonio, TX
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Deadline to receive discounted degistration fees: May 29
- RSNA 2019
December 1 – 6, 2019; Chicago, IL
Registration opens: July 24
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- Chapter Meetings
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- RAMPS Spring Symposium
When: May 17, 2019
Where: Bohemian National Hall
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- NW AAPM Spring Chapter Meeting
When: May 17, 2019
Where: Portland, OR
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- Rocky Mountain AAPM Spring 2019
When: May 18, 2019
Where: Albuquerque, NM
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- NEAAPM Annual Meeting 2019
When: May 31, 2019
Where: Hotel 1620, Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, MA
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- 2019 Summer Symposium NJMPS Chapter
When: June 22, 2019
Where: Middletown, NJ
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- RAMPS Spring Symposium
- Nuclear Medicine Tutorials - Covering Nuclear Medicine Basic Science: Ongoing; Online
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction: May 13 - 17, 2019; Atlanta, GA
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Physics: May 20 - 23, 2019; Atlanta, GA
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction: June 10 - 14, 2019; Atlanta, GA
- International Symposium on Standards, Applications and Quality Assurance in Medical Radiation Dosimetry (IDOS 2019): June 18 - 21, 2019; Vienna, Austria
- Monaco Physics: July 23 - 24, 2019; Atlanta, GA
- Physics 1: Elekta Medical Accelerator Introduction: July 29 - August 2, 2019; Atlanta, GA
- XXIV Brazilian Conference on Medical Physics: August 21 - 24, 2019; Santos, São Paulo Brazil
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) QA: August 22, 2019; Atlanta, GA
- Hands-On Nuclear Medicine Physics Workshop: August 24 - 25, 2019; Iowa City, IA
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Physics: August 26 - 28, 2019; Atlanta, GA
- 24th International Conference on Medical Physics (ICMP 2019) - 8th Latin American Congress of Medical Physics (ALFIM 2019) - 2nd Chilean Congress of Medical Physics: September 7 - 11, 2019; Santiago, Chile
- Hands-on Fluoroscopy Testing Workshop: September 14 - 15, 2019; Wichita, KS
- COMP 65th Annual Scientific Meeting: September 24 - 27, 2019; Kelowna, British Columbia
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