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293 TG293 978-1-936366-71-2 2019 Task Group No. 293 - Task Group on Size Specific - Dose Estimate (SSDE) for Head CT (TG293) Size Specific Dose Estimate (SSDE) for Head CT
The Report of AAPM Task Group 293
270 TG270 978-1-936366-66-8 2019 Display Quality Assurance
256 TG256 2019 Task Group No. 256 - Proton Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) (TG256) Report of the AAPM TG-256 on the relative biological effectiveness of proton beams in radiation therapy
Medical Physics
248 TG248 978-1-936366-67-5 2019 Interoperability Assessment for the Commissioning of Medical Imaging Acquisition Systems
246 TG246 978-1-936366-72-9 2019 Estimating Patient Organ Dose with Computed Tomography: A Review of Present Methodology and Required DICOM Information

A Joint Report of AAPM Task Group 246 and the European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (EFOMP)
233 TG233 978-1-936366-69-9 2019 Task Group No. 233 - Performance Evaluation of Computed Tomography Systems (TG233) Performance Evaluation of Computed Tomography Systems - The Report of AAPM Task Group 233
224 TG224 2019 Task Group No. 224 - Proton Machine QA (TG224) AAPM task group 224: comprehensive proton therapy machine quality assurance
Medical Physics
203 TG203 2019 Task Group No. 203 - Management of radiotherapy patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators. Management of Radiotherapy Patients with Implanted Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators: A Report of the AAPM TG-203
Medical Physics
191 TG191 2019 First published: 01 October 2019 AAPM TG 191 Clinical Use of Luminescent Dosimeters: TLDs and OSLDs
Medical Physics
177 TG177 978-1-936366-68-2 2019 Task Group No. 177 - Gamma Camera, SPECT, and SPECT/CT Acceptance Testing and Annual Physics Surveys (TG177) Acceptance Testing and Annual Physics Survey Recommendations for Gamma Camera, SPECT, and SPECT/CT Systems
174 TG174 2019 First published: 22 June 2019 Task Group 174 Report: Utilization of [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography ([18F]FDG-PET) in Radiation Therapy
Medical Physics
126 TG126 978-1-936366-73-6 2019 The Report of AAPM Task Group 126 - published: October 2019 PET/CT Acceptance Testing and Quality Assurance
109 TG109 2019 Task Group No. 109 - Code of Ethics (TG109)

This is the current Code of Ethics.		 Code of Ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (Revised): Report of Task Group 109
Medical Physics
TRS-483 2018 published by the IAEA as TRS-483 Dosimetry of small static fields used in external photon beam radiotherapy: Summary of TRS-483, the IAEA-AAPM international Code of Practice for reference and relative dose determination
Medical Physics
263 TG263 978-1-936366-61-3 2018 Task Group No. 263 - Standardizing Nomenclature for Radiation Therapy Standarizing Nomenclatures in Radiation Oncology
260 TG260 978-1-936366-65-1 2018 Considerations for the Use of Handheld Image Viewers: The Report of AAPM Task Group 260
232 TG232 2018 Task Group No. 232 - Clinical Use of CR/DR Exposure Indices (TG232) Current State of Practice Regarding Digital Radiography Exposure Indicators and Deviation Indices: Report of AAPM Imaging Physics Committee Task Group 232
Medical Physics
218 TG218 2018 Task Group No. 218 - Tolerance Levels and Methodologies for IMRT Verification QA Tolerance Limits and Methodologies for IMRT Measurement-Based Verification QA: Recommendations of AAPM Task Group No. 218
Medical Physics
180 TG180 2018 Task Group No. 180 - Image Guidance Doses Delivered During Radiotherapy: Quantification, Management, and Reduction Image Guidance Doses Delivered During Radiotherapy: Quantification, Management, and Reduction
Medical Physics
113 TG113 978-1-936366-59-0 2018 Task Group No. 113 - Physics Practice Standards for Clinical Trials Guidance for the Physics Aspects of Clinical Trials
320 WGDRD 2017 Task Group No. 180 - Image Guidance Doses Delivered During Radiotherapy: Quantification, Management, and Reduction Development and testing of a database of NIH research funding of AAPM members: A report from the AAPM Working Group for the Development of a Research Database (WGDRD)
Medical Physics
301 DWWSS 2017 Diagnostic Work and Workforce Study Subcommittee An Updated Description of the Professional Practice of Diagnostic and Imaging Medical Physics: The Report of AAPM Diagnostic Work and Workforce Study Subcommittee
268 TG268 2017 Task Group No. 268 - Guidelines for Publication of Monte Carlo Studies RECORDS: improved Reporting of montE CarlO RaDiation transport Studies: Report of the AAPM Research Committee Task Group 268
Medical Physics
211 TG211 2017 Task Group No. 211 - Classification, Advantages and Limitations of the Auto-Segmentation Approaches for PET Classification and evaluation strategies of auto-segmentation approaches for PET: Report of AAPM task group No. 211
Med. Phys.
162 TG162 2017 Task Group No. 162 Research Software for 2D Image Quality Metrology Report of AAPM Task Group 162: Software for Planar Image Quality Metrology
Medical Physics
158 TG158 2017 Task Group No. 158 Measurements and calculations of doses outside the treatment volume from External Beam Radiation Therapy AAPM TG 158: Measurement and calculation of doses outside the treated volume from external-beam radiation therapy
Med. Phys.
132 TG132 2017 Use of Image Registration and Data Fusion Algorithms and Techniques in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

*Note: Datasets for the TG 132 Report "Use of Image Registration and Data Fusion Algorithms and Techniques in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning" can be accessed here.		 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: e43–e76.
084S2 UN25 2017 UN25 Supplement 2 to the 2004 update of the AAPM TG43 Report: A joint report of the AAPM and GEC-ESTRO Supplement 2 for the 2004 update of the AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report: Joint recommendations by the AAPM and GEC-ESTRO
Med. Phys.
283 TG100 978-1-936366-55-2 2016 Work Group on Prevention of Errors in Radiation Oncology Task Group #100 The report of Task Group 100 of the AAPM: Application of risk analysis methods to radiation therapy quality management
Medical Physics, 43, 4209-4262 (2016)
196 TG196 2016 Technical Note: Gray tracking in medical color displays—A report of Task Group 196
Medical Physics, 43, 4017–4022
175 TG175 978-1-936366-56-9 2016 Radiography and Fluoroscopy Subcommittee Task Group #175 Acceptance Testing and Quality Control of Dental Imaging Equipment
167 TG167 978-1-936366-54-5 2016 Task Group 167: AAPM Recommendations on Dosimetry Requirements for Investigational Sources for Interstitial Brachytherapy Guidelines by the AAPM and GEC-ESTRO on the use of innovative brachytherapy devices and applications: Report of Task Group 167
Medical Physics, 43, 3178-3205
339 AHASNM 2015 Ad Hoc Committee - AAPM & SNMMI Joint Task Force (AHASNM) AAPM/SNMMI Joint Task Force: report on the current state of nuclear medicine physics training
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
195 TG195 978-1-936366-38-5 2015 Research Committee Task Group #195

*Note: Electronic Resources of the TG 195 Report "Monte Carlo Reference Data Sets for Imaging Research" can be accessed here.		 Monte Carlo Reference Data Sets for Imaging Research: The Report of AAPM Task Group 195
Medical Physics, 42, 5679-5691 (2015)
190 TG190 978-1-93636649-1 2015 AAPM Imaging Physics Committee Task Group 190 Accuracy and calibration of integrated radiation output indicators in diagnostic radiology: A report of the AAPM Imaging Physics Committee Task Group 190 Medical Physics, Vol 42, Issue 12
Medical Physics, Vol 42, 6815-6829 (2015)
151 TG151 978-1-936366-42-2 2015 Imaging Physics Committee Task Group #151

Supplemental files		 Ongoing Quality Control in Digital Radiography: The Report of AAPM Imaging Physics Committee Task Group 151
Medical Physics, 42, 6658-6670 (2015)
118 TG118 978-1-936366-47-7 2015 Task Group 118: Parallel Imaging in MRI: Technology, Applications, Quality Control Parallel Imaging in MRI: Technology, Applications, and Quality Control
258 TG071 978-1-936366-32-3 2014 Therapy Physics Committee Task Group #71 Monitor unit calculations for external photon and electron beams: Report of the AAPM Therapy Physics Committee Task Group No. 71
Medical Physics, 41, 031501 (2014)
223 TG223 978-1-936366-29-3 2014 Tomosynthesis Subcommittee Task Group #223 Radiation dosimetry in digital breast tomosynthesis: Report of AAPM Tomosynthesis Subcommittee Task Group 223
Medical Physics, 41, 091501 (2014)
220 TG220 978-1-936366-39-2 2014 Computed Tomography Subcommittee Task Group #220 Cross Reference: Report 204 Use of Water Equivalent Diameter for Calculating Patient Size and Size-Specific Dose Estimates (SSDE) in CT
192 TG192 978-1-936366-30-9 2014 Working Group on Robotic Brachytherapy Task Group #192 AAPM and GEC-ESTRO guidelines for image-guided robotic brachytherapy
Medical Physics, 41, 101501 (2014)
176 TG176 978-1-936366-37-8 2014 Work Group on Treatment Planning Task Group #176 Dosimetric effects caused by couch tops and immobilization devices: Report of AAPM Task Group 176
Medical Physics, 41, 061501 (2014)
136 TG136 2014 Radiation Safety Subcommittee Task Group #136 Potential Hazard Due to Induced Radioactivity Secondary to Radiotherapy: The Report of Task Group 136 of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Health Physics, 107, 442–460 (2014)
255 TG255 978-1-936366-29-3 2013 Therapy Imaging Subcommittee Working Group An introduction to molecular imaging in radiation oncology: A report by the AAPM Working Group on Molecular Imaging in Radiation Oncology (WGMIR)
Medical Physics, 40, 101501 (2013)
249 WGMPRT 978-1-936366-25-5 2013 Work Group on Periodic Review of Medical Physics Residency Training

This is a revision of Report #90		 Essentials and Guidelines for Clinical Medical Physics Residency Training Programs
217 TG217 978-1-936366-24-8 2013 Radiation Protection Subcommittee Task Group #217 Radiation Dose from Airport Scanners
140 TG140 978-1-936366-26-2 2013 Treatment Delivery Subcommittee Task Group #140 Absolute calibration of optical power for PDT: Report of AAPM TG140
Medical Physics, 40, 081501 (2013)
229 WGHBSD 978-1-936366-17-0 2012 High Energy Brachytherapy Source Dosimetry (HEBD) Working Group Dose Calculation for Photon-Emitting Brachytherapy Sources with Average Energy Higher than 50 keV: Full Report of the AAPM and ESTRO
Medical Physics, 39, 2904-2929 (2012)
186 TG186 978-1-936366-20-0 2012 Brachytherapy Subcommittee Task Group #186 Report of the Task Group 186 on model-based dose calculation methods in brachytherapy beyond the TG-43 formalism: Current status and recommendations for clinical implementation
Medical Physics, 39, 6208-6236 (2012)
181 TG181 978-1-936366-18-7 2012 Nuclear Medicine Subcommittee Task Group #181 The Selection, Use, Calibration, and Quality Assurance of Radionuclide Calibrators Used in Nuclear Medicine
179 TG179 978-1-936366-15-6 2012 Imaging for Treatment Verification Work Group Task Group #179 Quality assurance for image-guided radiation therapy utilizing CT-based technologies: A report of the AAPM TG-179
Medical Physics, 39, 1946-1963 (2012)
166 TG166 978-1-936366-13-2 2012 Biological Effects Subcommittee Task Group #166 The Use and QA of Biologically Related Models for Treatment Planning
Medical Physics, 39, 1386-1409 (2012)
147 TG147 978-1-936366-14-9 2012 Working Group on Recommendations for Radiotherapy External Beam Quality Assurance Task Group #147 Quality assurance for nonradiographic radiotherapy localization and positioning systems: Report of Task Group 147
Medical Physics, 39, 1728-1747 (2012)
129 TG129 2012 Special Brachytherapy Modalities Working Group Task Group #129 Dosimetry of 125I and 103Pd COMS eye plaques for intraocular tumors: Report of Task Group 129 by the AAPM and ABS
Medical Physics, 39, 6161-6184 (2012)
125 TG125 978-1-936366-16-3 2012 Radiography and Fluoroscopy Subcommittee Task Group #125 Functionality and Operation of Fluoroscopic Automatic Brightness Control/Automatic Dose Rate Control Logic in Modern Cardiovascular and Interventional Angiography Systems
124 TG124 978-1-936366-21-7 2012 Medical Physics Education of Physicians Committee Task Group #124 A Guide for Establishing a Credentialing and Privileging Program for Users of Fluoroscopic Equipment in Healthcare Organizations
204 TG204 978-1-936366-08-8 2011 Computer Tomography Subcommittee Task Group #204 Cross Reference: Report 220 Size-Specific Dose Estimates (SSDE) in Pediatric and Adult Body CT Examinations
197S WGRR44 978-1-936366-05-7 2011 Education and Training of Medical Physicists Committee Working Group on Revision of Report No. 44 The Essential Medical Physics Didactic Elements for Physicists Entering the Profession through an Alternative Pathway: A Recommendation from the AAPM Working Group on the Revision of Reports 44 & 79
154 TG154 978-1-936366-07-1 2011 Working Group on Recommendations for Radiotherapy External Beam Quality Assurance Task Group #154 Quality assurance of U.S.-guided external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Report of AAPM Task Group 154
Medical Physics, 38, 857-871 (2011)
144 TG144 978-1-936366-10-1 2011 Special Brachytherapy Modalities Working Group Task Group #144 Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine on dosimetry, imaging, and quality assurance procedures for 90Y microsphere brachytherapy in the treatment of hepatic malignancies
Medical Physics, 38, 4824-4845 (2011)
138 TG138 978-1-936366-04-0 2011 Low Energy Brachytherapy Source Dosimetry Work Group Task Group #138 A dosimetric uncertainty analysis for photon-emitting brachytherapy sources: Report of AAPM Task Group No. 138 and GEC-ESTRO
Medical Physics, 38, 782-801 (2011)
135 TG135 2011 Working Group on Recommendations for Radiotheraphy External Beam Quality Assurance Task Group #135 Report of AAPM TG 135: Quality assurance for robotic radiosurgery
Medical Physics, 38, 2914-2936 (2011)
120 TG120 2011 Work Group on IMRT Task Group #120 Dosimetry tools and techniques for IMRT
Medical Physics, 38, 1313-1338 (2011)
114 TG114 2011 Work Group on Information Technology Task Group #114 Verification of monitor unit calculations for non-IMRT clinical radiotherapy: Report of AAPM Task Group 114
Medical Physics, 38, 504-530 (2011)
160 TG160 978-1-936366-01-9 2010 Government and Regulatory Affairs Committee Task Group #160 Radiation Safety Officer Qualifications for Medical Facilities: Report of Task Group 160
159 TG159 978-1-936366-37-8 2010 Ethics Committee Task Group #159 Recommended ethics curriculum for medical physics graduate and residency programs: Report of Task Group 159
Medical Physics, 37, 4495-4500 (2010)
148 TG148 978-1-888340-99-0 2010 Working Group on Recommendations for Radiotherapy External Beam Quality Assurance Task Group #148 QA for helical tomotherapy: Report of the AAPM Task Group 148
Medical Physics, 37, 4817-4853 (2010)
121 TG121 978-1-888340-96-9 2010 Radiation Safety Subcommittee Task Group #121 Off-label use of medical products in radiation therapy
111 TG111 978-1-888340-94-5 2010 Computer Tomography Subcommittee Task Group #111 Comprehensive Methodology for the Evaluation of Radiation Dose in X-Ray Computed Tomography
101 TG101 2010 Treatment Delivery Subcommittee Task Group #101 Stereotactic body radiation therapy: The report of AAPM Task Group 101
Medical Physics, 37, 4078-4101 (2010)
100 TG001 978-1-936366-02-6 2010 Magnetic Resonance Subcommittee Task Group #1 Acceptance Testing and Quality Assurance Procedures for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facilities
201 TG201 2009 Work Group on Information Technology Task Group #201 Information technology resource management in radiation oncology
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 4, sep. 2009
197 ETC 978-1-888340-93-8 2009 Education and Training of Medical Physicists Committee

This is a revision of Report #79 (2002) and Report #44 (2009)		 Academic Program Recommendations for Graduate Degrees in Medical Physics
152 978-1-888340-78-5 2009 Unconventional Brachytherapy Working Group The 2007 AAPM response to the CRCPD request for recommendations for the CRCPD's model regulations for electronic brachytherapy
142 TG142 978-1-888340-88-4 2009 Quality Assurance and Outcome Improvement Subcommitte Task Group #142

*Note: Resources for testing the imaging capabilities of modern linacs may be accessed here.

Recommendations supersede Table II (linear accelerator QA) of Report 46 (TG-40)		 Task Group 142 report: Quality assurance of medical accelerators
Medical Physics, 36, 4197-4212 (2009)
137 TG137 978-1-888340-91-4 2009 Low Energy Brachytherapy Source Dosimetry Work Group Task Group #137

*Erratum Available -
See Executive Summary.		 AAPM recommendations on dose prescription and reporting methods for permanent interstitial brachytherapy for prostate cancer: Report of Task Group 137
119 TG119 2009 Work Group on IMRT Task Group #119 IMRT commissioning: Multiple institution planning and dosimetry comparisons, a report from AAPM Task Group 119
Medical Physics, 36, 5359-5373 (2009)
116 TG116 978-1-888340-86-0 2009 Radiography and Fluoroscopy Subcommittee Task Group #116 An Exposure Indicator for Digital Radiography
109 TG109 978-1-888340-80-8 2009 Ethics Committee Task Group #109

This report has been retired - see the revised 2019 Code of Ethics.		 Code of Ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine: Report of AAPM Task Group 109
Medical Physics, 36, 213-223 (2009)
104 TG104 978-1-888340-89-1 2009 Task Group 104 of the Therapy Imaging Committee The Role of In-Room kV X-Ray Imaging for Patient Setup and Target Localization
099 TG070 2009 Work Group on Radiation Dosimetry Task Group #70 Recommendations for clinical electron beam dosimetry: Supplement to the recommendations of Task Group 25
Medical Physics, 36, 3239-3279 (2009)
097 TG074 2009 Therapy Physics Committee Task Group #74 Report of AAPM Therapy Physics Committee Task Group 74: In-air output ratio, Sc, for megavoltage photon beams
Medical Physics, 36, 5261-5291 (2009)
133 TG133 978-1-888340-77-8 2008 Medical Physics Residency Training and Promotion Subcommittee Task Group #133

*Note:
Appendices Available.		 Alternative Clinical Medical Physics Training Pathways for Medical Physicists
128 TG128 2008 Ultrasound Subcommittee Task Group #128 AAPM Task Group 128: Quality assurance tests for prostate brachytherapy ultrasound systems
Medical Physics, 35, 5471-5489 (2008)
106 TG106 2008 Therapy Physics Committee Task Group #106 Accelerator beam data commissioning equipment and procedures: Report of the TG-106 of the Therapy Physics Committee of the AAPM
Medical Physics, 35, 4186-4215 (2008)
098 WGLBSC 2008 Brachytherapy Subcommittee Workgroup on Low Energy Brachytherapy Source Calibration Third-party brachytherapy source calibrations and physicist responsibilities: Report of the AAPM Low Energy Brachytherapy Source Calibration Working Group
Medical Physics, 35, 3860-3865 (2008)
096 TG023 978-1-888340-73-0 2008 Diagnostic Imaging Council CT Committee Task Group #23 The Measurement, Reporting, and Management of Radiation Dose in CT
216 TG069 978-1-936366-06-4 2007 Work Group on Radiation Dosimetry Task Group #69 TG-69: Radiographic film for megavoltage beam dosimetry
Medical Physics, 34, 2228-2258 (2007)
149 TG149 978-1-888340-95-2 2007 Special Brachytherapy Modalities Working Group Task Group #149 This is an update of Report #66 Dose calculation formalisms and consensus dosimetry parameters for intravascular brachytherapy dosimetry: Recommendations of the AAPM Therapy Physics Committee Task Group No. 149
Medical Physics, 34, 4126-4158 (2007)
105 TG105 2007 Work Group on Treatment Planning Task Group #105 Report of the AAPM Task Group No.105: Issues associated with clinical implementation of Monte Carlo-based photon and electron external beam treatment planning
Medical Physics, 34, 4818-4853 (2007)
095 TG075 2007 Therapy Imaging Subcommittee Task Group #75 NOTE: The previously published version had incorrect values in Table 3, page 13, for the "k" factor in the first 2 rows of the "1-year-old" column. This was corrected effective April 3, 2008. The management of imaging dose during image-guided radiotherapy: Report of the AAPM Task Group 75
Medical Physics, 34, 4041-4063 (2007)
084S WGLEBS 2007 Brachytherapy Subcommittee Workgroup on Low Energy Brachytherapy Source Dosimetry

This is a supplement to Report No. 084 - Update of AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report: A revised AAPM protocol for brachytherapy dose (2004) 		Supplement to the 2004 update of the AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report
Medical Physics, 34, 2187-2205 (2007)
108 TG108 2006 Nuclear Medicine Subcommittee Task Group #108 AAPM Task Group 108: PET and PET/CT Shielding Requirements
Medical Physics, 33, 4-15 (2006)
094 TG022 978-1-888340-66-2 2006 Diagnostic Imaging Committee Task Group #22 Validating Automatic Film Processor Performance
093 TG010 978-1-888340-64-8 2006 Diagnostic Imaging Committee Task Group #10 Acceptance Testing and Quality Control of Photostimulable Storage Phosphor Imaging Systems
092 TG072 2006 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #72 Intraoperative radiation therapy using mobile electron linear accelerators
Medical Physics, 33, 1476-1489 (2006)
091 TG076 978-1-888340-61-7 2006 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #76 The Management of Respiratory Motion in Radiation Oncology
Medical Physics, 33, 3874-3900 (2006)
090 MPRTP 978-1-888340-62-4 2006 Education and Training of Medical Physics Committee Subcommittee on Residency Training and Promotion

This report has been revised - see Report #249

This report is a revision of Report #36		 Essentials and Guidelines for Hospital-Based Medical Physics Residency Training Programs
OR03 TG018 2005 Imaging informatics Subcommittee Task Group #18

DICOM part 10 test image files available		 Assessment of Display Performance for Medical Imaging Systems.
Medical Physics, 32, 1205-1225 (2005)
271 TG068 978-1-936366-41-5 2005 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #68 Intracranial stereotactic positioning systems: Report of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 68
Medical Physics, 32, 2380-2398 (2005)
103 TG103 2005 Professional Information and Clinical Relations Committee Task Group #103 AAPM Task Group 103 report on peer review in clinical radiation oncology physics
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, [S.l.], v. 6, n. 4, nov. 2005
089 LIBD 2005 Radiation Therapy Committee Subcommittee on Photon-Emitting Brachytherapy Dosimetry Recommendations of the AAPM regarding the Impact of Implementing the 2004 Task Group 43 Report on Dose Specification for 103Pd and 125I Interstitial Brachytherapy
Medical Physics, 32, 1424-1439 (2005)
088 TG005 978-1-888340-51-8 2005 General Medical Physics Committee Task Group #5 Photodynamic Therapy Dosimetry: A Task Group Report of the General Medical Physics Committee of the Science Council
087 TG062 978-1-888340-50-9 2005 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #62 Diode in Vivo Dosimetry for Patients Receiving External Beam Radiation Therapy
086 QA 978-1-888340-48-8 2004 Radiation Therapy Subcommittee on Quality Assurance Physics for Cooperative Trials Quality Assurance for Clinical Trials: A Primer for Physicists
085 TG065 978-1-888340-47-1 2004 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #65 Tissue Inhomogeneity Corrections for Megavoltage Photon Beams
084 LIBD 978-1-888340-46-4 2004 Brachytherapy Subcommittee Workgroup on Low Energy Brachytherapy Source Dosimetry

*Supplement 1 to this Report available here (Report #084S) *Supplement 2 to this Report available here (Report #084S2)		 Update of AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report: A revised AAPM protocol for brachytherapy dose
Medical Physics, 31, 633-674 (2004)
OR01 TG011 2003 Computer Committee Task Group #11 402 KB Information Transfer from Beam Data Acquisition Systems.
083 TG066 2003 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #66 Quality assurance for computed-tomography simulators and the computed-tomography-simulation process: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 66
Medical Physics, 30, 2762-2792 (2003)
082 IMRT 2003 Radiation Therapy Committee IMRT Subcommittee Guidance document on delivery, treatment planning, and clinical implementation of IMRT: Report of the IMRT subcommittee of the AAPM radiation therapy committee
Medical Physics, 30, 2089-2115 (2003)
081 TG063 2003 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #63 Dosimetric considerations for patients with HIP prostheses undergoing pelvic irradiation
Medical Physics, 30, 1162-1182 (2003)
080 TG011 978-1-888340-41-9 2003 Professional Information & Clinical Relations Committee Task Group #11 The Solo Practice of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology
079 ETC 978-1-888340-39-6 2002 The Education And Training Of Medical Physics Committee

This report has been revised - see Report #197

This is a revision of Report #44		 Academic Program Recommendations for Graduate Degrees in Medical Physics
078 MR09 2002 Magnetic Resonance Task Group #9 Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the brain
Medical Physics, 29, 2177-2197 (2002)
077 TG008 2002 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Task Group #8 Practical aspects of function MRI (NMR Task Group #8)
Medical Physics, 29, 1892-1912 (2002)
074 TG012 978-1-888340-33-4 2002 Diagnostic X-ray Imaging Committee Task Group #12 Quality Control in Diagnostic Radiology
076 TG061 2001 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #61 AAPM protocol for 40–300 kV x-ray beam dosimetry in radiotherapy and radiobiology
Medical Physics, 28, 868-893 (2001)
075 TG058 2001 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #58 Clinical use of electronic portal imaging: Report of AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group 58
Medical Physics, 28, 712-737 (2001)
073 TG006 978-1-888340-31-0 2001 General Medical Physics Committee Task Group #6 and American College of Medical Physics Medical Lasers: Quality Control, Safety Standards, and Regulations
072 TG050 978-1-888340-30-3 2001 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #50 Basic Applications of Multileaf Collimators
071 TG007 978-1-888340-29-7 2001 Nuclear Medicine Committee Task Group #7 A Primer for Radioimmunotherapy and Radionuclide Therapy
070 TG017 978-1-888340-28-0 2001 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #17 Cardiac Catheterization Equipment Performance
069 LIBD 2000 Low Energy Interstitial Brachytherapy Dosimetry Subcommittee Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine on 103Pd Interstitial Source Calibration and Dosimetry: implications for dose specification and prescription
Medical Physics, 27, 634-642 (2000)
068 TG064 1999 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #64 Permanent prostate seed implant brachytherapy: Report of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group No. 64
Medical Physics, 26, 2054-2076 (1999)
067 TG051 1999 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #51

NOTE: The version published in Medical Physics Journal has an incorrect formula on page 16, number 8A. The version found here has the correction and allows you to fill out the form in Acrobat Reader and print it for your records.

If you would like a copy of the Worksheets in Microsoft Word, they are available here.

*Addendum: “Addendum to the AAPM’s TG-51 protocol for clinical reference dosimetry of high-energy photon beams”		 AAPM’s TG-51 protocol for clinical reference dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams
Medical Physics, 26, 1847-1870 (1999)
066 TG060 1999 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #60 Intravascular brachytherapy physics: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 60
Medical Physics, 26, 119-152 (1999)
064 978-0-944838-09-9 1999 Committee on the Training of Radiologists A Guide to the Teaching of Clinical Radiological Physics to Residents in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology
065 TG001 1998 Ultrasound Task Group #1 Real-Time B-Mode Ultrasound Quality Control Test Procedures
Medical Physics, 25, 1385-1406 (1998)
063 TG055 1998 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #55 Radiochromic Film Dosimetry
Medical Physics, 25, 2093-2115 (1998)
062 TG053 1998 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #53 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group 53: Quality assurance for clinical radiotherapy treatment planning
Medical Physics, 25, 1773-1829 (1998)
061 TG059 1998 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #59 High dose-rate brachytherapy treatment delivery: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 59
Medical Physics, 25, 375-403 (1998)
060 TG004 978-1-888340-15-0 1998 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #4 Instrumentation Requirements of Diagnostic Radiological Physicists
058 TG006 978-1-888340-13-6 1998 Radiation Protection Committee Task Group #6 Managing the Use of Fluoroscopy in Medical Institutions
059 TG056 1997 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #56 Code of practice for brachytherapy physics: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 56
Medical Physics, 24, 1557-1598 (1997)
057 TG002 978-1-888340-02-0 1996 General Medical Physics Committee Task Group #2 Recommended Nomenclature for Physical Quantities in Medical Applications of Light
055 TG023 978-1-563965-34-0 1995 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #23

Note: Report 55 and the format of the downloadable data are outdated. IAEA-TECDOC-1540 and its associated CD have more current data. Both are available for free download here [zip file].		 Radiation Treatment Planning Dosimetry Verification
054 TG042 978-1-563964-97-8 1995 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #42 Stereotactic Radiosurgery
053 RSSC 978-1-563964-80-0 1995 Radiation Safety Committee Radiation Information for Hospital Personnel
052 TG004 978-1-563964-85-5 1995 Nuclear Medicine Committee Task Group #4 Quantitation of SPECT Performance
Medical Physics, 22, 401-409 (1995)
051 TG043 978-1-563964-62-6 1995 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #43

This report has been updated - see Report #84		 Dosimetry of Interstitial Brachytherapy Sources
Medical Physics, 22, 209-234 (1995)
050 TG036 978-1-563964-53-4 1995 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #36 Fetal Dose from Radiotherapy with Photon Beams
049 TG006 978-1-563964-51-0 1994 Nuclear Medicine Committee Task Group #6

*Erratum Available		 Dosimetry of Auger-Electron-Emitting Radionuclides
Medical Physics, 21, 1901-1915 (1994)
048 TG039 978-1-563964-61-9 1994 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #39 The Calibration and Use of Plane-Parallel Ionization Chambers for Dosimetry of Electron Beams
Medical Physics, 21, 1251-1260 (1994)
047 TG045 978-1-563964-02-2 1994 Radiation Therapy Task Group #45 AAPM Code of Practice for Radiotherapy Accelerators
Medical Physics, 21, 1093-1121 (1994)
046 TG040 978-1-563964-01-5 1994 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #40

This report has been partially updated. Recommendations in Table II (linear accelerator QA) are superseded by Report 142.		 Comprehensive QA for Radiation Oncology
045 TG034 978-1-563963-80-3 1994 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #34 Management of Radiation Oncology Patients with Implanted Cardiac Pacemakers
042 PICR 978-1-563963-11-7 1994 Professional Information and Clinical Relations Committee The Role of the Clinical Medical Physicist in Diagnostic Radiology
056 TG035 978-1-888340-01-3 1993 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #35 Medical Accelerator Safety Considerations
Medical Physics, 20, 1261-1275 (1993)
044 ETC 978-1-563962-87-5 1993 Education and Training of Medical Physicists Committee

This report has been revised - see Report #197 (2009) and Report #79 (2002)		 Academic Program for Master of Science Degree in Medical Physics
043 TG001 978-0-944838-45-7 1993 Biological Effects Committee Task Group #1 *Note - Large File Size Quality Assessment and Improvement of Dose Response Models: Some Effects of Study Weaknesses on Study Findings "C'est Magnifique?"
041 TG041 978-1-563962-40-0 1993 Remote Afterloading Technology Task Group #41 Remote Afterloading Technology
040 TG002 978-1-563962-33-2 1993 Nuclear Medicine Committee Task Group #2 Radiolabeled Antibody Tumor Dosimetry
Medical Physics, 20, 499-501
039 TG002 978-1-563962-30-1 1993 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #2 Specification and Acceptance Testing of Computed Tomography Scanners
038 TG001 978-1-563962-29-5 1993 Professional Information and Clinical Relations Committee Task Group #1 The Role of a Physicist in Radiation Oncology
037 TG006 978-1-563961-86-1 1992 Nuclear Medicine Committee Task Group #6 Auger Electron Dosimetry
Medical Physics, 19, 1359-1383 (1992)
035 TG006 978-1-563960-29-1 1992 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #6 Recommendations on Performance Characteristics of Diagnostic Exposure Meters
Medical Physics, 19, 231-241 (1992)
034 TG006 978-1-563960-28-4 1992 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Committee Task Group #6 Acceptance Testing of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems
Medical Physics, 19, 217-229 (1992)
033 TG005 978-0-883189-13-9 1991 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #5 Staffing Levels and Responsibilities of Physicists in Diagnostic Radiology
032 TG025 978-0-883189-05-4 1991 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #25

NOTE: The version published here had an incorrect value for C3 (0.01025) on page 85 equation number 13. This was corrected effective June 13th 2007. The version published in Medical Physics is correct (0.0025).		 Clinical Electron-Beam Dosimetry
Medical Physics, 18, 73-109 (1991)
036 978-1-563960-32-1 1990 Presidential Ad Hoc Committee on Clinical Training of Radiological Physicists

This report has been revised - see Report #249 and Report #90		 Essentials and Guidelines for Hospital Based Medical Physics Residency Training Programs
031 TG008 978-0-883188-74-3 1990 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #8 Standardized Methods for Measuring Diagnostic X-Ray Exposures
030 TG001 978-0-883188-06-4 1990 Computer Committee Task Group #1 E-Mail and Academic Computer Networks
029 TG007 978-0-883188-07-1 1990 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #7 Equipment Requirements and Quality Control for Mammography
028 TG001 978-0-883188-00-2 1990 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Committee Task Group #1 Quality Assurance Methods and Phantoms for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical Physics, 17, 287-295 (1990)
027 TG002 978-0-883186-43-5 1989 Hyperthermia Committee Task Group #2 Hyperthermia Treatment Planning
026 TG001 978-0-883186-36-7 1989 Hyperthermia Committee Task Group #1 Performance Evaluation of Hyperthermia Equipment
025 TG001 978-0-883185-74-2 1988 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group #1 Protocols for the Radiation Safety Surveys of Diagnostic Radiological Equipment
024 TG028 978-0-883185-57-5 1987 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #28 Radiotherapy Portal Imaging Quality
023 TG030 978-0-883185-49-0 1987 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #30 [Print Edition no longer available] Total Skin Electron Therapy: Technique and Dosimetry
022 978-0-883185-49-0 1987 Nuclear Medicine Committee SPECT Task Group  Rotating Scintillation Camera SPECT Acceptance Testing and Quality Control
021 TG032 978-0-883185-45-2 1987 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #32 Specification of Brachytherapy Source Strength
020 TG002 978-0-883185-30-8 1986 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Committee Task Group #2 Site Planning for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems
019 TG027 978-0-883185-18-6 1986 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #27  Neutron Measurements Around High Energy X-Ray Radiotherapy Machines
018 978-0-883185-14-8 1986 Biological Effects Committee A Primer on Low-Level Ionizing Radiation and Its Biological Effects
017 TG029 978-0-883185-13-1 1986 Radiation Therapy CommitteeTask Group #29 The Physical Aspects of Total and Half Body Photon Irradiation
016 TG020 978-0-883185-00-1 1986 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #20 Protocol for Heavy Charged-Particle Therapy Beam Dosimetry
015 978-0-883184-82-0 1985 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee/Digital Radiography/ Fluorography Task Group Performance Evaluation and Quality Assurance in Digital Subtraction Angiography
014 978-0-883184-61-5 1985 Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee Task Group on Performance Specifications and Acceptance Testing for X-Ray Generators and Automatic Exposure Control Devices Performance Specifications and Acceptance Testing for X-Ray Generators and Automatic Exposure Control Devices
013 TG024 978-0-883184-57-8 1984 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #24, with contribution from Task Group #22 Physical Aspects of Quality Assurance in Radiation Therapy
012 978-0-883184-39-4 1984 Diagnostic Radiology Committee Cine Task Force Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Levels in Cine Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
OR02 TG021 1983 Radiation Therapy Task Group #21 2542 KB A protocol for the determination of absorbed dose from high-energy photon and electron beams.
Medical Physics, 10, 741-771 (1983)
011 978-0-883184-09-7 1982 Training of Radiologists Committee A Guide to the Teaching of Clinical Radiological Physics to Residents In Radiology
010 978-0-883184-08-0 1982 Task Force on Digital Image Data Exchange of the Science Council A Standard Format for Digital Image Exchange
009 978-0-883184-07-3 1981 Nuclear Medicine Comittee Task Group Computer-Aided Scintillation Camera Acceptance Testing
008 978-0-883182-83-3 1980 General Medical Physics Committee Ultrasound Task Group Pulse Echo Ultrasound Imaging Systems: Performance Tests and Criteria
007 TG018 978-0-883182-76-5 1980 Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group #18 Fast Neutron Beam Dosimetry Physics Protocol for Neutron Beam Dosimetry
006 978-0-883182-75-8 1980 Nuclear Medicine Committee Scintillation Camera Acceptance Testing & Performance Evaluation
005 1980 Committee on the Training of Medical Physicists AAPM Survey of Medical Physics Training Programs
004 978-0-883182-51-2 1977 Diagnostic Radiology Committee Task Force on Quality Assurance Protocol Basic Quality Control in Diagnostic Radiology
003 978-1-888340-06-8 1977 General Medical Physics Committee Optical Radiation Task Force Optical Radiations in Medicine: A Survey of Uses, Measurement and Sources
001 978-1-888340-04-4 1977 Diagnostic Radiology Committee Task Force on CT Scanner Phantoms Phantoms for Performance Evaluation and Quality Assurance of CT Scanners

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Ethics and professionalism in medical physics: A survey of AAPM members. N. Ozturk, S.G. Armato III, M.L. Giger, C.F. Serago, and L.F. Ross. Medical Physics; 40(4): 047001-1 - 047001-8. 160 KB
AAPM-ACMP Ad-hoc Committee on Professional Medical Physics Issues, Final Report 42 KB
The Abt Study of Medical Physicist Work Values for Radiation Oncology Physics Services: Round IV Final Report, June 2015 3.2 MB
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Disaster Preparedness for Radiology Professionals - Response to Radiological Terrorism - Government Version 3.0 (2006) 358 KB
Safety is No Accident (2012) (an update to the Blue Book) n/a
Radiation Oncology in Integrated Cancer Management, Report of the Inter-Society Council for Radiation Oncology, December, 1991 (Sometimes called the Blue Book) 1863 MB
Reference Values for Diagnostic Radiology: Application and Impact. Gray, JE, Archer, BR, Butler, PF, et al. Radiology 2005;235: 354-358. Report of AAPM Task Group No. 7 (Reference Values for Diagnostic X-Ray Examinations) of the Radiation Protection Committee. n/a