Artificial Intelligence and the Medical Physicist: Welcome to the Machine [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2021 Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science dedicated to giving machines or computers the ability to perform human-like cognitive functions, such as learning, problem-solving, and decision making. Since it is showing superior performance
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AAPM medical physics practice guideline 7.a.: Supervision of medical physicist assistants. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med Phys, 2020 The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is a nonprofit professional society whose primary purposes are to advance the science, education and professional practice of medical physics.
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The Medical Physicist in the balance. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med Phys, 2019 Who are we? An excerpt from the AAPM Scope of Practice of Medical Physics says that we are medical professionals and “The essential role of the Qualified Medical Physicist is to assure the safe and effective use of radiation in medicine. The QMP performs
Herman MG.
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Educational outcomes of a medical physicist program over the past 10 years in Japan. [PDF]
J Radiat Res, 2017 The promotion plan for the Platform of Human Resource Development for Cancer (Ganpro) was initiated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan in 2007, establishing a curriculum for medical physicists.
Kadoya N +9 more
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A special report of current state of the medical physicist workforce - results of the 2012 ASTRO Comprehensive Workforce Study. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med Phys, 2015 The medical physics profession is undergoing significant changes. Starting in 2014, candidates registering for certification exams by the American Board of Radiology must have completed a CAMPEP‐accredited residency.
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Perception and recognition of clinical medical physicist roles and responsibilities by specialist physician staff: The first mexican survey [PDF]
Journal of Medical Physics, 2023 Introduction: Although medical physics as a profession is recognized as part of the health-care professional workforce by the International Labor Organization, in the Mexican context, the figure of the medical physicist (MP) is often inappropriately ...
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Radiological emergencies and the medical physicist. [PDF]
Biomed Imaging Interv J, 2011 The widespread damage and loss of life caused by the March 11th earthquake-generated tsunami in Japan, and the resulting emergency at the Fukushima—Daiichi nuclear power facility, raise once again the question of the role of knowledgeable civilians in ...
Hendee W.
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Radiological emergencies and the medical physicist. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med Phys, 2012 The widespread damage and loss of life caused by the March 11th earthquake-generated tsunami in Japan, and the resulting emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility, raise once again the question of the role of knowledgeable civilians in ...
Hendee WR.
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A Direct Patient-Provider Relationship With the Medical Physicist Reduces Anxiety in Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy. [PDF]
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2023 Burmeister J +11 more
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Education and Training of Medical Physicists in Europe [PDF]
Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review, 2008 Introduction: Medical Physicist, as a professional who works in a hospital environment, is a member of a wide clinical team which is responsible for the correct diagnosis and the therapeutic methods applied using radiation.
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