Essentials and guidelines for clinical medical physics residency training programs: executive summary of AAPM Report Number 249

• DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v15i3.4763
• Publication Date: 2017-02-27T23:30:56Z
• Authors: Joann I. Priscian...; Charles E. Willis; Jay W. Burmeister; Geoffrey D. Clarke; Rupak K. Das; Jacqueline Esthappan; Bruce J. Gerbi; Beth A. Harkness; James A. Patton; Donald J. Peck; Robert J. Pizzuti...; George A. Sandison; Sharon L. White; Brian D. Wichman; Geoffrey S. Ibbott; Stefan Both
• Keywords: Medical physicist; Radiation oncology

There is a clear need for established standards medical physics residency training. The complexity of techniques in imaging, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology continues to increase with each passing year. It therefore imperative that training requirements competencies are routinely reviewed updated reflect the changing environment hospitals clinics across country. In 2010, AAPM Work Group on Periodic Review Medical Physics Residency Training was formed charged updating Report Number 90 . This work group includes members extensive experience clinical, professional, educational aspects physics. resulting report, 249 , concentrates clinical professional knowledge needed function independently as practicing physicist areas oncology, constitutes revision manuscript presents an executive summary PACS number: 87.10.‐e