AAPM Newsletter
November/December 2009
AAPM Executive Director’s Column will be posted in March. The 2010 AAPM Summer School will immediately follow the Annual Meeting, running from July 22 – 25 at nearby University of Pennsylvania. The topic is Teaching Medical Physics: Innovations in Learning with Bill Hendee serving as Program Director. Angela R. Keyser College Park, MD AAPM events during RSNA 2009 he most up-to-date schedule for AAPM meetings during the RSNA meeting is available online at: http://www.aapm.org/meetings/ rsna09/. Make plans to join your colleagues on Tuesday, December 1 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM for the AAPM Reception during RSNA at the Chicago Hilton. Thanks to Landauer and RTI Electronics for their financial contributions to offset the costs for this event.
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2010 Meeting Dates AAPM is partnering with ASTRO, ESTRO, RSNA and NCI to host the first biennial meeting to focus on quantitative imaging in radiation therapy: Imaging for Treatment Assessment for Radiation Therapy. ITART 2010 will be held June 2122, 2010, at the Gaylord National right outside Washington, DC. Abstract submission and registration information will be posted in early 2010. The 2010 AAPM 52nd Annual Meeting will be held July 18 – 22 at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Call for Abstracts will be available online in early January 2010. Registration and housing information
Funding Opportunities Make sure to go online and review the various funding opportunities available through AAPM. The AAPM Summer Undergraduate Fellowship program is designed to provide opportunities for undergraduate university students to gain experience in medical physics by performing research in a medical physics laboratory or assisting with clinical service at a clinical facility. In this program, the AAPM serves as a clearinghouse to match exceptional students with exceptional medical physicists, many who are faculty at leading research centers. Students participating in the program are placed into summer positions that are consistent with their interest. Students are selected for the program on a competitive basis to be an AAPM summer fellow. Each summer fellow receives a stipend from the AAPM. For more information, go to: http://www. aapm.org/education/SUFP/ The Minority Undergraduate Summer Experience (MUSE) program is designed to expose minority undergraduate university students to the field of medical physics by performing research or assisting with clinical service at a U.S. institution (university, clinical facility, laboratory, etc). The charge of MUSE is specifically to encourage minority students
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from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Serving Institutions or non-Minority Serving Institutions to gain such experience and apply to graduate programs in medical physics. For more information, go to: http://www. aapm.org/education/muse/ AAPM and ASTRO will once again partner in support of the ASTRO/ AAPM Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Training Grants. This program was established to promote the development of radiation physics residency programs in the United States, leading to more graduates and more qualified professionals entering the workforce by providing assistance to newly established programs working towards accreditation. Up to $72,000.00 in total funding will be awarded each year. Applications will be accepted from radiation oncology physics residency programs that meet the criteria set forth by AAPM Report #90, “Essentials and Guidelines for Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Training Programs.” For more information, go to: http://www.aapm.org/ education/ROPRTG/ AAPM will soon begin accepting applications for the Fellowship for Graduate Study in Medical Physics. Graduate study must be undertaken in a Medical Physics Doctoral Degree program accredited by the CAMPEP. For more information, go to: http://www. aapm.org/education/GSFMP/ 2010 Dues Renewals 2010 dues renewal notices were distributed in October. You may pay your dues online or easily print out an invoice and mail in your payment. Seventeen AAPM Chapters have elected to have HQ collect their