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AAPM-HPS medical physics practice guideline 16.a: medical health physics scope of practice.
| Title: | AAPM-HPS medical physics practice guideline 16.a: medical health physics scope of practice. |
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| Authors: | Lewis K; Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.; American Association of Physicists in Medicine Representative, Alexandria, Virginia, USA., Metyko J; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.; Health Physics Society Representative, Herndon, Virginia, USA., Clements J; American Association of Physicists in Medicine Representative, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.; University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont, USA., Felice M; American Association of Physicists in Medicine Representative, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA., Jafari ME; American Association of Physicists in Medicine Representative, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.; Kaiser Permanente Southern California Medical Group, Pasadena, California, USA., Martin M; American Association of Physicists in Medicine Representative, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.; Therapy Physics, Inc., Signal Hill, California, USA., Morgan T; Health Physics Society Representative, Herndon, Virginia, USA.; Versant Medical Physics and Radiation Safety, Sarasota, Florida, USA., Sturchio G; Health Physics Society Representative, Herndon, Virginia, USA.; Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA., Wang C; Health Physics Society Representative, Herndon, Virginia, USA.; Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA., Whiteside N; Health Physics Society Representative, Herndon, Virginia, USA.; Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. |
| Source: | Journal of applied clinical medical physics [J Appl Clin Med Phys] 2026 Oct; Vol. 27 (10), pp. e70734. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Wiley on behalf of American Association of Physicists in Medicine Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101089176 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1526-9914 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15269914 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Appl Clin Med Phys Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2017- : Malden, MA : Wiley on behalf of American Association of Physicists in Medicine Original Publication: Reston, VA : American College of Medical Physics, c2000- |
| MeSH Terms: | Health Physics*/standards , Health Physics*/education , Practice Guidelines as Topic*/standards , Certification*/standards , Scope of Practice*, Humans |
| Abstract: | The field of Medical Health Physics (MHP) lies at the intersection of Health Physics (HP) and Medical Physics (MP). The MHP is one of the five subfields identified by the AAPM that in which a Qualified Medical Physicist (QMP) may operate independently to provide clinical professional services. The pathway to become a QMP employed in the field of MHP varies depending on which community an individual originates from (HP or MP). This document aims to identify the minimum educational requirement, appropriate professional certification(s), work experience, and the minimum areas of responsibility (scope of practice) for a QMP working the MHP subfield. (© 2026 The Author(s). Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC on behalf of The American Association of Physicists in Medicine.) |
| References: | J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2025 Nov;26(11):e70230. (PMID: 41134556) Biomed Imaging Interv J. 2007 Apr;3(2):e22. (PMID: 21614271) J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Jun;22(6):11-15. (PMID: 34018313) Health Phys. 2004 May;86(5):445-56. (PMID: 15083140) J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2026 Oct;27(10):e70734. (PMID: 42837395) |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: MPPG; medical health physics; practice guideline; scope of practice |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20261006 Date Completed: 20261006 Latest Revision: 20261008 |
| Update Code: | 20261008 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13641361 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/acm2.70734 |
| PMID: | 42837395 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1526-9914 |
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| DOI: | 10.1002/acm2.70734 |