AAPM

This page includes news coverage of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting and related medical physics content. The AAPM is a scientific and professional organization, founded in 1958, with more than 8,000 scientists whose clinical practice is dedicated to ensuring accuracy, safety and quality in the use of radiation in medical procedures, including medical imaging and radiation therapy. 

 

Dose tracking software allows hospitals and imaging centers to track levels of radiation used by exam type protocol.
Feature | Radiation Dose Management | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Measuring Radiation Dose

Dose tracking software allows hospitals and imaging centers to track levels of radiation used by exam type protocol. It ...

Time March 22, 2022
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Sun Nuclear’s SunCHECK Patient QA uses calibrated EPID data to enable true dosimetric in-vivo monitoring, creating a fully independent absolute dosimetric QA of patient treatments.
Feature | Radiation Therapy | By Dave Fornell
The Importance of Radiation Oncology Quality Assurance Systems for Safe and Accurate Treatment Delivery

To maintain safety in radiation therapy (RT), every machine performance and patient delivery measurement must be as ...

Time October 05, 2021
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At the recent 2021 AAPM Meeting in July, Sun Nuclear Corporation featured its comprehensive portfolio of independent, integrated quality management solutions for radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging.
News | Quality Assurance (QA)
Sun Nuclear Highlights Expanded Machine QA Capabilities

September 2, 2021 — At the recent 2021 AAPM Meeting in July, Sun Nuclear Corporation featured its comprehensive ...

Time September 02, 2021
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Expert medical organizations caution that evidence-based ordering of medically necessary imaging exams should not be denied due to widely disagreed upon radiation dose levels tracked in some electronic health record systems (EHRs).
News | Radiation Dose Management
Disputed EHR Dose Levels Could Keep Patients From Necessary Imaging Exams

August 17, 2021 — Expert medical organizations caution that evidence-based ordering of medically necessary imaging exams ...

Time August 17, 2021
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Ramon Alfredo Siochi, Ph.D. — the director of medical physics at WVU — led a task group to help ensure the accuracy of data that dictates a cancer patient's radiation therapy.
News | Radiation Oncology
WVU Researcher Leads Effort to Reduce Data-transfer Error in Radiation Therapy

July 15, 2021 — Just as helicopter traffic reporters use their "bird's eye view" to route drivers around roadblocks ...

Time July 15, 2021
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An example of a COVID-19 pneumonia of a chest CT scan. The COVID appears as white ground glass opacities (GGOs) in the lungs. Normal lungs on CT should appear black.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
RSNA Announces Funding Program for MIDRC Data Contributors

June 23, 2021 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is inviting proposals from researchers for funding ...

Time June 23, 2021
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CT imaging radiation dose tracking software from Imalogix displayed at RSNA 2019.
Feature | Radiation Dose Management | By Dave Fornell
Medical Imaging Radiation Exposure in U.S. Dropped Over Past Decade

More than a decade ago, there was an alarming, rapid rise in ionizing radiation exposure in the U.S. population that was ...

Time March 04, 2021
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The first and only FDA-approved gadolinium-based contrast agent for multi-patient dosing with an FDA-cleared Transfer Spike in the MR suite
News | Contrast Media
FDA Approves Gadavist (gadobutrol) Imaging Bulk Package

August 14, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of the Gadavist (gadobutrol) ...

Time August 14, 2020
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Global radiotherapy market revenue is set to expand from $7,222.4 million in 2019 to $17,194.4 million by 2030, at an 8.4% CAGR between 2020 and 2030, the key factor driving the market growth is the increasing number of cancer cases, according to the report published by P&S Intelligence.
News | Radiation Therapy
Radiotherapy Market to Cross $17 Million Revenue by 2030

August 6, 2020 — Global radiotherapy market revenue is set to expand from $7,222.4 million in 2019 to $17,194.4 million ...

Time August 06, 2020
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New Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center will aid AI development and medical advancement to battle COVID-19
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
RSNA, ACR and AAPM to Develop Massive Open-Source COVID-19 Medical Image Database

August 5, 2020 — The nation’s largest medical imaging associations are working together to develop the new Medical ...

Time August 05, 2020
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At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting, new artificial intelligence (AI) software to assist with radiotherapy treatment planning systems was highlighted. The goal of the AI-based systems is to save staff time, while still allowing clinicians to do the final patient review. 
Feature | Treatment Planning | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Treatment Planning

At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting, new artificial intelligence (AI) software to ...

Time July 08, 2020
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Due to ongoing health concerns related to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as well as global travel restrictions, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has decided to evolve the Joint AAPM/COMP (Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists) Meeting content into a virtual (completely online) meeting in place of the in-person meeting originally scheduled for July 12-16, 2020, in Vancouver, BC.
News | AAPM
Joint AAPM|COMP Meeting Goes Virtual

May 11, 2020 — Due to ongoing health concerns related to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as well as global ...

Time May 11, 2020
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Varian received FDA clearance for its Ethos therapy in February 2020. It is an adaptive intelligence solution that uses onboard AI in the treatment system to take the cone beam CT imaging on the system, compare it to the treatment plan and deliver an entire adaptive treatment plan in a typical 15-minute treatment time slot, from patient setup through treatment delivery.
Feature | Treatment Planning | Dave Fornell, Editor
Artificial Intelligence Greatly Speeds Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning

The traditional treatment planning process takes days to create an optimized radiation therapy delivery plan, but new ...

Time April 03, 2020
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Rising concerns over radiation overexposure teamed with a growing focus on improving the quality of patient care are two key drivers of today’s radiation dose management market. 
Feature | Radiation Dose Management | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Drivers in Today’s Radiation Dose Management Market

Rising concerns over radiation overexposure teamed with a growing focus on improving the quality of patient care are two ...

Time April 02, 2020
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Major Radiology Organizations Publish Ethics of AI in Radiology Statement
News | Artificial Intelligence
Major Radiology Organizations Publish Ethics of AI in Radiology Statement

October 22, 2019 – Experts in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology, from many of the world’s leading ...

Time October 22, 2019
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Proton therapy for the eye treatment plan shown by RaySearch at AAPM 2019. #AAPM2019 #AAPM
Gallery | AAPM | Dave Fornell, Editor
Image Gallery of New Radiotherapy Technology at AAPM 2019

This is a photo essay of the new radiation oncology and medical physics technologies on the expo floor and discussed in ...

Time August 22, 2019
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The Zap-X stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) brain radiotherapy system is completely self-shielded, eliminating the need for a concrete vault. The goal of the system is to expand SRS brain therapy by making it easier to access and less expensive by eliminating the large expense of custom built vaults to house the system. #AAPM19 #AAPM2019 #AAPM
Feature | AAPM | Dave Fornell, Editor
New Radiotherapy and Medical Physics Technology at AAPM 2019

There were several trends and new technologies in radiation oncology discussed at the American Association of Physicists ...

Time August 21, 2019
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Videos | Proton Therapy
VIDEO: Example of an Eye Proton Therapy Treatment Plan

A new area for proton therapy in treatment of eye cancer, because of the ability to control the tissue penetration and ...

Time August 21, 2019
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Videos | Treatment Planning
VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence Automatic Contouring and Segmentation For Radiotherapy

This is an example of the Mirada DLCExpert deep learning software that automatically identifies organs, segments and ...

Time August 21, 2019
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Videos | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy
VIDEO: Walk Around of a Varian Identify Image-guided Patient Positioning System

This is a quick demonstration of the Varian Identify image-guided patient positioning system at the American Association ...

Time August 21, 2019
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