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

 

News | Radiation Therapy

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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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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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Feature | Treatment Planning | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

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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News | AAPM

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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Feature | Treatment Planning | Dave Fornell, Editor

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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Feature | Radiation Dose Management | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

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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News | Artificial Intelligence

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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Feature | AAPM | Dave Fornell, Editor

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

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

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

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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Videos | Treatment Planning

This is a lung cancer tumor radiotherapy treatment plan for the Accuray CyberKnife system demonstrated at the American ...

Time August 21, 2019
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Videos | Computed Tomography (CT)

This is a quick walk around of a mobile 32-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner used for surgery, brachytherapy and ...

Time August 21, 2019
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News | Proton Therapy

August 6, 2019 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) recently signed a contract and received the first payment for a ...

Time August 06, 2019
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Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor

August 5, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Imaging Technology New (ITN) magazine website from ...

Time August 05, 2019
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News | Radiation Therapy

August 2, 2019 — Varian showcased systems and software from its cancer care portfolio, including the Identify Guidance ...

Time August 02, 2019
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Videos | Computed Tomography (CT)

Cynthia McCollough, Ph.D., director of the Mayo Clinic CT Clinical Innovation Center, professor of medical physics and ...

Time July 30, 2019
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Videos | AAPM

Brent Parker, Ph.D., DABR, professor of radiation physics and medical physicist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, explains ...

Time July 29, 2019
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Videos | AAPM

Mahadevappa Mahesh, Ph.D., chief of medical physicist and professor of radiology and medical physics, Johns Hopkins ...

Time July 29, 2019
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