American Association of Physicists in Medicine

AAPM is a scientific and professional organization, founded in 1958, composed of more than 8000 scientists whose clinical practice is dedicated to ensuring accuracy, safety and quality in the use of radiation in medical procedures such as medical imaging and radiation therapy. One of the primary goals of AAPM is the identification and implementation of improvements in patient safety for the medical use of radiation in imaging and radiation therapy. We are generally known as medical physicists and are uniquely positioned across medical specialties due to our responsibility to connect the physician to the patient through the use of radiation producing technology in both diagnosing and treating people. The responsibility of the medical physicist is to assure that the radiation prescribed in imaging and radiation therapy is delivered accurately and safely. The purposes of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine are to promote the application of physics to medicine and biology and to encourage interest and training in Medical Physics and related fields. AAPM has established Medical Physics as its primary scientific and informational journal. The aim of Physicists in Medicine association is for the promotion of the application of the physical sciences in medicine and also to offer appropriate advice concerning the application of physical sciences to relevant bodies as required by Establishing and maintaining professional standards and also to learn promoting professional development and the interests of the membership.