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AAPM REPORT NO. 249 (Revision of AAPM Report No. 90) Essentials and Guidelines for Clinical Medical Physics Residency Training Programs Report from the Work Group on Periodic Review of Medical Physics Residency Training October 2013 DISCLAIMER: This publication is based on sources and information believed to be reliable, but the AAPM and the editors disclaim any warranty or liability based on or relating to the contents of this publication. The AAPM does not endorse any products, manufacturers, or suppliers. Nothing in this publication should be interpreted as implying such endorsement. © 2013 by American Association of Physicists in Medicine DISCLAIMER: This publication is based on sources and information believed to be reliable, but the AAPM, the editors, and the publisher disclaim any warranty or liability based on or relating to the contents of this publication. The AAPM does not endorse any products, manufacturers, or suppliers. Nothing in this publication should be interpreted as implying such endorsement. ISBN-13: 978-1-936366-25-5 © 2013 by American Association of Physicists in Medicine All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by American Association of Physicists in Medicine One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740-3846 ESSENTIALS AND GUIDELINES FOR CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS Report from the Work Group on Periodic Review of Medical Physics Residency Training Members: Joann I. Prisciandaro, Ph.D. (Work Group Chair) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Charles E. Willis, Ph.D. (Work Group Vice Chair) The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas Jay W. Burmeister, Ph.D. Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Geoffrey D. Clarke, Ph.D. UT Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Texas Rupak K. Das, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Jacqueline Esthappan, Ph.D. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri Bruce J. Gerbi, Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Beth A. Harkness, M.S. Henry Ford Hospital System, Detroit, Michigan James A. Patton, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee Donald J. Peck, Ph.D. Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, Michigan Robert J. Pizzutiello Jr., M.S. Upstate Medical Physics, Victor, New York George A. Sandison, Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Sharon L. White, Ph.D. University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama Brian D. Wichman, M.S. Texas Oncology, Round Rock, Texas Consultants: Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Ph.D. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas Stefan Both, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania iii This page intentionally left blank. CONTENTS Foreword.......................................................................................................................... ix CHAPTER 1 Essentials and Guidelines for Medical Physics Residency Training Programs 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objectives of a Medical Physics Residency Training Program..................................... 1 1.3 Structure and Conduct of Medical Physics Residency Programs................................. 1 1.3.1 Length of Training........................................................................................ 1 1.3.2 Program Director.......................................................................................... 2 1.3.3 Program Steering Committee........................................................................ 3 1.3.4 Other Program Staff and Personnel............................................................... 3 1.3.5 Institutional Support ..................................................................................... 4 1.3.6 Educational Environment.............................................................................. 4 1.3.7 Residents’ Scholarly Activities...................................................................... 4 1.3.8 Conferences.................................................................................................. 5 1.3.9 Documentation of Activities ......................................................................... 5 1.3.10 Library Resources......................................................................................... 5 1.4 Medical Physics Educational Competencies................................................................ 5 1.5 Didactic Knowledge Requirements............................................................................. 8 1.6 Number of Residents.................................................................................................. 9 1.7 Resident Evaluation.................................................................................................... 9 1.7.1 Staff and Program Evaluations...................................................................... 10 1.7.2 Internal Program Review.............................................................................. 11 1.8 Working Environment ................................................................................................ 11 1.8.1 Professionalism, Personal Responsibility, and Patient Safety.......................... 11 1.8.2 Access and Use of Medical Information ....................................................... 11 v CONTENTS 1.8.3 Ethics ........................................................................................................... 11 1.8.4 Supervision of Residents............................................................................... 11 1.8.5 Levels of Supervision.................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER 2 Guidelines for Imaging Physics Residency Training Programs 2.1 Training Content......................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Facilities..................................................................................................................... 13 2.3 Clinical Resources...................................................................................................... 15 2.4 Training Requirements................................................................................................ 15 2.5 Expected Areas of Competence for a Clinical Medical Physicist in Imaging............... 16 2.5.1 General Radiography .................................................................................... 17 2.5.2 Hard-copy and Image Displays..................................................................... 17 2.5.3 Angiography and Fluoroscopy ...................................................................... 18 2.5.4 Computed Tomography (CT) ........................................................................ 18 2.5.5 Ultrasound (US)........................................................................................... 19 2.5.6 Mammography ............................................................................................. 19 2.5.7 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) ............................................................ 19 2.5.8 Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)........................ 20 2.5.9 Imaging Informatics...................................................................................... 21 2.5.10 Safety ........................................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER 3 Guidelines for Nuclear Medicine Physics Residency Training Programs 3.1 Training Content......................................................................................................... 23 3.2 Facilities..................................................................................................................... 23 3.3 Clinical Resources...................................................................................................... 24 3.4 Training Requirements................................................................................................ 24 vi CONTENTS 3.5 Expected Areas of Competence for a Clinical Medical Physicist in Nuclear Medicine................................................................................................... 24 3.5.1 Gamma Camera with/without SPECT........................................................... 25 3.5.2 Positron Emission Tomography (PET and PET/CT) ...................................... 26 3.5.3 CT Scanner (with SPECT or PET) ............................................................... 27 3.5.4 Non-imaging equipment ............................................................................... 28 3.5.5 Radiation Safety ........................................................................................... 29 3.5.6 Patient Dosimetry......................................................................................... 31 3.5.7 Informatics ................................................................................................... 31 3.5.8 Radiopharmacy............................................................................................. 32 3.5.9 Clinical Studies............................................................................................. 32 3.5.10 Radionuclide Therapy..................................................................................