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The mission of AAPM is advancing medicine through excellence in the science, education and professional practice of medical physics; a broad-based scientific and professional discipline which encompasses physical principles with applications in biology and medicine. With 9003 members in 81 countries, AAPM supports the Medical Physics community with a focus on advancing patient care through education, improving safety and efficacy of radiation oncology and medical imaging procedures through research, and the maintenance of professional standards. AAPM has a staff of 39 and an annual budget of 10.7M, and is located at 1631 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

AAPM publishes two scholarly journals Medical Physics, and the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP). AAPM sponsors two scientific meetings each year, a spring clinical meeting, and a main summer annual meeting. AAPM membership information and application forms are available online.

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Medical Physics

Medical Physics is the scientific journal of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and is an official science journal of the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists, the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine, and the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP).

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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP)

JACMP is an open-access journal, which publishes papers that will help clinical medical physicists perform their responsibilities more effectively and efficiently for the increased benefit of the patient.

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