American Association of Physicists in Medicine
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The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is a scientific, educational, and professional organization of medical physicists.
Its headquarters are located at the American Center for Physics in College Park, Maryland
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Publications include a scientific journal (Medical Physics), technical reports, and symposium proceedings.
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. The AAPM has established Medical Physics as its primary scientific and informational journal. The AAPM is a Member of the American Institute of Physics
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Its headquarters are located at the American Center for Physics in College Park, Maryland
College Park, Maryland
College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S...
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Publications include a scientific journal (Medical Physics), technical reports, and symposium proceedings.
The purposes of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine are to promote the application of physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
to medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
and biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and to encourage interest and training in Medical Physics
Medical physics
Medical physics is the application of physics to medicine. It generally concerns physics as applied to medical imaging and radiotherapy, although a medical physicist may also work in many other areas of healthcare...
and related fields. The AAPM has established Medical Physics as its primary scientific and informational journal. The AAPM is a Member of the American Institute of Physics
American Institute of Physics
The American Institute of Physics promotes science, the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is made up of various member societies...
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