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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as AuthorAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
Dates
November 17, 1958 – present
Authorized Form of Name
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Additional Forms of Names
A.A.P.M.
AAPM
Institutional History
Abstract
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is a not-for-profit membership organizational whose purpose is to promote the application of physics to medicine and biology, to encourage interest and training in medical physics and related fields, and to prepare and to disseminate technical information in medical physics and related fields.
Past Presidents
Gail D. Adams, 1958-60.
Warren K. Sinclair, 1961.
John Hale, 1962.
Marvin M. D. Williams, 1963.
Edward W. Webster, 1964.
John S. Laughlin, 1965.
Robert J. Shalek, 1966.
Lawrence H. Lanzl, 1967.
John R. Cameron, 1968.
Robert O. Gorson, 1969.
James G. Kereiakes, 1970.
Peter R. Almond, 1971.
Fearghus O'Foghludha, 1972.
C. J. Karzmark, 1973.
Raymond L. Tanner, 1974.
Jack S. Krohmer, 1975.
Jacques Ovadia, 1976.
William R. Hendee, 1977.
Peter Wootton, 1978.
Bengt E. Bjarngard, 1979.
Robert G. Waggener, 1980.
Colin G. Orton, 1981.
Ann E. Wright, 1982.
Nagalingam Suntharalingam, 1983.
Edward S. Sternick, 1984.
James A. Purdy, 1985.
Edwin C. McCullough, 1986.
Paul L. Carson, 1987.
Gary T. Barnes, 1988.
Faiz M. Kahn, 1989.
Alfred R. Smith, 1990.
Gary D. Fullerton, 1991.
Robert L. Dixon, 1992.
Richard L. Morin, 1993.
Ravinder Nath, 1994.
Guy H. Simmons, 1995.
Buhdatt R. Paliwal, 1996.
Stephen R. Thomas, 1997.
Lawrence N. Rothenberg, 1998.
Geoffrey S. Ibbott, 1999.
Kenneth R. Hogstrom, 2000.
Charles W. Coffey, 2001.
Robert G. Gould, 2002.
Martin S. Weinhous, 2003.
G. Donald Frey, 2004.
Howard Ira Amols, 2005.
E. Russell Ritenour, 2006.
Mary K. Martel, 2007.
Gerald A. White, 2008.
Maryellen L. Giger, 2009.
Michael G. Herman, 2010.
J. Anthony Seibert, 2011.
Gary A. Ezell, 2012.
John D. Hazle, 2013.
John E. Bayouth, 2014.
John M. Boone, 2015.
Important Dates
November 17, 1958American Association of Physicists in Medicine was founded by physicists prior to the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Chicago (Ill.).
1962Established an affiliation with the United States National Committee on Medical Physics, under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences.
1963Scientific Committee on Radiation Dosimetry created.
1964"Physics in Medicine and Biology" became the official journal created jointly with the Hospital Physicists Association (HPA).
1965The society was incorporated.
1966Became an affiliated society of the American Institute of Physics (AIP).
1967"Quarterly Bulletin" was created as the newsletter of the society.
August 4, 1969 – August 9, 1969First sponsored Summer School on radiation dosimetry in Burlington, Vermont.
July 13, 1970 – July 15, 1970First independent annual meeting, Washington (D.C.).
1972Coolidge Award established for meritorious work in medical physics.
March 1972First joint scientific symposium with the American Physical Society (APS), Atlantic City (N.J.).
1973Became a Member Society of the American Institute of Physics (AIP).
1973 – 1974Education and Professional Councils were proposed and adopted.
1974Publications Committee established.
1974"Medical Physics" launched as the sole journal of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).
1976Executive Office created.
1976"Newsletter" replaced "Quarterly Bulletin" and issued six issues a year.
1980Headquarter operations were moved to the American Institute of Physics (AIP) offices, New York (N.Y.).
1983Twenty-fifth anniversary of the society, New York (N.Y.).
1984First Inter-American Meeting of Medical Physics.
1987Membership category of Fellows introduced.
1989Marvin M. D. Williams Professional Achievement Award established for an eminent career in medical physics with an emphasis on clinical medical physics.
1989Scholarship program for medical physics trainees established.
1994"Medical Physics" began being published on a monthly schedule.
1994Board of Trustees of the American Board of Radiology (ABR) voted to make the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) a full sponsor.
1994Moved their headquarters along with the American Institute of Physics (AIP) to the American Center for Physics (ACP), College Park (Md.).
1996Edith H. Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award established for members whose careers have been notable based on their outstanding achievements.
1997Board of Directors changed to a 15-member board.
2000Purchased the "Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics" from the American College of Medical Physics (ACMP).
2008Fiftieth anniversary of the society.
2015Moved to their headquarters to their current location, Alexandria (Va.).
Places
Formation
Meeting
Headquarters
Subjects
Citations
From the History of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, 1958-2008, found on AAPM's website.
Relationships
People
Employees & Officers
Adams, Gail Dayton, 1918-
President.
Almond, Peter Richard
President.
Amols, Howard I.
President.
Baily, Norman
Editor, Medical Physics.
Barnes, Gary T., 1942-
President.
Bayouth, John E.
President.
Bjärngard, Bengt E.
President.
Boone, John M.
President.
Cameron, J. R. (John Roderick), 1922-
President.
Carson, Paul L. (Paul Langford)
President.
Coffey, Charles W.
President.
Dixon, Robert L. (Robert Leland), 1940-
President.
Ezzell, Gary A.
President.
Frey, G. Donald
President.
Fullerton, Gary D.
President.
Giger, Maryellen Lissak, 1956-
President.
Gorson, Robert O.
President.
Gould, Robert G.
President.
Hale, John, 1921-2006
President.
Hazle, John D.
President.
Hendee, William R.
President.
Herman, Michael G.
President.
Hogstrom, Kenneth R.
President.
Ibbott, Geoffrey S.
President.
Karzmark, C. J.
President.
Kereiakes, James G., 1924-
President.
Khan, Faiz M.
President.
Krohmer, Jack Stewart, 1921-
President.
Lanzl, Lawrence H. (Lawrence Herman), 1921-2001
President.
Laughlin, John S. (John Seth), 1918-2004
President.
Martel, Mary K.
President.
McCullough, Edwin C.
President.
Morin, Richard L., 1949-
President.
Nath, R. (Ravindra), 1932-
President.
O'Foghludha, Fearghus
President.
Orton, Colin G.
President.
Ovadia, Jacques
President.
Paliwal, Bhudatt
President.
Purdy, James A.
President.
Ritenour, E. Russell, 1953-
President.
Rothenberg, Lawrence N.
President.
Seibert, J. Anthony
President.
Shalek, Robert J.
President.
Simmons, Guy H.
President.
Sinclair, Warren K.
President.
Smith, Alfred R.
President.
Sternick, Edward S.
President.
Suntharalingam, Nagalingam
President.
Tanner, Raymond L.
President.
Thomas, Stephen R.
President.
Waggener, Robert G.
President.
Webster, Edward W.
President.
Weinhous, Martin S.
President.
White, Gerald A.
President.
Williams, Marvin M. D. (Marvin Martin Dixon)
President.
Wootton, Peter
President.
Wright, Ann E.
President.
Associates & Members
Ford, Kenneth William, 1926-
Khoury, Bernard
Koch, Herman William, 1920-
Slack, L. (Lewis), 1924-
Institutions
Collaborators
American Board of Radiology
Sponsored organization.
Member Society.
Held joint scientific symposia.
Hospital Physicists' Association
Worked on the joint journal "Physics in Medicine and Biology."
Associates
American Board of Medical Physics
American College of Medical Physics
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Radiological Society of North America
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
AAPM awards ceremonies and Coolidge Award presentations [videorecording], as recorded by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine History Committee, 1985-2001.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
AAPM correspondence on the history of the Wisconsin area chapter, 1970-1978.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
AAPM History Committe physicists of note interviews, 2005-2009.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
AAPM interviews with physicists in medicine [videorecordings], 1990-2004.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
American Association of Physicists in Medicine minutes from executive committee, annual business meetings, and board meetings, 1971-1999.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
American Association of Physicists in Medicine miscellaneous publications, 1962-2011.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
American Association of Physicists in Medicine records, 1896-2007 (bulk 1950s-1990s).
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Gail Dayton Adams' response to American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) survey, circa 1998.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Symposium in honor of D. W. Kerst [sound recording] : high energy radiation therapy: past, present and future / Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, North Central Chapter of AAPM, and the Midwest Chapter of AAPM, 1978 June 2.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
AIP Office of the Director records of H. William Koch and Kenneth W. Ford, 1966-1992.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
AIP Office of the Director records of H. William Koch, 1932-1988 (bulk 1966-1987).
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
AIP Office of the Secretary addition to records, 1931-2007.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
AIP Office of the Secretary records, 1931-1994.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
AIP Physics Programs Division records of Lewis Slack, 1968-1988.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
American Board of Medical Physics beginnings and early history, 1984-1992.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
American Center for Physics Board of Directors records of Bernard Khoury, 1990-2005.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Norman A. Baily papers, 1947-1992.
Mandeville Special Collections Library
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Published Resources
Author
AAPM newsletter [online for members only]
Acceptance testing of radiological imaging equipment
Advances in radiation oncology physics : dosimetry, treatment planning, and brachytherapy
Advances in radiation therapy treatment planning
Biological risks of medical irradiations
Biological, physical and chemical aspects of hyperthermia, 1988.
Critical issues in two-year college physics and astronomy--1990 and beyond
Electronic imaging in medicine
Expanding the role of medical physics in nuclear medicine
Imaging hardware and software for nuclear medicine
Medical physics of CT and ultrasound : tissue imaging and characterization
Multiple regression analysis : applications in the health sciences
NMR in medicine : the instrumentation and clinical applications
Physics of nuclear medicine : recent advances
Radiation oncology physics, 1986
Recent developments in digital imaging
Specification, acceptance testing, and quality control of diagnostic x-ray imaging equipment
Teletherapy : present and future
The Physics of medical imaging : recording system measurements and techniques