Guide to Professional Practice of Clinical Medical Physics 2018
Guide to Professional Practice of
Clinical Medical Physics
2018
Task Force on the ACR Guide to Medical Physics Professional Practice of the
Commission on Medical Physics
Jessica B. Clements, MS, FAAPM, Chair James H. Goodwin, MS, FAAPM
Per Halvorsen, MS, FACR, FAAPM Melissa Martin, MS, FACR, FAAPM
Brent C. Parker, PhD J. Anthony Seibert, PhD, FACR, FAAPM Gerald A. White, Jr. MS, FACR, FAAPM
Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, FACR, FAAPM Chair, Commission on Medical Physics
Richard A. Geise, PhD, FACR, FAAPM Former Chair, Commission on Medical Physics
Priscilla F. Butler, MS, FACR, FAAPM (Staff) Dustin Gress, MS (Staff) Wil Creech (Staff)
October 1, 2018 American College of Radiology
Reston, VA
Previous version (2002) revised by the ad hoc Subcommittee of the Standards & Accreditation Committee of the Commission on Medical
Physics
Richard L. Morin, PhD, Chair Krishnadas Banerjee, PhD
J. Thomas Payne, PhD Kenneth N. Vanek, PhD Marilyn C. Wexler, MS
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Table of Contents
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......................................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................................................2 I. MEDICAL PHYSICS .....................................................................................................................................................3
A. DEFINITION....................................................................................................................................................................................3 B. EDUCATION AND TRAINING.........................................................................................................................................................3 C. QUALIFIED MEDICAL PHYSICIST.................................................................................................................................................3 D. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.......................................................................................................................................................4 II. PRACTICE AND EMPLOYMENT MODELS............................................................................................................6 A. PRACTICE MODELS .......................................................................................................................................................................6 B. EMPLOYMENT MODELS................................................................................................................................................................8 III. EMPLOYEE/EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIPS ...................................................................................................... 14 A. GENERAL .....................................................................................................................................................................................14 B. DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES......................................................................................................................................................14 C. CHAIN OF AUTHORITY...............................................................................................................................................................14 D. BENEFITS.....................................................................................................................................................................................15 E. MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERSHIP................................................................................................................................................18 F. CREDENTIALING .........................................................................................................................................................................18 IV. WRITTEN AGREEMENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 20 A. GENERAL .....................................................................................................................................................................................20 B. LEGAL ADVICE ............................................................................................................................................................................21 C. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS................................................................................................................................................................22 V. RELATIONSHIPS ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 A. RELATIONS WITH MEDICAL PHYSICISTS................................................................................................................................28 B. RELATIONS WITH PHYSICIANS.................................................................................................................................................28 C. RELATIONS WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES...........................................................................................................................28 D. RELATIONS WITH PATIENTS ....................................................................................................................................................28 E. RELATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC.................................................................................................................................................28 VI. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 VII. APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................................................. 30 APPENDIX A: SAMPLE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS..............................................................................................................................31 APPENDIX B: RETIREMENT PLANS.....................................................................................................................................................36 APPENDIX C: SAMPLE CONTRACTS.....................................................................................................................................................41
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Acknowledgements
This "ACR Guide to Professional Practice of Clinical Medical Physics" revises and updates the previous document entitled "ACR Guide to Medical Physics Professional Practice." This revision was the work of many dedicated individuals under the auspices of the Education Committee of the ACR Commission on Medical Physics. In particular, I wish to thank the members of the ad hoc task force: James Goodwin, Per Halvorsen, Melissa Martin, Brent Parker, Anthony Seibert, Gerald White, Priscilla Butler and Wil Creech. In addition, the Chair of the Commission on Medical Physics, Richard Geise, is thanked for his guidance and assistance during revision. Each of the task force members brings many years of experience from many practice environments. I also wish to thank Jim Goodwin, Per Halvorsen, and Russell Tarver for providing a sample contracts used in creating the Appendix. We hope this is a useful tool for those involved in the practice of medical physics.
Jessica B. Clements, MS, FAAPM Chair, Task Force on the ACR Guide to Professional Practice of Clinical Medical Physics
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