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Conversation between MP and CT re Print vs Online
MP is walking near CT scanner room w opened Medical Physics journal in his hand
CT: Hey doc, why do get printed issues of Medical Physics? U were once treasurer for @aapmHQ & know how much it costs to print & mail
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MP is walking near CT scanner room w opened Medical Physics journal in his hand
CT: Hey doc, why do get printed issues of Medical Physics? U were once treasurer for @aapmHQ & know how much it costs to print & mail
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MP: Buddy, glad U asked, others may also have similar questions when they see wall of printed journals in my office
CT: Yes, U can get online versions & read
MP: Well, I do subscribe ‘TOC’ for journals I read, but I prefer to get printed versions, Let me tell U why?
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CT: Yes, U can get online versions & read
MP: Well, I do subscribe ‘TOC’ for journals I read, but I prefer to get printed versions, Let me tell U why?
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CT: Go ahead, I don’t have too much time, I see many patients are in the waiting room, eager to get scanned
MP: Ok, see this latest issue of #MedicalPhysics, the cover page attracted me & led me to check out the articles. I wouldn't have done w online versions.
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MP: Ok, see this latest issue of #MedicalPhysics, the cover page attracted me & led me to check out the articles. I wouldn't have done w online versions.
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It's been 130 years since Dr Edith Quimby was born. 1st medical physicist even before #medicalphysics was coined. She worked w others to form @aapmHQ
Edith Quimby award is a prestigious award given annually to #MPs who have made significant contributions to the field
Edith Quimby award is a prestigious award given annually to #MPs who have made significant contributions to the field
Her particular interest was in how & where to place the radioactive needles within the tumor for maximum therapeutic efficiency that led to "Quimby Rules"
@AAWR_org @AAPM_WPSC @aapmWGSTR
@AAWR_org @AAPM_WPSC @aapmWGSTR
The result was the "Quimby rules", a set of guidelines for exactly where to put the radium needles relative to one another which were standardly used from the 1930s until the onset of computerized treatment planning in the 1980s. @aapmstsc
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It's the International Day of #medicalphysics
Today we commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Marie Curie in 1867. She pioneered 💡 research on radioactivity ☢️ & discovered it destroys #cancer cells faster than healthy cells, paving the way for radiotherapy
Today we commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Marie Curie in 1867. She pioneered 💡 research on radioactivity ☢️ & discovered it destroys #cancer cells faster than healthy cells, paving the way for radiotherapy
#Medicalphysicists are health professionals that play a🔑 role in ensuring quality & safety in the medical use of radiation by:
✅ enhancing radiation protection education & training
✅ strengthening radiation safety culture
✅ supporting radiation safety standards implementation
✅ enhancing radiation protection education & training
✅ strengthening radiation safety culture
✅ supporting radiation safety standards implementation
#Medicalphysicists 👩⚕️ play a crucial role in advancing health & saving lives around the 🌐
Radiation health technologies including:
🔘 diagnostic radiology..
💻 image-guided interventions..
☢️ nuclear medicine..
⚕️ radiotherapy..
..are 🔑 components for achieving #HealthForAll.
Radiation health technologies including:
🔘 diagnostic radiology..
💻 image-guided interventions..
☢️ nuclear medicine..
⚕️ radiotherapy..
..are 🔑 components for achieving #HealthForAll.
Today is International Day of #MedicalPhysics.
Medical physicists help ensure quality in health care - they enhance radiation protection education and training, strengthen radiation safety culture and support implementation of radiation safety standards
Medical physicists help ensure quality in health care - they enhance radiation protection education and training, strengthen radiation safety culture and support implementation of radiation safety standards
@WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @pahowho We mark the International Day of #MedicalPhysics on 7 November to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Marie Curie in 1867.
Curie pioneered research on radioactivity and discovered it destroys cancer cells faster than healthy cells, paving the way for radiotherapy
Curie pioneered research on radioactivity and discovered it destroys cancer cells faster than healthy cells, paving the way for radiotherapy
#DYK: WHO, @iaeaorg and @ilo have safety guidelines to protect health workers and patients subjected to radiation bit.ly/2WTSDNw
