Welcome to the Irish Association of Physicists in Medicine Website

The IAPM is an Association of Medical Physicists working in Health Care and Academia in Ireland. The IAPM was founded in 2010 by the merger of the Association of Physical Scientists in Medicine and the Irish Radiotherapy Physics Group and currently has over 150 members.

The aims of the Association are as follows:

  • The promotion of the application of the physical sciences in medicine
  • Promotion of Research and Education in the physical sciences in Medicine
  • Establishing and maintaining professional standards
  • Promoting professional development and the interests of the membership.
  • To offer appropriate advice concerning the application of physical sciences to relevant bodies as required

The IAPM produces a biannual newsletter called "Making Waves". This publication aims to provide a platform for the discussion and debate of subject matters relevant to Medical Physicists working in Ireland. The autumn/winter edition of Making waves is now available for download in the members area.
Autumn/Winter 2011 IAPM Newsletter


Next RT SIG Wed 25th Jan Print E-mail
Written by Louise Fahy   
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:57

The next Radiotherapy Radiation Special Interest Group meeting will be held at 1pm on Wednesday 25th January 2012 via videoconference link and WebEx.

WebEx:

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Videoconference locations:

Galway:  Classroom 4, Nurses Homes, University Hospital Galway

Dublin:  1_ Telesynergy Room (Room 3.50), 2nd Floor Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James’s Hospital

                2_Tele-synergy Room, St Luke's Hospital, Rathgar

Cork:      Oncology Conference Room, Cork University Hospital

Belfast:  Seminar Room 2, Cancer Centre, Belfast City Hospital

Agenda

  1. Review of previous minutes (http://www.theiapm.ie/sigmins/rtsig.html)
  2. Research / projects
  3. Radiotherapy workshops/training
  4. Safety in Radiotherapy
  5. AOB - Proposed future amalgamation of the RPII with the EPA
  6. Date and venue of next meeting
  7. CPD - “Quality Control: Enough is Enough” – Eoin Toomey, St Vincent's Private Hospital, Dublin

Please contact the RT SIG Convenor if you would like to add an item to the agenda. 

Minutes and presentations from the previous RT SIG meetings are available.in the members section.

 

 

 
 
Annual Scientific Meeting 2012 Print E-mail
Written by Eamonn Hayes   
Thursday, 15 December 2011 14:38
Saturday the 26th of May has been set as the date for 2012 IAPM Annual Scientific Meeting. The setting for this event will be the Brehon Hotel in Killarney, Co Kerry.

Details regarding registration, abstract submission, accommodation and travel options will be issued to the newsgroup and will be posted here in due course.















Last Updated on Friday, 16 December 2011 08:30
 
Making Waves - Issue 2 Print E-mail
Written by Mike Rowan   
Wednesday, 07 December 2011 09:04

The second issue of "Making Waves" has just been published. Every members of the IAPM will receive a copy in the post and will also have access to an electronic copy in the members area. Issue 2 contains many articles of interest to both Diagnostic and Radiotherapy Physicists alike including a review of permanent prostate seed implant brachytherapy by Margaret Moore as well as a review of the role of the IEC in radiation protection by Prof. Jim Malone. The full article list is given below:
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