Australiasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine

Welcome to the Radiation Oncology Specialty Group

Mission:
To provide a strong, cohesive driving force for the management of radiation oncology medical physics profession.
To provide proper professional standards of work and safe practice for the benefit of the public and the environment.

Organisational line of Responsibility:
Responsible to ACPSEM Council via the Chair of Specialties (typically the Vice President)

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Objectives:

Develop and update position papers, Australian and New Zealand standards and other documents considered relevant to the responsibilities of this group.
Establish regular communication to the radiation oncology medical physics community via internet and other reporting systems.
Promote training, accreditation and registration requirements of the radiation oncology medical physics community.
Establish subcommittee's as required to further develop or foster communication with relevant organisations.

Additional information on the radiation oncology specialty group can be found in the Duties and Guidelines for ACPSEM officer's document - last edition December 2007.

Responsibilities:

To cooperate with governing bodies that regulate, control or utilise the ACPSEM specialist activities.
To make recommendations to the Radiation Oncology Accreditation Panel on entry standards, training programs, accreditation processes and professional competence.
To collaborate with other medical or scientific professions as needed.
Provide leadership in the organisation of learning, promotion and implementation of radiotherapy related issues.
To act for the benefit and protection of the public, initiate policies or protocols to improve technical standards, methodology and professional standards of best practice.
To encourage continuing professional competence and development (CPD) of members in the specialty.
To encourage review of the specialty and seek improvement in direction and initiatives.
To facilitate the interfacing and coordination of activities which foster relationships with groups external to the ACPSEM but with common interests to those of the specialty group (eg ARPS, Society for Nuclear Medicine, IEAust (CBME) and SMBEs, RANZCR and AIR).

Meetings:
The radiation oncology specialty group has an annual formal meeting as part of the EPSM conference. Additional meetings are held bi-monthly, last Friday of the month. Generally meetings will be by teleconference unless otherwise arranged. Advice on teleconferencing will occur prior to meetings.