EFOMP Publications Guidelines
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This document outlines the main output from this working group. Giving guidance to MPEs, and indeed all Medical Physicists (MP) and MP trainees wishing to work in clinical trials. It also gives guidance to the wider multidisciplinary team, advising where MPEs must legally be involved, as well as highlighting areas where MPEs skills and expertise can really add value to clinical trials.
EFOMP Malaga Declaration 2023: An updated vision on Medical Physics in Europe, 2023
The Malaga Declaration asserts EFOMP’s vision of the role of Medical Physics professionals in Europe.
In the article 'EFOMP Malaga Declaration 2023: An updated vision on Medical Physics in Europe' the current European legislation regarding the Medical Physics Expert is presented; EFOMP’s recommendations regarding the Radiation Protection Expert are discussed. This article presents an updated version of the first Malaga Declaration (2006). The updated declaration will provide direction to the future development of the profession in Europe.
EFOMP’s protocol quality controls in PET/CT and PET/MR, 2023
This article presents the protocol on Quality Controls in PET/CT and PET/MRI published online in May 2022 by the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP), which was developed by the Working group for PET/CT and PET/MRI Quality Control (QC) protocol. The main objective of this protocol was to comprehensively provide simple and practical procedures that may be integrated into clinical practice to identify changes in the PET/CT/MRI system’s performance and avoid short- and long-term quality deterioration.
This AI curriculum is the first attempt to create a guideline expanding the current educational framework for Medical Physicists in Europe. It should be considered as a document to top the sub-specialties’ curricula and adapted by national training and regulatory bodies.
EFOMP Guidelines on the transposition of EU BSS art. 60 in national legislations, 2019
The aim of this document is to clarify EFOMP’s position on article60.3 (c-f) of the EU BSS for optimization processes and was approved by the EFOMP Board during the EFOMP Officers meeting held in Girona, Spain, 15-16 June 2017.
European Guidelines on Medical Physics Expert N° 174, 2014
The purpose of this European Guidance on Medical Physics Expert (MPE) is to provide for improved implementation of the Medical Exposure Directive and revised BSS provisions related to the MPE and to facilitate the harmonisation of the education and training of medical physicists to MPE level among the Member States aiming at an improvement in cross-border mobility.
EFOMP's Position on Medical Physics in Europe, Malaga declaration, 2006
This document was approved during Council of NMO´s Delegates, EFOMP meeting, Malaga (Spain), October 2006.
Guidelines for education and training of medical physicists in radiotherapy, 2004
This article is aimed to provide a guideline curriculum covering theoretical and practical aspects of education and training for medical physicists in radiotherapy within Europe.