Proposed changes to the American Association of Physicists in Medicine governance
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This issue’s invited Editorial is provided by Todd Pawlicki, AAPM Secretary and Chair of Task Group No. 281, Governance Assessment Communications Plan. This is an opinion article and as such does not necessarily reflect the views and position of the JACMP EIC leadership team nor those of the JACMP Board of Editors. It is being provided to inform the medical physics community of the work and sentiments of TG-281 and to assist the AAPM membership in its decision respecting the upcoming vote on this topic. –Michael Mills, JACMP EIC
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دوره 18 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017