Certification and licensing of clinical medical physicists in AFOMP countries

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 309-315

  Round, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Certification; Education; Licensing; Medical physics; Training

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION AND TRAINING; EXISTING SYSTEMS; FORMAL CERTIFICATION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; MEDICAL PHYSICISTS; MEDICAL PHYSICS; PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION; TRAINING AND EDUCATION;

EDUCATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR LICENSING; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

BIOPHYSICS;

ASIA; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ASIA; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH PHYSICS; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; SOCIETIES;

EID: 84856287469     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13246-011-0083-3     Document Type: Review

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