Continuing professional development systems for medical physicists: A global survey and analysis

Physica Medica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 261-272

  Round, W Howell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; Continuing professional education; Medical physicists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICS; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLICATION; TEACHING; WORKSHOP;

CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PHYSICS; INTERNATIONALITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIETIES;

EID: 84876707546     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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