American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Code of practice for brachytherapy physics: report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 56. American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Abstract
Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) for the practice of brachytherapy physics are presented. These guidelines were prepared by a task group of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee and have been reviewed and approved by the AAPM Science Council.
Source and rights
Published by Medical physics, 1997. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine
- Published
- 1997
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- Medical physics
- PubMed
- 9350711
- Added to Prognia
- 24 July 2026




