Australiasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine

Welcome to the Radiation Oncology Specialty Group

Mission:
To provide a strong, cohesive driving force for the management of radiation
oncology medical physics profession.  To provide proper professional
standards of work and safe practice for the benefit of the public and the
environment.

Organisational line of Responsibility:
Responsible to ACPSEM Council via the Chair of Specialties (typically the
Vice President)

Objectives:

• Develop and update position papers, Australian and New Zealand
  standards and other documents considered relevant to the responsibilities
  of this group.
• Establish regular communication to the radiation oncology medical physics
  community via internet and other reporting systems.
• Promote training, accreditation and registration requirements of the radiation
  oncology medical physics community.
• Establish subcommittee's as required to further develop or foster
  communication with relevant organisations.

Additional information on the radiation oncology specialty group can be found in the
Duties and Guidelines for ACPSEM officer's document - last edition December 2007.

Responsibilities:

• To cooperate with governing bodies that regulate, control or utilise the
  ACPSEM specialist activities.
• To make recommendations to the Radiation Oncology Accreditation Panel
  on entry standards, training programs, accreditation processes and
  professional competence.
• To collaborate with other medical or scientific professions as needed.
• Provide leadership in the organisation of learning, promotion and
  implementation of radiotherapy related issues.
• To act for the benefit and protection of the public, initiate policies
  or protocols to improve technical standards, methodology and professional
  standards of best practice.
• To encourage continuing professional competence and development (CPD)
  of members in the specialty.
• To encourage review of the specialty and seek improvement in
  direction and initiatives.
• To facilitate the interfacing and coordination of activities which foster
  relationships with groups external to the ACPSEM but with common interests
  to those of the specialty group (eg ARPS, Society for Nuclear Medicine,
  IEAust (CBME) and SMBEs, RANZCR and AIR).

Meetings:
The radiation oncology specialty group has an annual formal meeting as part of the
EPSM conference. Additional meetings are held monthly, second Thursday of the month.
Generally meetings will be by teleconference unless otherwise arranged.
Advice on teleconferencing will occur prior to meetings.

Management Committee: