Medical Physics Resources

These ACR resources, relevant to medical physicists, are both public and member-only and include ACR quality control manuals, ACR Accreditation resources, guidance documents, patient communication tools, and other helpful information.

ACR Nuclear Medicine QC Manual Draft Now Open for Public Comment

The ACR Nuclear Medicine QC Manual Draft is now available for public commenting. This manual is designed to help guide facilities in establishing and maintaining an effective Nuclear Medicine quality control program. We encourage our members to review the draft here and provide public comments by July 22, 2024.
Submit comments by July 22

Manuals

Mammography 1999

Mammography 2018

CT

MR

Stereotactic Breast Biopsy

RSO Resources

MR Safety

ACR Accreditation Resources

Mammograpy QC manual FAQ
Mammography QC manual resources
Requirements for mammography medical physicists
Requirements for medical physicists, non-mammography
Validation site survey information
ACR Accreditation website

Guidance Documents

American Association of Physicists in Medicine
ACR Appropriateness Criteria®
ACR radiation safety resources
ACR manual on contrast media
U.S. Diagnostic Reference Levels and Achievable Doses for 10 Adult CT Examinations
Mammography guidelines
ACR guidance document on MR safe practices
White paper on radiation dose in medicine
White paper on radiation dose in medicine: 3 years later

Resources for Patients

Mammography Saves Lives website
RadiologyInfo.org website

Select Technical Standards & Practice Parameters

Additional items will be added
Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

Commission Reports and Resources

ACR Guide to Professional Practice of Clinical Medical Physics 2018
ACR-AAPM Radiation Safety Officer Resources
Commission on Medical Physics

Richard L. Morin, PhD Fellowship in Medical Physics

Overview and Eligibility Requirements 

ACR Data Science Institute webinar for medical physicists

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