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Please take a moment to enjoy the October edition of the President’s Monthly Minute from your 2025 AAPM President, M. Mahesh.
AAPM invites applications for Editor-in-Chief of Medical Physics. Initial three-year term begins January 2027. Apply by December 15, 2025. Details:
https://www.aapm.org/announcements/Call-for-Editor-MedPhys-Long-Version_2025_10_06.pdf
Notable article: October 2025 #MedicalPhysics
Automatic joint inflammation estimation based on regression neural networks
Please join us in congratulating Berend C. Stoel et al whose article was selected.
https://aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mp.70010
We had a blast at #SPSCon 2025 meeting so many future medical physicists! Your curiosity was inspiring. Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by the AAPM booth + to our amazing volunteers for making Day 3 such a success! 💫
Notable article: October 2025 #MedicalPhysics
AI in breast imaging: A systematic review of reader studies evaluating design, performance, and clinical impact
Please join us in congratulating Ehsan Kozegar et al whose article was selected.
https://aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mp.70018
AAPM invites applications for Editor-in-Chief of Medical Physics. Initial three-year term begins January 2027. Apply by December 15, 2025. Details:
https://www.aapm.org/announcements/Call-for-Editor-MedPhys-Long-Version_2025_10_06.pdf
We had another great day at #SPSCon! Thanks to Grace, Wei, Bruce, Rebecca & Julie for inspiring future physicists.
Catch Julie’s 10:00 AM plenary + stop by AAPM booth 7 tomorrow at 11:30 AM!
Fuel the Future of Radiation Oncology!
AAPM & ASTRO are offering jointly funded seed grants for Medical Physics Residents & Post-Docs.
💰 Up to $50,000 per award to advance innovative research.
Apply by Mar 18, 2026 ➡️ https://ow.ly/mQHN50Xfxif
We’re excited to share that AAPM will be at the 2025 Physics and Astronomy Congress in Denver, CO!

Join us October 30 – November 1 as we connect with the physics and astronomy community.

Find more information about the meeting here: https://ow.ly/3wVl50XebAN
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the AAPM booth at #SPSCon 2025 Day 1! 🎉
We loved meeting future physicists. Come by booth 7 at 10:15 AM tomorrow for Halloween treats, AAPM tattoos + spooky fun. Don’t ghost your next opportunity! 🎃
Notable article: Oct 2025 #MedicalPhysics
A hybrid training database and evaluation benchmark for assessing metal artifact reduction methods for X‐ray CT imaging
Please join us in congratulating Nils Peters et al whose article was selected.
https://aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mp.70020
We’re excited to share that AAPM will be at the 2025 Physics and Astronomy Congress in Denver, CO!

Join us October 30 – November 1 as we connect with the physics and astronomy community.

Find more information about the meeting here: https://ow.ly/3wVl50XebAN
Ignite Your Research Career 🔬
AAPM invites early-career medical physicists to apply for its Research Seed Grant — funding high-impact, independent research for 1 year.
LOI due Mar 16, 2026
Applications due Apr 17, 2026 💡
Learn more ➡️ https://aapm.secure-platform.com/gaf/page/seed

Notable article: October 2025 #MedicalPhysics
Real‐time electron spectrometer utilizing a permanent magnet and diode detector array
Please join us in congratulating Mason W. Heath et al whose article was selected.
https://aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mp.70051
Summer Research with Impact
Join the AAPM Summer Undergraduate Fellowship for 10 weeks of research or clinical experience in medical physics.
Earn a $6,000 stipend and work with top mentors! 💡
Apply by Feb 9, 2026 ➡️ https://ow.ly/f27T50XcH2O
Financial Support for Global Mentors & Mentees
GREMP offers:
💰 $3,000 for mentors to attend the AAPM Annual Meeting
💰 $4,000 for mentees to visit their mentor’s institution
Apply today! 🌐 https://ow.ly/Y2bl50XbHVG
Interoperability is a challenge in radiation oncology. Safety & efficiency can be compromised when information exchange is not seamless.

Please participate in this survey so that we can understand the challenges you're facing: https://aapm.questionpro.com/ihero2025
Notable article: October 2025 #MedicalPhysics
FLASH irradiation‐induced acute lung injury promotes metastatic colonization via neutrophil extracellular trap formation
Please join us congratulating Oleksandra V. Ivashchenkou et al
https://aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mp.70043
Dream Big with Medical Physics! The 10-week DREAM Program welcomes undergraduates from diverse backgrounds to explore medical physics through research, mentorship & outreach. 💫
Apply by Feb 9, 2026, for Summer 2026! 🔗 https://ow.ly/A4ip50XcnYm
🚨The 2025-2026 Medical Physics Matching and Recruitment season is now open! 🚨
Click to view program overview, rules/eligibility, stats and more, and make a note of key dates: natmatch.com/medphys/
Please take a moment to enjoy the October edition of the President’s Monthly Minute from your 2025 AAPM President, M. Mahesh.
LAST CHANCE!

Only one day remains to submit your proposal for a symposia at the 2026 Joint AAPM | COMP Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Proposals due: October 9, 2025
Submit your proposal here : ow.ly/NnNJ50X831x
Integrating Healthcare Enterprise - Radiation Oncology (IHE-RO) is soliciting proposals for development/maintenance of software test tools supporting their Integration Profiles. Tools will be used to validate conformance with standards at the Fall 2026 Connectathon. Details:
ow.ly/gksA50WXtE4
Please take a moment to enjoy the September 2025 edition of the President's Monthly Minute from President M Mahesh on major highlights of the Association.
Join the next FREE virtual seminar 9/16 2pm CST featuring AAPM members Dr. Heather Whitney & MIDRC PI Dr. Maryellen Giger & UChicago's Rachel Baccile, MPP discussing leveraging interoperable medical data: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#MIDRC #MedicalPhysics