International Organization for Medical Physics
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|leader_name = John Damilakis
|leader_title2 = Vice-President
|leader_name2 = Eva Bezak
|leader_title3 = Past President
|leader_name3 = Madan Rehani
|leader_title4 = Secretary-General
|leader_name4 = Magdalena Stoeva
|leader_title5 = Treasurer
|leader_name5 = Ibrahim Duhaini
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The International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) is a professional organization for medical physics with nearly 22,000 members in 84 countries.{{cite web
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Objectives and History
IOMP is charged with a mission to advance medical physics practice worldwide by disseminating scientific and technical information, fostering the educational and professional development of medical physics and promoting the highest quality medical services for patients.
IOMP was formed in January 1963 initially with 4 affiliated national member organizations (Canada, Sweden, UK, USA).{{cite web|title=List of IOMP Member Countries|url=http://www.iomp.org/sites/default/files/table_2-member-countries.pdf|website=IOMP|accessdate=1 June 2016|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421114857/http://www.iomp.org/sites/default/files/table_2-member-countries.pdf|url-status=dead}} After 50 years of active existence and global support for the medical physics profession, IOMP has a membership of 80 national member organizations and 6 regional organizations. IOMP is affiliated to IUPESM, IUPAP and ICSU and is officially connected to IFMBE.
IOMP collaborates with professional bodies such as IRPA and ICRP and international organizations such as WHO and IAEA in promoting the development of medical physics and safe use of radiation and radiological equipment technology.
IOMP publishes an electronic Newsletter (Medical Physics World) and an open-source journal (Medical Physics International).
To raise awareness about the role medical physicists play for the benefit of patients, IOMP organizes the annual International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) on November 7 - the birthday of Marie Sklodowska-Curie.{{cite web|title=IOMP announces International Day of Medical Physics|url=http://www.aapm.org/announcements/IOMPIntlDayMedPhys.asp|website=www.aapm.org|accessdate=1 June 2016}}
The World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (World Congress) is organised by IOMP (together with IFMBE and IUPESM) as well as the International Congress of Medical Physics (ICMP), held between World Congresses.{{cite web|title=Hosts - IUPESM 2015 - World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering - Toronto, Canada|url=http://wc2015.org/hosts/|website=IUPESM 2015 - World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering - Toronto, Canada|accessdate=1 June 2016|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019161532/http://www.wc2015.org/hosts/|url-status=dead}}
IOMP Member Countries
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| {{flag|Australia}}
| Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) |
| {{flag|Canada}}
| Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP){{cite web|title=About COMP - The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP)|url=http://www.comp-ocpm.ca/english/about-comp/about-comp.html|website=www.comp-ocpm.ca|accessdate=1 June 2016}} | 1963 |
| {{flag|Sweden}}
| Swedish Society of Radiation Physics{{cite web|title=Svensk förening för radiofysik - hemsida|url=http://www.radiofysik.org/default.aspx|website=www.radiofysik.org|accessdate=1 June 2016|archive-date=30 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630021058/http://www.radiofysik.org/default.aspx|url-status=dead}} | 1963 |
| {{flag|UK}}
| Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM){{cite web|title=International Links|url=http://www.ipem.ac.uk/AboutIPEM/PartnersandConnections/InternationalLinks.aspx|website=www.ipem.ac.uk|accessdate=1 June 2016|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624145856/https://www.ipem.ac.uk/AboutIPEM/PartnersandConnections/InternationalLinks.aspx|url-status=dead}} | 1963 |
| {{flag|USA}}
| American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) | 1963 |
| {{flag|Germany}} |
| {{flag|Romania}}
| Romanian College of Medical Physicists (CFMR) | 1990 (renewed 2010) |
| {{flag|Moldova}}
| Association of Medical Physicists from the Republic of Moldova (AFMM) | 2016 |
| {{flag|New Zealand}}
| Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) |
| {{flag|Denmark}}
| Danish Society for Medical Physics (DSMF){{cite web|title=Dansk Selskab for Medicinsk Fysik|url=http://www.dsmf.org|website=www.dsmf.org|accessdate=27 September 2019}} | 1982 |
| {{flag|Hungary}} |
| {{flag|Israel}} |
| {{flag|Poland}} |
| {{flag|South Africa}} |
| {{flag|Brazil}} |
| {{flag|Finland}} |
| {{flag|France}} |
| {{flag|Greece}} |
| {{flag|Mexico}} |
| {{flag|Netherlands}} |
| {{flag|Ireland}} |
| {{flag|Norway}} |
| {{flag|Italy}} |
| {{flag|Japan}} |
| {{flag|Spain}} |
| {{flag|Austria}} |
| {{flag|Belgium}} |
| {{flag|India}} |
| {{flag|Switzerland}}
|Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Strahlenbiologie und Medizinische Physik | 1982 |
| {{flag|Thailand}} |
| {{flag|China}} |
| {{flag|Colombia}} |
| {{flag|Nigeria}} |
| {{flag|Turkey}} |
| {{flag|Hong Kong}} |
| {{flag|Philippine}} |
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}} |
| {{flag|Malaysia}} |
| {{flag|Cyprus}} |
| {{flag|Argentina}} |
| {{flag|Bulgaria}} |
| {{flag|Ghana}} |
| {{flag|Korea}} |
| {{flag|Tanzania}} |
| {{flag|Pakistan}} |
| {{flag|Russia}}
| Association of Medical Physicists in Russia (AMPR){{cite web|title=About AMPR - Association of Medical Physicists in Russia (AMPR)|url=http://www.amphr.ru/engl.php|website=www.amphr.ru|accessdate=12 October 2023}} | 1993 |
| {{flag|Slovenia}} |
| {{flag|Sudan}} |
| {{flag|Trinidad & Tobago}} |
| {{flag|Algeria}} |
| {{flag|Indonesia}} |
| {{flag|Iran}} |
| {{flag|Panama}} |
| {{flag|Venezuela}} |
| {{flag|Zimbabwe}} |
| {{flag|Cuba}} |
| {{flag|Estonia}} |
| {{flag|Georgia}} |
| {{flag|Lithuania}} |
| {{flag|Morocco}} |
| {{flag|Ukraine}} |
| {{flag|Zambia}} |
| {{flag|Ecuador}} |
| {{flag|Portugal}} |
| {{flag|Bangladesh}} |
| {{flag|Chile}} |
| {{flag|Egypt}} |
| {{flag|Nepal}} |
| {{flag|Taiwan}} |
| {{flag|Singapore}} |
| {{flag|Uganda}} |
| {{flag|Mongolia}} |
| {{flag|Jordan}} |
| {{flag|Croatia}} |
| {{flag|Cameroon}} |
| {{flag|Czech Republic}} |
| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}} |
| {{flag|Macedonia}} |
| {{flag|Lebanon}} |
| {{flag|Peru}} |
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} |
| {{flag|Vietnam}} |
| {{flag|Iraq}} |
| {{flag|Qatar}} |
Countries are represented by the respective National Organizations for Medical Physics.
Regional organizations
- European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP)
- Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP)
- Latin American Medical Physics Association (ALFIM)
- Southeast Asian Federation of Organizations of Medical Physics (SEAFOMP)
- Federation of African Medical Physics Organisations (FAMPO)
- Middle East Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (MEFOMP)