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December 15, 2022

The Hidden Financial Cycle That Could Be Hurting Your Medical Physics Practice

Cancer doesn’t sleep, but the United States has less than 7,000 qualified medical physicists serving oncology patients today. This means that if you’re running a radiation oncology unit or a cancer treatment center, you’re either a “have,” or a “have not.” Too many clinics are in danger of becoming “have nots” because they’re falling prey

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December 13, 2022

Apex Physics Partners Named One of the 2022 Best Workplaces in Health Care™

Like many health-care providers, we at Apex Physics Partners have been challenged to adapt flexibly to an evolving market in recent years. That makes our recognition as one of the 2022 Best Workplaces in Health Care by Fortune and Great Place to Work (GPTW) especially meaningful. We’re greatly honored that 91 percent of Apex employees

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June 29, 2022

What’s It Like Being a Dosimetrist?

By Kristi Smith, Senior Medical Dosimetrist, Alyzen Medical Physics Many people outside of health care don’t know what dosimetry is. That’s a shame because it’s an important and rewarding profession. I’ve had the privilege of being a senior medical dosimetrist at Alyzen Medical Physics—now a partner practice of Apex Physics Partners—for almost twenty years, and

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May 10, 2022

Highlight on Quadrant Technology from Alyzen

Living in the age of big data can be a blessing and a curse for medical physicists. The more data there is, the more physicists have to draw from when ensuring effective imaging that leads to accurate diagnoses. Without the right tools, however, too much data can be a burden, forcing medical physicists to spend

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April 13, 2022

Hiring Updates for Radiation Oncology

No matter where you live in the United States, you’re bound to see dozens of “Now Hiring” signs in store windows all over your town. It’s no secret that the US is still amid a historic labor shortage, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reporting more than 11 million job openings in January 2022,

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February 1, 2022

Radiation Safety Officer 101

The radiation safety officer (RSO) is an essential part of the functioning of a medical facility. However, we often find that clients and prospective clients lack a true understanding of the scope, responsibilities, and best practices related to the position. A medical facility must have a competent and engaged RSO on staff to help protect

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February 1, 2022

The Six Habits of a Highly Successful RSO

Habit 1: Develop a Team Approach to Radiation Safety To use a sports analogy, the RSO is the quarterback of a radiation safety team. But just like a quarterback, they need teammates to execute the plays, or in the case of an RSO, the radiation protection program. Senior management, administrators, physicians, nurses, technologists, and other

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February 1, 2022

Apex Physics Partners Earns 2021 Great Place to Work Certification

Any Apex Physics Partners employee will tell you that Apex is a great place to work with: no certification is needed. Still, it’s nice to have. Great Place to Work, a global authority on workplace culture and employee experience, awarded Apex Physics Partners a 2021 Great Place to Work Certification, and now we feel even

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October 25, 2021

ACR Accreditation: How It Changes Patient Care

For many in the medical community, minimum standards of care are simply not enough. Medical physicists, like many others, are deeply concerned with providing the best possible care to patients, often looking for ways to go above and beyond. The American College of Radiology (ACR), an accreditation body that regulates safety, quality assurance, and testing

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October 18, 2021

The Future of Medical Physics Practice Management

The overwhelming challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic caused medical physics practices all over the world to pivot their management strategies or accelerate ones already in the works. Although the emergencies attending the pandemic may be subsiding, many practices rightfully have their eyes on the future and are hard at work determining what their company may

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