Sonja Dieterich

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@aapmhq.bsky.social dues renewal for 2026 is going live for our membership today. New software, several membership classes available, lots of benefits such as virtual library, NRCP documents and others. Also LMIC rates for international members. #MedPhys

First up: thank you to the outgoing board members. JACMP editor Michael Mills is retiring, thank you for founding the journal and many decades of service. Outgoing Board chair Todd Pawlicki got a yearbook, presented by incoming board chair @mmahesh.bsky.social. #MedPhys

@aapmhq.bsky.social Board of Directors is meeting at #RSNA25. Several hours of deliberation, decisions and votes. It’s a great experience to work with so many passionate #MedPhys volunteering their time for our organization. #radoncsky

Deep gratitude to your mom for being willing to go on a clinical trial. Wishing her the best of outcomes.

Mein Kind und Freunde (Grundschulalter) identifizieren AI sofort. Schade dass so Vorurteile entstehen, die am Ende die sorgfältigen und guten Studien zu ethischem Einsatz treffen.

Time for elementary school kids to spot AI generated stuff: 0.1 s. It’s becoming a joke amongst them.
What’s sad is that the serious studies leading to thoughtful implementation in medicine will suffer.

Black Rock on Maui. A dozen snorkelers watching sea turtles graze on algae. None of them spotted the 5 ft black tip reef shark cruising past just behind them. Beautiful animal. Thanks to my dad who taught me to make a 360 every few minutes while in the ocean I spotted this gorgeous animal.

Thankful for scientist, funding and public health outreach to make this possible.

College cats of Oxford Once upon a time, we featured an image of Magdalen's kitten, Ozymandias, in our newsletter. We figured it might be a gentle contrast to our regular diet of planning and local politics. The grey ball ...

If you like cute cats with stupidly brilliant names, photographed amongst very pretty Oxford architecture, this article from @oxfordclarion.bsky.social is for you: oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...

On a roll last night! Finished up all the tasks to get ready for the Winter AAPM Board meeting at #RSNA. Reviewing minutes, getting slide decks ready, reviewing board agenda. Last item is to assign new board buddies. #MedPhys volunteer life as AAPM Secretary.

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Testing the new @aapmhq.bsky.social membership software by renewing right away! Invites have gone out to volunteers first to tee st the new system is working as intended. We are #MedPhys, we QA!

Pedestrians in San Francisco routinely jaywalk right into the path of a Waymo because they trust that they car will stop for them. It’s quite an amazing, common change of human behavior to observe.

Gute Reise und einen entspannten Urlaub!

Dabei wird doch durch Klimaschutz die Technik vor neue Herausforderungen gestellt und genau dadurch Innovation gefördert.

I had a cat like that. Then I became pregnant. She turned into Velcro kitty and had batting matches with my kid. One kicking from the inside, one batting from the outside. Never left baby’s side and always placed herself between baby and strangers. Spiky lovebug.

RO-ILS marks the International Day of Medical Physics highlighting a great catch by a physicist. Learn more:
https://ow.ly/bvFf50XnnY1

See you there! We will just have completed our winter AAPM Board meeting. Budgets to approve, feedback on proposed Bylaws and Rules updates, and more. #MedPhys

Well deserved! #MedPhys #radoncsky

Graduate school recommendation time! My letter and assessments are in. Now crossing my fingers very hard that my student gets into their desired program! #MedPhys

When I got the MMR info sheet from CDC, my jaw dropped. Apparently they don’t have a good science communicator. It was not easy to directly compare the risk & chance of side effects or long term toxicity of getting measles vs. the vaccine.
I have a PhD in physics and work in healthcare.

These are gorgeous!

Also a good example why AI art needs to be carefully reviewed by humans before use. That’s quite a CyberKnife model they’ve got.

So viele gute Nachbarn und Freunde. Das ist schön.

The Secretary of State of CA, Shirley Weber PhD, often talks about her father’s experiences voting as a black man in the South. She is passionate about voting rights. All registered CA voters receive a ballot in the mail several weeks before voting day.

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

The only word I can think of about this VA decision is “bizarre”. Yes, male breast cancer is rare but about once a year on average in my career I’ve seen cases come through. It’s bad enough to have to deal with cancer, but why deny coverage to some veterans arbitrarily?

I grew up in a small German village in the 1970. Can confirm. I’m still not sure how Tante Grete is related to me.

Looks like an Elekta console with SGRT. Add a Hexapod couch and you get a 5th monitor!