The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP), is the main professional body for medical physicists practicing in Canada. The membership is composed of graduate students in medical physics programs, post-doctoral fellows, as well as professional physicists, scientists, and academics located at universities, hospitals, cancer centres, and government research facilities such as the National Research Council. Every member has an educational or professional background in physics or engineering as it applies to medicine. COMP has six stated objectives to encourage the application of physics in medicine.
- To promote scientific knowledge
- To further the exchange and publication of scientific or technical information
- To promote educational opportunities
- To develop and protect professional standards
- To promote and encourage certification by the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine
- To link to activities of other organizations with similar objectives
The membership meets formally once a year. Proffered papers on various topics of current research interests are presented. This is an opportunity for the members to network and keep abreast of colleague's research activities. It is also a venue to formally discuss issues of concern to the membership.
COMP also encourages corporate membership by national and international corporations. The annual meeting is an opportunity to display new products and form collaborations with other corporations as well as with Canadian scientists.
COMP is a member organization of the International Organization of Medical Physicists and is approximately equivalent in scope to the American Association of Physicists in Medicine or to the European body, the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine.
COMP has two official journals: Medical Physics and Physics in Medicine and Biology. COMP members are quite prolific scientifically - on average 30% of the articles in Medical Physics are authored by COMP members.
Inquiries about professional or corporate membership should be directed to the COMP Office. |
