aceThe medical physicist's role in the artificial intelligence era: an updated EFOMP curricular and professional framework
Purpose Five years after the European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (EFOMP) published its first curricular framework for artificial intelligence (AI) in medical physics, the updated core curricula for radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine have incorporated AI as a core competency rather than an addendum, a change consistent with the framework's principal recommendation. This paper examines the resulting educational landscape and defines the next stage of AI competency for the profession.…
The updated EFOMP radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine curricula now treat AI as a core competency, which supports safer clinical integration of AI.
Six competency gaps common to all three medical physics subspecialties remain beyond the entry-level curricula, and the curricula diverge in ECTS allocation, coverage of recent AI architectures and treatment of the EU AI Act.
The study is a expert-deliberation and curriculum-comparison exercise, so it offers a proposed framework and recommendations rather than evidence of outcomes for patients or practice.
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- Peer-reviewedPhysica Medica2026-10-05
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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-1858, v1: “The medical physicist's role in the artificial intelligence era: an updated EFOMP curricular and professional framework.” Truvace, 2026-10-18. /record/TRV-2026-1858 (accessed at citation time). sha256 4f80ffbdc9f71849…
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