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(Baton Rouge) - John Gibbons Jr., Ph.D. was recently elected by members of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) to serve a three-year term as Secretary commencing January 1, 2009. The secretary is part of the AAPM Executive Committee, which includes the President, President-elect, Chairman of the Board, Treasurer and Executive Director.

Dr. Gibbons currently serves as Chief of Clinical Physics at MBP and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University.

The AAPM is the premier professional association of medical physicists in the United States with a membership of over 5,000 medical physicists. AAPM’s mission is to advance the practice of physics in medicine and biology by encouraging innovative research and development, disseminating scientific and technical information, fostering the education and professional development of medical physicists, and promoting the highest quality medical services for patients.

Dr. Ken Hogstrom, chief of physics at Mary Bird Perkins and former president of the AAPM, said, “In this position, Dr. Gibbons will have opportunity to serve his profession and to impact the role of medical physicists in the United States. This is a real honor for him and for Mary Bird Perkins.”

About Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center: Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has been fighting cancer for over 35 years. It is the only nonprofit cancer treatment, education and research facility in Louisiana providing state-of-the-art radiation therapy to all community residents regardless of ability to pay. Mary Bird Perkins has integrated cancer programs with Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center in Baton Rouge and St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington. These programs are accredited by the American College of Surgeons – the gold standard for community-based cancer care. The Center also enjoys a long-standing relationship with North Oaks Hospital in Hammond.

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