Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica e Sanitaria

What Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica e Sanitaria does

Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica e Sanitaria (AIFM) is an Italian non-profit professional association founded in 1998 and headquartered in Milan (Piazza della Repubblica 32), serving qualified medical physicists (Fisici Medici) working in Italian hospitals, universities, and research institutions, alongside medical physics residents enrolled in the 16 Italian university specialization schools (Scuole di Specializzazione). AIFM's product surface spans professional development, scientific education, and policy advocacy. Core deliverables include the Scuola Superiore di Fisica in Medicina "Piero Caldirola" (SSFM), an advanced training school offering residential, blended, and distance courses; the European Journal of Medical Physics (Physica Medica); the #IlFisicoMedicoRisponde expert Q&A forum; inter-laboratory comparison (ILC) quality assurance programs including ILC 8 for quantitative MRI; biennial national congresses (12th in Florence 2023, 13th in Verona 2025); and a content library covering seven knowledge domains — radiology, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, radiation protection, non-ionizing radiation, big data/AI, and general medical physics. The association also convenes the AIFM Giovani young-professionals network, a Scientific Committee, and intersociety working groups.

AIFM is governed by elected member bodies (President, Consiglio Direttivo, Scientific Committee) and does not have a parent company, external ownership, or disclosed equity backing; the secretariat is operated by Symposium srl under contract. The revenue model is composed of individual membership fees, paid training courses (Scuola Caldirola and related programs), national congress registration fees, ILC program fees, and a members-only professional liability insurance scheme; specific revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Operational scope is Italy-domiciled (operating_geographies: ITA only) with international activity conducted through collaborations rather than direct membership — notably with IOMP, ESTRO, IAEA, ENEA, SIRM, AIMN, AIRO, FASTeR, INFN, ANDI, and Fondazione Veronesi. AIFM plays a central interpretive and advisory role on Italian radiation protection regulation (D.Lgs. 101/2020, transposing EU Directive 59/2013 EURATOM), issuing joint policy documents with peer radiology, radiotherapy, and nuclear medicine societies and acting as an interlocutor with the Ministry of Health.

Name

Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica e Sanitaria

Legal name

Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica e Sanitaria

Website

https://www.fisicamedica.it/oldsite/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

AIFM is an Italian non-profit professional association founded in 1998 and headquartered in Milan, serving medical physicists across Italy through the Scuola Caldirola training school, the Physica Medica journal, an expert Q&A forum, biennial national congresses, inter-laboratory quality assurance programs, and policy advocacy on radiation protection regulation.

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Product category

Professional Medical Association Services

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADANAE

Accreditation & Metrology Cooperation (Calibration, Measurement Standards)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

SECONDARYEDABAFAE

Data Science, Machine Learning & AI (Modeling, MLOps, GenAI)

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Technical & IT Skills Training

Keywords

• Medical physics education
• Radiation protection training
• Professional medical association
• Clinical physics research
• Healthcare physics certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AIFM is a professional non-profit association that provides continuing education, advanced training, scientific publications, and professional development services for medical physicists in Italy. Its core offerings include the Scuola Caldirola advanced training school, the Physica Medica European Journal, the #IlFisicoMedicoRisponde public Q&A forum, the AIFM Giovani young-professionals network, and Inter-Laboratory Comparison quality-assurance programs for medical physics laboratories. It also serves as the national reference body for regulatory guidance on D.Lgs. 101/2020 and radiation protection.

Product overview

AIFM (Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica e Sanitaria) is a professional association for medical physicists in Italy. The organization provides a comprehensive portfolio of services including specialized education through the Scuola Superiore di Fisica in Medicina "Piero Caldirola" and 16 university-based specialization schools, professional publications such as Physica Medica journal, and an online forum for expert consultation (#IlFisicoMedicoRisponde). The association covers seven key knowledge domains: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy, Radiation Protection, Non-Ionizing Radiation, Big Data & AI, and General Medical Physics topics. Educational offerings include training events, webinars, conferences, and certification programs to support continuous professional development for medical physicists serving the Italian National Health Service.

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Brands

• Scuola Superiore di Fisica in Medicina "Piero Caldirola" (SSFM): The advanced training school of AIFM providing specialized courses for medical physicists, covering areas such as Nuclear Medicine, Radiodiagnostics, Radiotherapy, and personalized medicine.

Products and services

• Physica Medica - European Journal of Medical Physics International scientific journal providing a forum for research on Medical Imaging, Radiation Therapy, and related topics in medical physics, targeted at researchers and practitioners in the field.
• Scuola Superiore di Fisica in Medicina "Piero Caldirola" (SSFM) Advanced training school for medical physicists providing specialized courses on Nuclear Medicine, Radiodiagnostics, Radiotherapy, and personalized medicine topics, offered in residential, blended, and distance formats.
• Scuole di Specializzazione in Fisica Medica Three-year specialization programs for medical physicists offered at 16 Italian universities including UNIBO, UNICA, UNICATT, UNICT, UNIFI, UNIGE, UNIME, UNIMI, UNINA, UNIPA, UNIPD, UNIPI, UNIROMA1, UNIROMA2, UNITO, UNIVAQ.
• Formazione e Aggiornamento Professionale (Continuing Education and Training Events) Educational events, webinars, conferences, and training courses covering radiology, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, radiation protection, and non-ionizing radiation, targeted at medical physics professionals.
• Il Fisico Medico Risponde (#IlFisicoMedicoRisponde) Online forum where members and the public can pose questions directly to Medical Physics specialists, providing expert consultation on medical physics topics.
• Inter-Laboratory Comparison (ILC) Programs Quality assurance programs for medical physics laboratories across Italy, including ILC 8 for quantitative MRI on T1/T2 relaxometry and ADC parameters, as well as certified dosimetric audits for radiotherapy centers.
• AIFM Membership Annual membership of the Italian professional association for medical physicists, providing access to member-only content, professional liability insurance, training programs, publications, and community resources.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• ANDI (Associazione Nazionale Dentisti Italiani)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2021AIFM and ANDI signed an agreement on training of dentists in radiation protection topics, published on 1 February 2021.
• ENEA (Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021AIFM and ENEA jointly developed a national certified dosimetric audit project (Progetto di Audit Dosimetrico Nazionale Certificato), linked to the IAEA Postal Dose Audit Service for Italian radiotherapy centers.
• SIRM (Società Italiana di Radiologia Medica e Interventistica)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIFM and SIRM have published multiple joint documents on radiology quality standards, complementary radiology, and radiation protection. Notable joint publications include the 'Documento Congiunto SIRM-AIFM-FASTeR (2022)' on complementary radiology and the 'Documento intersocietario SIRM-AIFM_rev1' on quality manuals.
• FASTeRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFASTeR collaborated with AIFM and SIRM on the 2022 joint document on complementary radiology.
• Fondazione VeronesiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIFM curated the creation of a glossary on ionizing radiation published on the Fondazione Veronesi website, contributing to public science communication on radiation topics.
• INFN (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerINFN and AIFM collaborated on the event 'Big Data e Salute nelle prospettive del Tecnopolo di Bologna', combining nuclear physics expertise with medical physics applications.
• IOMP (International Organization for Medical Physics)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIFM participates in IOMP webinars and activities, and coordinated the announcement of the IOMP Sklodowska-Curie 2022 Award. AIFM members contribute to international medical physics through IOMP programs.
• ESTRO (European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIFM promotes ESTRO courses (such as the Research Course in Radiotherapy Physics) and collaborates on educational initiatives for medical physicists in radiotherapy.
• IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIFM participates in the IAEA Postal Dose Audit Service, providing certified dosimetric audits for Italian radiotherapy centers in collaboration with ENEA.
• AIMN (Associazione Italiana di Medicina Nucleare)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIMN collaborated with AIFM on intersociety documents and joint communications to the Ministry of Health regarding D.Lgs. 101/2020 implementation.
• AIRO (Associazione Italiana di Radioterapia Oncologica)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIRO and AIFM collaborate on radiotherapy-related educational courses and intersociety documents addressing radiotherapy practices in Italy.
• Symposium srlmoderateImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSymposium srl manages the AIFM secretariat (segreteria), providing administrative support, handling email ([email protected]), PEC ([email protected]), and phone communications during office hours.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM): U.S. national professional association for medical physicists, providing education, certification, scientific publications, and advocacy. Direct functional peer to AIFM with analogous member services, training programs, and policy influence role in its home country.
• European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP): Umbrella organization representing European national medical physics associations, including AIFM. Operates policy, education, and accreditation programs at a continental level, making it both a peer and a coordinating body above AIFM.
• Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM): UK-based professional body for physicists and engineers working in medicine. Offers analogous member services, training, publications, and regulatory interpretation—directly comparable to AIFM in scope and function.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizinische Physik (DGMP): German national professional association for medical physicists. Provides similar scientific education, congress organization, certification, and policy advocacy as AIFM, serving as the closest national-level functional peer in a neighboring market.
• Société Française de Physique Médicale (SFPM): French national society for medical physics, offering continuing education, conferences, and publications. Directly comparable to AIFM in structure, mission, and service offering within a neighboring European country.

Broad incumbents

• International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP): Global umbrella body for medical physics with which AIFM actively partners. Functions as a higher-tier peer providing international accreditation, awards, and policy coordination that complements national associations like AIFM.
• European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO): Larger European society focused on radiotherapy and oncology, with which AIFM partners on educational courses. Operates in an overlapping clinical space with broader oncology scope, making it an adjacent peer rather than direct competitor.

Regional players

• Società Italiana di Radiologia Medica e Interventistica (SIRM): Italian radiology society that collaborates with AIFM on joint publications and policy documents. Operates in an adjacent specialty (radiology) and shares Italian geography, making it both a partner and a partial peer in the Italian healthcare ecosystem.
• Associazione Italiana di Radioterapia Oncologica (AIRO): Italian radiotherapy oncology association collaborating with AIFM on educational courses. Shares Italian geographic focus and overlapping radiotherapy content, functioning as a sister society in the same domestic market.
• Associazione Italiana di Medicina Nucleare (AIMN): Italian nuclear medicine association that works jointly with AIFM on intersociety documents and Ministry of Health communications. Operates in an adjacent Italian specialty with overlapping regulatory and policy interests.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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