title: Point/Counterpoint. Authorization to practice as a medical physicist is sometimes better achieved by registration rather than licensure.
authors.affiliation: Boulder Community Foothills Hospital, Colorado 80303, USA. xraydoug@me.com
authors.forename: Douglas E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Masten
authors.forename: Colin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Orton
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006283:Health Physics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D008004:Licensure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States