The American Academy of Thermology is the premiere organization in North America for the scientific development and clinical application of medical infrared imaging.
Founded in 1971 as the American Thermographic Society by pioneers in the field and reorganized in 1983 as the American Academy of Thermology, it is the only non-commercial, non-proprietary, multi-disciplinary and peer-based organization involved with medical thermology in North America. The Academy offers memberships to state-licensed medical, osteopathic, chiropractic and veterinary physicians; to accomplished medical scientists in physiology and to thermology technologists under their direction. We offers training programs for these technologists and fellowships for professional education in various sub-specialties in thermology. AAT holds annual conferences for the presentation of scientific and professional papers and contributes to Thermology International.
Thermology is completely non-contact and involves no form of energy imparted onto or into the body. Thermology has recognized applications in breast onco- logy, chiro- practic, dentistry, neurology, orthopedics, occupational medicine, pain manage- ment, vascular medicine/ cardiology and veterinary medicine.
Thermology: A Definition of thermology is the medical science that derives diagnostic indications from highly detailed and sensitive infrared images of the human body. Thermology is some- times referred to as medical infrared imaging or tele- thermology and utilizes highly resolute and sensitive infrared (thermographic) cameras.
Thermology is completely non-contact and involves no form of energy imparted onto or into the body. Thermology has recognized applications in breast onco- logy, chiro- practic, dentistry, neurology, orthopedics, occupational medicine, pain manage- ment, vascular medicine/ cardiology and veterinary medicine.