New England Chapter of the
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Mini-Symposium on CT Dosimetry and CT Simulation
Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Holiday Inn
Tewksbury/Andover
Four Highwood Drive
Tewksbury, MA (978) 640-9000
(directions on page 2)
Program
12:00 noon Registration – A light buffet lunch will be available during
registration
12:50PM Welcome
1:00PM Dose
and Image Quality in CT
Walter Huda, PhD
Department of Radiology · Upstate Medical University ·
Syracuse, NY
1:40PM Dose and Image Quality in CT: Pediatric
Considerations
Keith Strauss, MSc
Department of Radiology ·
Children’s Hospital · Boston, MA
2:00PM Discussion
2:20PM Radiation Risk from Lung Cancer Screening Using CT
Philip F. Judy, PhD
Department of Radiology · Brigham and Women’s Hospital
· Boston, MA
2:40PM Patient Radiation Dose during CT Urography
Richard Nawfel, MS
Department of Radiology ·
Brigham and Women’s Hospital · Boston, MA
3:00PM Refreshment
Break
3:30PM Radiation
Therapy Treatment Planning Using PET-CT
Jeffrey Yap, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine · Pittsburgh, PA
4:15PM Advances in CT Simulator Technology
Gene Cardarelli, MS, MPH
Department of Radiation
Therapy · Rhode Island Hospital ·
Providence, RI
4:35PM Practical Aspects of Clinical Implementation of CT Planning
Charles Mayo, PhD
Department of Radiation
Oncology · U.Mass/Memorial Medical
Center · Worcester, MA
4:55PM Considerations in CT Simulator Site Planning – One clinic’s solution
Martin
Fraser, MS
CHEM Center for Radiation
Oncology · Stoneham, MA
5:15PM Adjourn
This program was partially supported by educational grants
from:
Computerized Medical Systems, Inc. IMPAC Medical Systems
MDS Nordion The Phantom
Laboratory
PTW New York Siemens Medical
Systems
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ADDRESS
Holiday Inn Tewksbury/Andover Tel:
978-640-9000
4 Highwood Drive Fax:
978-640-0623
Tewksbury, MA 01876 Web:
www.holidayinntewksbury.com
DIRECTIONS
and MAP
93 North Take Exit 43 to Route 133. Take left off ramp onto 133 West.
Follow approximately 3 miles and turn right into Highwood Office Park.
93 South Take Exit 44 to 495 South.
Exit 39 off 495 South. Bear right off ramp and take the first right into
Highwood Office Park.
495 North Take Exit 39 to Route 133.
Take left off ramp to 133 West. Take second right into Highwood Office Park.
495 South Take Exit 39 to Route 133.
Bear right off ramp and take first right into Highwood Office Park.
128/95 North Follow to Route 3 North
and exit to 495 North. Take Exit 39 to Route 133. Take left off ramp to 133
West. Take second right into Highwood Office Park.
128/95 South Take Exit 37 to 93 North.
Take Exit 44 to Route 495 South. Exit 39 off 495 South. Bear right off ramp and
take first right into Highwood Park.
Mass Pike (90) 90 East to 495 North.
Take Exit 39 to Route 133. Take left off exit to 133 West. Take second right
into Highwood Office Park.
Vermont (91) Take 91 South to Route 2
East to 495 North. Take Exit 39 to Route 133. Take left off exit to 133 West.
Take second right into Highwood Office Park.
Vermont (89) Take 89 South to 93 South.
Take Exit 44 to Route 495 South. Exit 39 off 495 South. Bear right off ramp and
take the first right into Highwood Office Park.
Maine (95) Route 95 South to 495 South.
Take Exit 39 to Route 133. Bear right off ramp and take first right into
Highwood Office Park.
Rhode
Island (95) Route 95 North to 495 North. Take Exit 39 to Route 133. Take left
off ramp to 133 West. Take second right into Highwood Office Park.